HIGHLIGHTS
- Writing-Medical and Health
I have written articles, promotional material, and CME (continuing medical education) for health care professionals, and patient information sheets and articles for the general public. I can research and write an article from scratch or take complicated medical and scientific text and translate it into everyday language. I can even have some fun with the medical or health information. In 2007, I was commissioned to write 125 health tips. They appeared in June and July 2007 on a national news network in the U.S.
- Writing – General Topics
General topics are like a surprise bag: you never know what you’re going to get. I love the variety that’s out there and I’m up to the challenge of providing a good article within the expected time frame.
- Editing – Professional Work
I have worked for several years editing articles and CME products for both the Web and for hard copy productions.
- Proofreading
If you need eagle eyes to go through your documents, I’ve got them. Grammar, spelling, punctuation are all fair game when I’m hired to proofread a project.
Why hire me?
When writing patient-oriented material, I feel as if it is an extension of the patient teaching that we wished we had more time for in the hospitals.
When writing professional-oriented material, I understand the needs of busy professionals and can write material that will interest them, inform them and yet, not take too much of their time.
I have worked clinically for many years, in such areas as general medicine, intensive care, rehabilitation, and palliative care. I have experience as a floor nurse, charge nurse, supervisor, and teacher.
When I began writing and editing medical and health materials, I brought all this experience with me, allowing a good blend of writing skill and nursing knowledge.