Medical communications & education
Translation and localisation checking
A careful quality check of translated and localised texts against English master files and final design layouts.
What it involves
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Formatting and layout check: Ensuring the translated material has maintained the same formatting and layout as the source document. This includes graphics, tables and other visual elements.
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Text check: Making sure that the translated content is accurately positioned within the final design layout and is complete.
Example publications
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Patient study guides.
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Healthcare professional study guides.
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Patient education brochures.
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Education materials for healthcare professionals.
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Health campaigns.
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Copyediting and proofreading
Ensure clarity, readability and accuracy in your medical communications and education.
What it involves
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Spelling and grammar: Checking for and correcting spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
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Style consistency: Ensuring consistency in writing style, formatting and language usage throughout the document. This can involve following a specified style guide (e.g. American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, NICE Style Guide, Oxford Style Manual, Chicago Manual of Style) or adhering to your publication's in-house style rules.
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Clarity and readability: Rephrasing sentences and paragraphs to enhance clarity and readability for the intended audience, which may include healthcare professionals, researchers or the general public.
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Word choice: Ensuring appropriate word usage and avoiding ambiguous or incorrect terms.
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Consistency in terminology: Ensuring that terminology is consistently spelt and styled throughout the document.
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Formatting and layout: Checking the overall formatting of the document, including headings, subheadings, lists and other elements to ensure visual consistency.
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Citations and references: Reviewing and formatting citations and references according to the specified citation style.
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Cross-references: Checking and validating cross-references to figures, tables, sections or other parts of the document.
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Consistency in language and tone: Maintaining a consistent tone and voice throughout the document, depending on the intended audience and purpose.
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Querying obvious factual inaccuracies and flagging potential legal issues (but does not include research for fact checking or solving defamatory or other legal issues, both of which lie with the writer).
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Compliance with guidelines: Checking whether the document complies with specific journal or publication guidelines.
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Fact checking
Ideal for medical communications agencies who need to ensure accuracy in the medical information they are presenting.
Example projects
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Checking materials against literature to verify the accuracy of the medical information being presented.
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Cross-referencing information presented across several types of materials to ensure consistency and accuracy.
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Reviewing visual content such as infographics or illustrations to ensure they accurately represent the medical information presented in the text.
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Why work with me?
My medical communications and education clients choose to work with me when their in-house editors are already booked out or on annual leave. Here's why they choose me:
Experience
I've got 25+ years of experience
Skilled
I've worked both in-house and freelance in medical education
Subject knowledge
I have specialised in medical subjects since 2009
Speed
Fast turnaround service – usually within 1–2 days
Cost savings
Remove the need to hire permanent employees
I have worked with Jo for over a decade ... Jo is simply one of the best editors and proofreaders I have ever worked with. She is 100% reliable, extremely professional and her eye for detail and identification of potential for misinterpretation are second to none. She is also a lovely person with a very infectious laugh! I would recommend her services to anyone who needs editorial or proofreading service.