About Tim Albert Training

Effective writing for
healthcare professionals
Dorking, UK

What people have said about this course:

'Useful insights into editorial process and concepts on developing skills within a department.'

'One of the best courses of its kind I have attended in recent years. The programme was outstanding and extremely well organised.'

Increasing your department's publications rate

Departments need to maintain a good rate of publications. This is easy- provided that it is approached in the right kind of way. Our courses have helped many young doctors and scientists overcome the barriers to publication. This course reveals how we do so, and looks at how department heads and senior writers can provide support.

By the end of the session you will…

understand the publications game, and have new ideas for coaching future winners;
help writers make informed decisions on where to publish;
have a clear framework for teaching the writing process;
provide balanced feedback at appropriate times in the writing process, using objective tests;
apply objective tests on style, content and suitability;
understand the editorial and reviewing processes and be able to manage the author-editor relationship effectively;
set up clear departmental writing policies.

Who should - and should not - attend
This course is suitable for anyone who supervises those writing scientific papers, and who is willing to consider new ideas.
This course is not suitable for those who are content with their department's publication rate, or who are not willing to contemplate any changes. Those who have been on our course Writing a scientific paper should be advised that some of the material is repeated.

What the course will cost
The cost for a single place on an open course is £160 per person plus VAT. This includes tuition, a course book, coffee and tea. Lunch is not included. The next open course will be held at BMA House in London on Friday, 1 June 2001.

Increasing your department's publications rate: programme

9.30

Introduction: tutor, participants, discussion of needs.

10.00

The process: the Icarus model for ineffective, and the process model for effective, writing.

10.30

Writers: a structured approach to the writing process in 10 stages, including: understanding the game, understanding the players and setting the brief.

11.15

Coffee

11.30

Writers (continued): planning, writing, rewriting, using internal reviewers and adding the extras. Objective tests such as the Gunning fog score and the TA yellow marker test.

1.00

Lunch break

2.00

Editors: understanding the editorial and reviewing processes and managing the author-editor relationship effectively.

3.15

Tea

3.30

Departments: setting up a publications policy.

4.30

Questions, debrief, end of course.

Participants should bring with them one or two examples of papers written in their departments.

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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