Writing High-Quality Medical Publications

Stephen W. Gutkin is a medical communications professional who has 30 years of experience in medical writing, editing, and editorial management, and publication planning and execution. A coauthor of 14 papers in peer-reviewed journals, Mr. Gutkin served as President of Rete Biomedical Communications Corp. for 23 years, during which the organization consulted widely with industry and academia. A summa cum laude graduate of Duke University, Mr. Gutkin served as arts critic for the Brooklyn Paper; research scientist for a toxicology laboratory that also assayed psychiatric biomarkers; and as copy chief with McGraw-Hill Healthcare (New York). He has delivered invited lectures on medical writing at Johnson & Johnson and the Center for Business Intelligence (now CBINET). Mr. Gutkin is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Writers Association, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, and The Phi Beta Kappa. He resides in Midland Park New Jersey, with his wife, son, and colorful pet managerie.

1. Principles and Examples of Quality in Medical Communications. 2. Drafting the Manuscript: Step-by-Step Guidelines and Exercises. 3. Biostatistics: Issues in Study Design, Analysis, and Reporting. 4. Best Practices: Consensus Recommendations and Standards to Prepare High-Quality, Ethical, Transparently Disclosed Manuscripts for Journal Publication. Appendix 1. Minimum Clinically Important Differences (MCIDs) in Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). Appendix 2. Probability Distribution Data Tables to Compute p Values. Appendix 3. Common Abbreviations in Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.