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AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers - January 2017

AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP released a Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers on January 17, 2017, which is the first unified position on the role of professional medical writers from three leading professional organizations. The Joint Position Statement describes best practices for professional medical writers, and provides a template for appropriately disclosing medical writing support.

Note: This Joint Position Statement supersedes previous position statements and guidelines from participating organizations. Individual members are encouraged to update their own publication policies accordingly.

Translations of AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement

Chinese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Chinese Simplified Translation
Japanese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Japanese Translation
German	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/de
Italian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/italiano/
French	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/Franais/
Spanish	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/espa%C3%B1ol/
Romanian	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/ro
Hungarian	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/hun
Ukrainian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/ukrainian/
Russian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/russian/
Farsi	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/farsi/
Portuguese	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/português/
Greek	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/greek/

*ISMPP expresses its appreciation to Cactus Communications, Ronnie Lin, and Eric Yu for their work on the Chinese translation of the Joint Position Statement, and to ThinkSCIENCE and Yumiko Imani for their efforts with the Japanese translation.

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