Category Archives: Medical

Writing in the Sciences

Posted on 24 September 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A new 8-week, online course starts today at Coursera, called Writing in the Sciences. It looks highly relevant for English medical translators. Continue reading →

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Statistics for translators: some resources and a free online course

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A look at statistics resources for medical translators and news of a free six-week online course called Statistics One as part of your CPD. Continue reading →

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Spanish – English medical dictionaries: 4 of my favourites

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

A look at four “diccionarios de medicina español – inglés” in printed format: quality resources to fall back on when online searches give dubious results. Continue reading →

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Track changes in SDL Trados Studio 2011 SP2: good news for medical translators

Posted on 3 August 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

One of the new features of SDL Trados Studio 2011 SP2 is the option to show track changes in source segments. Is this going to be useful? And if so, why? Continue reading →

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EU languages in medical translation

Posted on 25 June 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

With the imminent deadline for electronic EMA regulatory documents, I’ve had a look at which EU languages are involved, and who translates it all. Continue reading →

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ADRs: a new EMA website and a terminology review

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

News of public access to the EudraVigilance suspected adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports database. Plus, a translator’s review of ADR terminology. Continue reading →

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A translator’s guide to the EMA templates

Posted on 24 May 2012 by Emma Goldsmith

How to use the European Medicines Agency QRD templates to translate a Summary of Product Characteristics or Package Leaflet for a medicinal product. Continue reading →

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