About Tim Albert Training

Effective writing for
healthcare professionals
Leatherhead, UK

What people have said about this course:

'It was particularly useful to bring the paper I was currently working on.'

'We discussed the paper during the course. I followed all your suggestions and the article has now been published.'

'Following your advice, we submitted our study as a research letter to The Lancet, since it contained one strong message…The good news is that our study has now been published.'

'I am very grateful for your excellent feedback. That sort of positive criticism we young doctors get very seldom.'

Further help with getting published

This is a follow-up course for those who have been on our course Writing a scientific paper - and getting it published. Its purpose is to act as a refresher, to get you enthusiastic again, and to give you additional skills for dealing effectively with co-authors, reviewers, editors. You should bring with you an early draft of a manuscript and we will work on it during the first part of the day.

By the end of the session you will…

improve your manuscript by applying tests in five main areas;
know how to give - and receive - balanced feedback;
design a schedule that will enable you to finish off your paper;
be confident in your dealings with co-authors;
understand how journals work - and how they select articles;
understand the strengths and weaknesses of the reviewing process, and how to cope with the remarks of reviewers;
be able to deal constructively with editorial staff;
have clear ideas for continuing to publish.

Who should - and should not - attend
This course is suitable for anyone who has been on the previous course, and who is in a position to bring with them an early draft of a manuscript (or one that has been rejected).
This course is not suitable for those who have not been on the first course, and who can not bring an unpublished manuscript with them.

If you are interested in running this course, please contact us on: barbara@timalbert.co.uk

Writing a scientific paper (follow-up): programme

9.30

Introduction: review of gains made since last course.

10.00

Advanced skills: (a) macro-editing - the important issues on which articles succeed or fail.
Five key areas that should be addressed, and objective tests - such as the yellow marker test and various fog tessts - that can be used at this stage

11.15

Coffee

11.30

(b) Micro-editing - the important issues of detail that have to be worked on.
Journal requirements, additional items, methodological details, style, grammar and spelling.

12.30

Lunch break

1.30

Dealing with journals: how they work and how authors can work with them.
Understanding the commercial imperatives of academic publishing and the way that journals are put together. Understanding the reviewing process and a strategy for dealing with it successfully.

3.00

Tea

3.30

What next? Setting realistic and attainable objectives.
Debrief and evaluation.

4.30

End of course.

Participants should (a) have been on our previous course, Writing a scientific paper, and (b) bring with them a draft of a scientific paper that has not yet been submitted. They should also bring a copy of their target journal.

For further information on public courses, go to open.

For further information on group courses, go to in-house.

For answers to questions on writing, go to ask questions.

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