posted on behalf of the Australasian Medical Writers Association

Earlybird registration has been extended to 13 August. Register online at http://www.medicalwriters.org/

The 27th annual Australasian Medical Writers Association conference 27-28 August 2010 State Library of Victoria in Melbourne.

The program includes:

Victorian Governor Professor David de Kretser, endocrine researcher and founder of Andrology Australia, will open the conference.

Sessions: Our health and the environment Dr Garry Egger, Don Henry, Associate Professor Mardie Townsend Dr Robert Grenfell

Ethics, integrity, quality in reporting Professor David Vaux, Mark Robertson

Coordination, cooperation, communication: covering the conjoined twin separation Julie Weber, Wayne Dyer, Grant McArthur

Taboos in reporting: how far should you go? Dr Ronald McCoy,Sonya Pemberton

Professional Development Workshops: Writing for the general public—Presenter: Tim Thwaites Making the most of the Cochrane Library – Presenter: Steve MacDonald Social media: time to tweet?– Presenter: James Hutson

The entire program is available on the AMWA website http://www.medicalwriters.org/