AMWA’s 2018 conference committee is excited to announce our keynote for our 2018 conference: Dr Andy Stapleton .
Dr Andy Stapleton is a scientist, freelance writer and podcaster. He is a regular presenter on Australia’s Science Channel and has appeared on Science Says and The National Science Quiz. Andy also recently launched Pocket Conference – a startup providing access to cutting-edge science in bite-size chunks directly from the researchers who did the work.
AMWA 2018 will be exploring integrity (in a post-truth world). Our sessions will focus on writing with integrity, current industry trends and challenges, and forging a career with integrity. We will also be hosting a panel discussion on ethical medical writing.
As well as four comprehensive sessions, our conference will offer plenty of opportunities for ongoing education as we will be hosting nine workshops this year.
Our workshop topics will include freelancing, SEO copywriting, writing for a clinical audience, navigating stakeholder relationships, defamation for medical writers, writing a book and data visualisation.
AHMEN, the Australasian Health and Medical Editors Network, will also be hosting a 3-hour event.
Our full program will be released in May. Members will be notified as soon as registrations open. Non-members can join our conference email list here.
Congratulations to Halimat Atanda, winner of the 2025 AMWA Early Career Award.
The judging panel was impressed by the quality of her submission, 'Methylation Simplified'. One judge commented, “This was a thoroughly
enjoyable and highly engaging read. The writer made excellent use of literary devices to explain complex concepts. The flow was good and it
was written at an appropriate level for the intended audience.”