Sweet Communication

Tel: 02 9527 5890
Fax: 02 9527 5891
Email - sweetcom@tig.com.au

Qualifications

BA
Master of Arts (Science and technology studies)

Experience

Melissa has reported on health/medical issues for over a decade, including as medical writer at Australian Associated Press and the Sydney Morning Herald. At present, she is a columnist and feature writer for The Bulletin and Australian Doctor magazines. She also writes for the British Medical Journal and Good Medicine magazine.
Melissa is co author, with Judy and Les Irwig, of Smart Health Choices (Allen and Unwin, see http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/smarthealthchoices/), which aims to give readers the tools to evaluate health information and advice. She has a particular interest in writing about evidence based and consumer health issues.

Skills and services

Writing articles, reports.
Briefings on how media works.
Any subjects related to health and medicine.
No public relations work.