Category Archives: Medical

AEMPS, CEIm and REec: 3 terms in Spanish Royal Decree 1090/2015

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

The unofficial English translation of the Royal Decree on the AEMPS website: thoughts on 3 terms and a tmx version of the alignment Continue reading →

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Abbreviations: how confident are you?

Posted on 5 December 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Hyuna Ham asks whether common abbreviations in English source texts can be left untranslated. Continue reading →

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Upcoming webinars for medical translators

Posted on 20 October 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of webinars on diabetes, triglycerides and cholesterol; ECGs for medical translators; and an introduction to human anatomy. Continue reading →

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Two webinar videos on EMA templates

Posted on 7 September 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of two September webinars for medical translators. Continue reading →

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Brexit, Clinical Trials and Medical Translators

Posted on 27 June 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Changes in clinical trial regulations in post-Brexit UK. How will medical translators be affected? Continue reading →

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MedDRA: new version 19.0

Posted on 23 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading →

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An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading →

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How to align any EU legislation in any two EU languages

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A description of two methods to align the new Clinical Trials Regulation (or any other EU legislation) Continue reading →

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New terminology for a new regulation

Posted on 16 December 2015 by Emma Goldsmith

Are you conversant with the new definitions in the EU Clinical Trials regulation? Continue reading →

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New clinical trials regulation for Europe

Posted on 27 November 2015 by Emma Goldsmith

What changes will the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation bring? What are the implications for translators? Continue reading →

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