Category Archives: Medical

EMA updates SmPC and package leaflet templates with new black symbol

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Emma Goldsmith

A black triangle has been added to the QRD templates for medicines subject to additional monitoring: New symbol, standard statements and translations. Continue reading →

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Online terminology resources: separating the wheat from the chaff

Posted on 13 March 2013 by Emma Goldsmith

All that glitters is not gold. How to recognise a good translation resource when it’s shared on Twitter. Continue reading →

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Diccionario politécnico español-inglés: now online

Posted on 12 February 2013 by Emma Goldsmith

A test run of the Spanish-English “Diccionario politécnico” by Beigbeder: in an online format since December 2012. Continue reading →

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How to prepare (and translate) an SmPC

Posted on 21 January 2013 by Emma Goldsmith

A new guidance section on the EMA website about how to prepare and review SmPCs. Plus, a webinar on EMA templates for translators. Continue reading →

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Finding My Invincible Summer

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A review of “Finding My Invincible Summer”, an autobiography by fellow translator Muriel Vasconcellos about love, cancer and alternative therapies. Continue reading →

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Safe Surgery Saves Lives

Posted on 22 November 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A look at the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (2009) in English, Spanish and four other languages. Continue reading →

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Statistics One: Final Report

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A final report on the Coursera Statistics One course and a joke to finish off this statistics mini-blog series on a lighter note. Continue reading →

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: a new multilingual TM

Posted on 23 October 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

All about the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s new multilingual Translation Memory. What’s in it and what to do with it. Continue reading →

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A Spanish-English statistics glossary for clinical trials

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A Spanish-English statistics glossary for clinical trials / Glosario español-inglés de estadística para ensayos clínicos. Continue reading →

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MHRA Good Clinical Practice Guide

Posted on 3 October 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

Good Clinical Practice Guide is a new book by MHRA about GCP in clinical trials. It’s a useful addition to a medical translator’s resources. Continue reading →

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