Medical Writing and Research Methodology for the Orthopaedic Surgeon

Cyril Mauffrey MD, FACS, FRCS is the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Denver Health Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has a special interest in pelvic/acetabular fractures and the management of long bone infections/non unions. His research focuses on clinical trials in post-traumatic osteomyelitis and novel treatment strategies for this condition. Dr Mauffrey is Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and has over 100 indexed orthopaedic publications. Further, he is actively involved in teaching medical writing through webinars and symposiums with the AAOS, SICOT and various other organisations. Marius Scarlat MD is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and arthroscopy. In addition to his busy clinical practice he is the Editor in Chief of International Orthopaedics, which receives several thousand submissions per year. Dr Scarlat has over a decade of experience in the medical writing/publishing world through numerous journals. He organises and chairs the yearly SICOT medical writing workshop and symposium.

Introduction on challenges and future perspectives of medical writing.- Fraud in Publishing.- The use of English and its editing.- Developing a sound research methodology.- What Editors and Reviewers look for: Tips for successfull research publication.- Medical Writing: Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses.- Epidemiological studies.- Common causes of rejection.- Tips and tricks for non-English writers.- Impact factor and altmetrics what is the future?.- Open access journals: The future of scientific publishing?