Welcome to the American Medical Writers Association Florida Chapter Website

 

The Florida Chapter was pleased to host the  2011 AMWA Annual Conference in Jacksonville, FL, October 22-24. The conference offered a stellar lineup of 37 open sessions with expert speakers on topics such as clinical trial ethics, CME, composition and persuasion theories, design for medical writers, effective presentation, health literacy and patient education, hidden markets for medical writers, marketing yourself as a freelance, onboarding, outsourcing, performance metrics, publication ethics, regulatory writing, software and computer skills, space-based research and the future of humans in space, translating, working globally, working with non-native English speakers, and more!

Lori Alexander, Florida-based Editor of the AMWA Journal, joins Deb Whippen, AMWA-Florida Chapter Immediate-Past President, were this year's Local Arrangement Coordinators of the conference. Read Lori's latest blog, "Our Spirit of Giving," to learn about the local features and special discounts that were available to meeting attendees.

Special thank you to the Florida AMWA members who helped to make this year’s national AMWA conference the success that it was!

What's Happening in AMWA-FL

  • The Florida AMWA Chapter is proud to announce a special drive to collect donations for Hubbard House, a Jacksonville shelter for victims of domestic violence. The shelter has general needs as well as special holiday needs.

    Please email us at info@amwaflorida.org for further information about how to donate, or contact Hubbard House directly.

    Thank you in advance for being part of this spirit of giving.

  • Florida employment opportunity now available for review

  • 2011 AMWA national chapters workshops listed

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