9 - 13 May 2023

Below you will find programme details for the 55th EMWA conference in Prague. Further information on workshops offered at this event, the Symposium and Expert Seminar Series sessions can be found on their own relevant pages. 

Please note this programme is subject to change. All timings are in CEST (Central European Summer Time)

Tuesday 9 May

• 5:30 PM
  to
  5:40 PM
  

  Welcome from the EMWA President and Conference Director
  


• 5:40 PM
  to
  5:50 PM
  

  Nick Thompson Fellowship Award & Geoff Hall Scholarship
  Art Gertel Lisa Chamberlain James


• 5:50 PM
  to
  6:30 PM
  

  The changing spectrum of growth disorders - and the eternal 3rd percentile
  Jan Lebl


• 7:00 PM
  to
  9:00 PM
  

  Networking session
  

Wednesday 10 May

• 7:00 AM
  to
  7:45 AM
  

  Yoga
  


• 7:45 AM
  to
  8:30 AM
  

  Updates on the best practices for conducting and publishing Real-World Evidence studies
  Andrea Rossi Andrea Bucceri


• 8:45 AM
  to
  12:00 PM
  

  ESS 1: Advisory board meetings and evolving role of medical writers
  


• 8:45 AM
  to
  12:15 PM
  

  EPDP Workshops
  


• 12:30 PM
  to
  1:15 PM
  

  Predatory Publishing
  Thomas Schindler Andrea Bucceri


• 1:30 PM
  to
  5:00 PM
  

  EPDP Workshops
  


• 1:30 PM
  to
  5:00 PM
  

  ESS 2: MD ESS - Beyond Traditional Medical Devices
  


• 5:15 PM
  to
  6:15 PM
  

  EMWA Annual Meeting
  


• 8:00 PM
  to
  11:00 PM
  

  EMWA Spring Dinner
  

Thursday 11 May

• 7:00 AM
  to
  7:45 AM
  

  Yoga
  


• 7:45 AM
  to
  8:30 AM
  

  Medical writing business in the times of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT- Sharing Experiences
  Namrata Singh


• 8:45 AM
  to
  12:30 PM
  

  EPDP Workshops
  


• 9:00 AM
  to
  12:00 PM
  

  Introduction to Medical Writing
  Sarah Hopwood


• 9:00 AM
  to
  5:00 PM
  

  11th EMWA Symposium Clinical Trial Disclosure and Transparency: Impact on Medical Writing and Communication (Clinical Trial Regulation EU 536/201
  


• 12:30 PM
  to
  1:30 PM
  

  Poster presentations
  


• 12:30 PM
  to
  1:15 PM
  

  How to build data sharing into your research workflow
  Matt Cannon


• 1:30 PM
  to
  5:00 PM
  

  EPDP Workshops
  


• 5:00 PM
  to
  6:30 PM
  

  Introduction to benefit-risk assessment for medical writers
  Larry Liberti


• 5:15 PM
  to
  7:00 PM
  

  Freelance Business Forum
  


• 7:30 PM
  to
  9:30 PM
  

  Social events
  

Friday 12 May

• 7:00 AM
  to
  7:45 AM
  

  Yoga
  


• 7:45 AM
  to
  8:30 AM
  

  Updates on the best practices for conducting and publishing Real-World Evidence studies
  Andrea Rossi Andrea Bucceri


• 8:45 AM
  to
  12:00 PM
  

  ESS 3: Impact of CTIS on Medical Writing
  


• 12:30 PM
  to
  1:15 PM
  

  Effective Management of Copyright - Understanding policies & best practices
  Priti Nagda Martin Delahunty


• 1:30 PM
  to
  5:00 PM
  

  ESS 4: Safety Communication: Why it matters to patients and healthcare providers
  


• 5:00 PM
  to
  7:00 PM
  

  Getting into Medical Writing - Different types of medical writing: Targeting the right audience
  


• 5:15 PM
  to
  6:15 PM
  

  The CORE Reference Project - Value for the Global Regulatory MW Community
  


• 7:30 PM
  to
  9:30 PM
  

  Social events
  

 Saturday 13 May

• 8:45 AM
  to
  12:00 PM
  

  EPDP Workshops