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In order to promote the results of their medical research to other healthcare professionals, researchers must publish their work. This is usually done by publishing manuscripts in medical journals and by presenting papers and posters at conferences. Medical writers may write these documents on behalf of the researchers that carried out the studies. This is termed ghostwriting. This is most common when studies are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, but academic researchers sometimes also use the services of medical writers. The medical writer and researchers collaborate to determine what should be written and the researchers gain from the expert writing skills of the medical writer.
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The pharmaceutical industry must develop, test, and market all drugs according to strict regulations. To get a drug licensed, records of what procedures were done and whether they were compliant with the relevant requirements must be written. These are sent to the regulatory authorities who determine whether the drug should be approved for use in humans. Examples of regulatory documents written by medical writers.
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One of a web designer's primary concerns should be to make their website accessible to the largest possible audience. It is therefore important to remember that a significant proportion of your site's visitors will be accessing your site under conditions that are very different from your own.
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Web Design: Assuring Credibility
In recent years, we have seen an explosion of medical and health-related information on the internet, and many patients cite the internet as their preferred source for information on their health and that of their families. However, there are concerns, voiced by healthcare professionals and patients alike, that this information is not uniformly accurate, complete, or up-to-date.
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As in printed publications, consistent layout and design are essential to the production of web-based materials. This both projects a professional image, as well as making it easier for visitors to navigate through your site and find the specific information they are looking for. It is important that every page within your site contains a number of crucial elements.
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The design of an appropriate and 'easy-to-use' navigation scheme is essential.
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One of the most important rules of web design is that your site should be easy to read. This is determined by a number of factors.
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Designers often divide the browser into a number of different sub-windows, referred to as frames.
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The conservative use of graphics is recommended to ensure reasonable download speeds.
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Web Design: Website Optimisation
This refers to the process by which a website's design, content, and coding are all optimised to improve its search engine ranking for specific targetted keywords and phrases. Although there is no assured way of getting your site into the Top10 ranking of all of the major search engines, there are a number of strategies that you can use to improve your ranking.
