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Christine Albino

Region: Montreal

Christine D. Albino is a medical writer and editor based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She completed her MSc. in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto and her Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology at McGill University.
Her background includes a mix of experiences from the business world and the science world: ranging from academic research, to primary and secondary market research, pharmaceutical marketing, as well as clinical research. In the past, she served as an external abstract reviewer for the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) symposiums.

Clients include medical communications agencies, a not-for-profit international urological association, academia, and industry.

Christine has written and edited content for online and print media, covering therapeutic areas/topics such as: ADHD, diabetes, cardiovascular (hypertension, dyslipidemia), evidence-based medicine, major depressive disorder, migraine, multiple sclerosis, oncology, hematology, HIV, low back pain, osteoporosis, pain, rheumatology, RTIs, VTE, urology, women's health. She is also open to working on new themes and therapeutic areas. If you would like to try a new way of presenting content and would like to inject some creativity in your projects, feel free to contact her.

Connect with her via Linkedin: e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. She is open to new connections and to making new friends.

Specialties
1. Continuing Medical Education
2. E-learning
3. Medical writing
4. Pharmaceutical marketing
5. Pitch presentations, conceptual design/titles, study acronyms
6. Sales Training Materials
7. Manuscript/book copyediting for medical journals and associations

Training:
1. Clinical Research
2. E-learning Design
3. Educational Communication
4. Introduction to Training and Development (focus: Instructional Design)
5. PAAB Code
6. Pharmacoeconomics
7. IMS Audits (CompuScript, Xponent, CDTI, etc.)

Professional Memberships:
- Editor's Association of Canada
- American Medical Writers Association
- Council of Science Editors Association
- Canadian Science Writers Association

In 2012, Christine will pursue a certification program in Instructional Design.

Services

Medical writing

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	White Paper
	Research Paper
	Disease Overview Summary
	Newsletter
	Slide Kit
	Advisory Board Meeting Summary
	Sales Training Manual
	Abstract
	Poster
	Website
	Drug/Disease Information Brochure
	Lay Journal Article
	Publications
	CME
	Marketing/Sale Materials
	Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material
	Patient Education Materials

Address
N/A
Montreal, QC H4A 2M9

Phone
514-465-0367

Email
[email protected]

Website
http://www.christinealbino.com

Stephen Arthur

Region: British Columbia

FREELANCE Biomedical Scientific Writer, Editor, and Illustrator

EXPERIENCE

CLIENT: New York University – Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, and Dept. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Feb 2010 - present

Currently editing and developing biomedical research report manuscripts, critical review articles, illustrations, and NIH R01 research grant proposals. Focus is on endogenous molecular mediators of cancer pain, peripheral nociception, epigenetics, genomic and signaling pathways, regulation of receptor expression, endothelin and endocannabinoid receptors, surgical and molecular interventions, behavioral animal models, and pre-clinical and clinical translational research for development of novel analgesic drugs.

"You have done a masterful job. This is perfect. Consider me thoroughly impressed." — Brian Schmidt, MD, PhD

• Adept at improving the language, flow, structure, and clarity of manuscripts for research journals, scientific review articles, and research grant proposals

• On the leading edge of writing NIH R01 proposals according to their new short form

• Mastered the standards of Zieger’s Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, Hofmann’s Scientific Writing and Communication, and Gerin’s Writing the NIH Grant Proposal

• Helped make grants interesting, creative, innovative and scientifically sound.

• Hired to write systematic reviews from assigned literature searches

• Produced clear conceptual illustrations of signaling pathways (design to finish)

• Provided new hypotheses for investigators due to a high level of creative intuition

• Developed and wrote successful arts grants totaling over $215,000

• Draws on a solid history of professional writing and communication in many genres: technical writer, creative writer, video script writer (training and documentaries), screenwriter, and animation film artist

• Technical or substantive editor: understands the content to edit the content for structure, coherence, logic gaps, and factual accuracy, in addition to editing the language for diction, syntax, punctuation, and journal style.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (Physiology/neuroscience)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Master of Fine Arts (Film production/screenwriting)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science (Zoology)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

WRITING SAMPLES AND C.V.

See a large number of writing samples at:
www.sxa-portfolio.com. See full chronological C.V. at:
www.linkedin.com/in/stephenxarthur. More pertinent samples available on request.

(scientific medical, consultant, contractor, on contract, biology, life sciences, brain, cognition, cognitive)

Services

	Editing of tables and graphs
	Graphic design
	Medical writing
	Stylistic and copy editing
	Substantive editing

Products/Media

	White Paper
	Research Paper
	Book Chapter
	Grant Proposal
	Abstract
	Website
	Lay Journal Article
	Publications
	Grant Proposals
	Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material

Address
2351 Palmerston Avenue
West Vancouver, BC V7V 2W2

Phone
604-926-9787

Email
[email protected]

Website
http://www.sxa-portfolio.com

Joanne Auchinachie, BSc BA

Region: Toronto

FREELANCE MEDICAL WRITER/EDITOR

• Over 14 years of experience working as a writer/editor for med comms agencies in Toronto and London, UK.
• Extensive experience writing a wide variety of materials.
• Good knowledge of and experience preparing documents that adhere with the PAAB code.
• Well acquainted with the AMA Manual of Style.
• Strong work ethic and keen attention to detail.
• Honours BSc (Biology) BA (English), McMaster University, Hamilton.

THERAPY AREAS
• Asthma
• Cancer (cervical, GI)
• CVD
• Constipation
• Dermatology (psoriasis)
• Diabetes (prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 )
• GERD/ulcers
• Immunology
• Infectious disease/vaccines (cholera, traveller’s diarrhea, tyhpoid, cervical cancer)
• Mental health (depression/anxiety)
• Osteoporosis
• Public health policy

WRITING EXAMPLES
• Type 1 diabetes elearning module: http://www.effectivediabetesmanagement.com/elearning/
• Type 1 diabetes slide set:
http://www.effectivediabetesmanagement.com/data/file/Reducing_Risk_in_Type_1_Diabetes_A_Practical_Approach.ppt
• News writing:
http://nationalhealthwatch.ca/first-provincial-first-nations-health-authority-established-in-bc/

EDITING EXAMPLES
• theheart.org: http://www.theheart.org/article/1310273.do
• Journal of Hand Surgery: http://jhs.sagepub.com/

Services

	Medical writing
	Proofreading
	Stylistic and copy editing
	Substantive editing

Products/Media

	Research Paper
	Disease Overview Summary
	Newsletter
	Slide Kit
	Detail/Visual Aid
	Press Release
	Advisory Board Meeting Summary
	Sales Training Manual
	Abstract
	Poster
	Website
	Drug/Disease Information Brochure
	Publications
	CME
	Marketing/Sale Materials
	Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material
	Patient Education Materials

Address

Toronto, ON

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Email
[email protected]

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