Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
196 followers · 213 posts · Server mastodon.social
How many massive #medical #dictionaries does a #MedicalEditor need? Mosby’s (published by @ElsevierConnect) is my 3rd one that isn’t outdated, though I also have the giant and thoroughly illustrated Principles of Anatomy & Physiology (published by @WileyGlobal).
#medical #dictionaries #medicaleditor #editing #referenceworks #bookstodon
Stephen Heard · @StephenBHeard
1196 followers · 469 posts · Server fediscience.orgRT @KOKEdit
Oh my goodness. This #MedicalEditor thanks you, @StephenBHeard, for #teaching those who write #science #research #reports how to write well and write *usefully*! https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/01/31/my-most-heterodox-scientific-writing-lecture-or-how-i-annoy-my-colleagues-in-a-good-cause/
#editing #writing #reports #research #science #teaching #medicaleditor
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
180 followers · 193 posts · Server mastodon.social
Oh my goodness. This #MedicalEditor thanks you, @StephenBHeard, for #teaching those who write #science #research #reports how to write well and write *usefully*! https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/01/31/my-most-heterodox-scientific-writing-lecture-or-how-i-annoy-my-colleagues-in-a-good-cause/
#medicaleditor #teaching #science #research #reports #writing #editing #bookstodon
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
179 followers · 180 posts · Server mastodon.socialWhen #work hits home: am defining the old-fashioned term "change of life" and am delighted enough to think, "Menopause! Been there, done that, no more hot flashes for me at this point! Yay!" 🎉 #AmEditing #MedicalEditor #EditingIsLife #Bookstodon
#work #amediting #medicaleditor #editingislife #bookstodon
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
158 followers · 139 posts · Server mastodon.socialIt being New Year’s Day, I am reminded to share current profession-related data about myself: 39 years in #publishing, 28 of them in #medical publishing; #SelfEmployed full time since 1995. #editing #MedicalEditor #Bookstodon
#publishing #medical #selfemployed #editing #medicaleditor #bookstodon
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
154 followers · 136 posts · Server mastodon.socialConstant #learning = best part of #editing. I just learned the term "grumbling appendix" (Br. English, not Am. English). @CambridgeWords says: "a medical condition in which the appendix...causes you slight pain. ..." Better than regular appendix pain*? cle.clinic/3GmzcWe
#learning #editing #medicaleditor #science #etymology #bookstodon
Heather E. · @Heather
80 followers · 24 posts · Server mstdn.socialFYI: "After reports from individuals and countries raised concerns about the term 'monkeypox' being racist or stigmatizing, the WHO met with concerned parties and invited public comment to rename the disease. The result is 'mpox.'"
#AmEditing #MedicalEditor
https://amastyleinsider.com/2022/12/02/new-mpox-name-for-monkeypox-disease/
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
99 followers · 65 posts · Server mastodon.socialAt the end of this workday, I'm reading project material about the sigmoid colon. Yes, I'm a #MedicalEditor. Why do you ask? Don't all #editors work on this stuff? No? Okay, then. #editing #medical
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