Freelance journalist directory

Regular contributor to: Pharmafocus (John Wiley & Sons; UK), Alzheimer’s Care Guide, Current Nursing in Geriatric Care, Current Activities in Long-Term Care, and Nurse Aide/VIP (Freiberg Press Inc.; USA), The Journal of Dementia Care (Hawker Publications; UK), and CEwebsource.com (Enterprises for Continuing Education Inc.; USA). Other titles include: Hospital Healthcare Europe (Campden Publishing; UK), Old Age Psychiatrist and Rheumatology in Practice (Hayward Medical Communications; UK), Seniors Contemporary Living (SCL Publications; USA), and Upward Curve (Touchline Publishing; UK).

Other information: Lorena is a freelance healthcare journalist, medical writer and editor specialised in pharma and biotech, age-related conditions, care of the elderly, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, medical imaging and human resources.

She has more than seven years of experience in researching, writing and editing continuing professional development and educational articles, features, news, case studies, and more for UK and US publications and websites targeted at nurses, healthcare assistants, nurse managers and administrators, pharma executives and sales managers, radiologic technologists, GPs, specialists, patients, and the general public.

Lorena also works for leading marketing and advertising communication agencies, including Story Worldwide. She has worked as a media consultant to pharmaceutical companies, and on projects for medical communication agencies, producing clinical study reports, value dossiers, regulatory submission documents, and reports on KOL meetings, symposia and conferences.

Lorena has a master’s degree in science – specialising in drug development, medical imaging (MRI, PET, CT), and neurodegenerative disorders – and a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in science. She has academic research experience, and has trained as a journalist.

A member of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), the UK Medical Journalists’ Association (MJA) and the US Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), Lorena is familiar with both American and British English usage and audiences.

She has written books on Alzheimer’s disease, swine and seasonal influenza, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, weight loss, tai chi, and caregiving.

THERAPY AREAS
• Neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease
• Oncology, including solid and hematologic tumours: brain tumour (glioblastoma), breast cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, multiple myeloma.
• Respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, asthma, influenza.
• Cardiovascular: stroke, heart disease, atherosclerosis, periphery arterial disease, venous thrombosis, and risk factors (diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension).
• Eye conditions: glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy.

Also: Arthritis, delirium, depression, hearing loss, incontinence, infectious diseases, insomnia, opioid-induced constipation, osteoporosis, pain, pressure ulcers.

OTHER SUBJECTS
Medical imaging (MRI, PET, CT) for the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease; fall prevention; infection prevention and control; medication errors; palliative care; best care practices in acute and long-term care setting; human resources (leadership, teamwork, turnover, personal improvement issues); and career development and job search topics (interview tips, education and training, flexible working, rejection).

SPECIALTIES
•Continuing professional development articles
• Educational articles
• Comments & analysis articles
• Features
• Interviews and interview-based articles
• News articles/briefs
• Press releases
• Newsletters
• Books and e-books
• Ghost writing
• Copy-editing
• Sub-editing
• Proofreading
• Abstracts
• Case studies
• Research articles and reports
• Research reviews
• Value dossiers
• Clinical study reports
• Submission documents for regulatory authorities (NICE, SMC)
• Meeting reports (KOL, symposia, conferences)
• PowerPoint presentations