Professional Experience
Lorena is an internationally-published freelance medical journalist and writer with ten years of experience in researching, writing and editing features, news, continuing education (CE) articles, website content and more for healthcare professionals, pharma industry executives, patients, family caregivers, and the general public.
She specializes in:
Eldercare
Alzheimer's disease
Age-related diseases and conditions
Pharma
Medical imaging
Medical technology
Human resource management in healthcare
Workplace health
Customer service for patients
Lorena has a master’s degree in science specializing in drug development, medical imaging and neurodegenerative disorders; a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in science; and an honors diploma in freelance journalism. She has published books on topics such as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza, hypertension, and caregiving.
Expertise
Book Author 8 YearsReporter 10 YearsWriter 10 Years
Specialty
Health 10 YearsMedicine 10 YearsOther, Specify 7 Years
Industries
Newsletter - Trade 10 YearsOnline/new media 8 YearsOther 10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- SCL Publications, USA (10+)
- SeniorLink Inc., USA (10+)
- Story Worldwide, UK (10+)
- Wiley-Blackwell, UK (10+)
- Mediaplanet, UK (10+)
- Freiberg Press Inc., USA (10+)
- Healthcare Limited, UK (6-10)
- ECEI Inc., USA (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- Johnson & Johnson (6-10)
- Medtronic (3-5)
Awards
Caring - The Essential Guide; commended at the 2011 MJA Open Book Award
Associations
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
Medical Journalists' Association (MJA)
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Other Work History
Other media and corporate clients include: F+L Asia; Campden Publishing, UK; Business Interactive Group, USA; Touchline Publishing, UK; Hayward Medical Communications, UK; Hawker Publications, UK; Reed Business Information, UK; LifeLine Publishing, USA.
Foreign Language Skills
Italian
Unions
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
InDesign
PageMaker
iBooks Author
Extensively familiar with both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
References
Available upon request
Diseases & conditions
(The Independent 6/8/2026)
Feature article about the challenges of living with autism, as experienced by the parent of a child with the condition. Published in The Independent newspaper.
(Pharmafocus/Wiley-Blackwell 6/8/2026)
Feature article on new drug treatments for breast cancer.
(LifeScanOneTouch, Johnson & Johnson 6/8/2026)
Patient information feature.
(Healthcare.co.uk/Healthcare Limited 6/8/2026)
Information for seniors on the prevention and management of arthritis.
(The Independent 6/8/2026)
News article about autism as a spectrum condition and the importance of early diagnosis. Published in The Independent newspaper.
(Healthcare.co.uk/Healthcare Limited 6/8/2026)
Information for seniors on the prevention and management of heart disease.
(InPharm/Wiley-Blackwell 6/8/2026)
Feature article looking at novel drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Eldercare
(Nurse Aide/VIP, Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
Evidence-based caregiving article for nurses.
(Alzheimer's Care Guide/Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
Inservice training article for nurses.
(Alzheimer's Care Guide/Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
News article for nurses describing evidence-based strategies for effective communication in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Books and e-books
(Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
Over 300 ideas for pleasant, meaningful activities to do with the person with Alzheimer's disease. Available from www.store4caregivers.com
(Need2Know Books 6/8/2026)
A resource book for family caregivers looking after an elderly, disabled or ill loved one. It includes practical tips on how to deal with various diseases and conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, vision and hearing loss, depression, incontinence, and pressure ulcers. Available from Amazon.com
(Mowbray Publishing 6/8/2026)
Excerpt from self-help booklet on seasonal influenza.
Human resource management
(Alzheimer's Care Guide/Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
Personal improvement article for nurses.
(Current Nursing in Geriatric Care/Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
News briefs covering human resource management topics of interest to nurse managers and administrators.
Patient satisfaction
(Current Nursing in Geriatric Care/Freiberg Press Inc. 6/8/2026)
Feature article for nurse managers and administrators.
Medical imaging
(CEweb.com/ECE Inc. 6/8/2026)
Continuing education (CE) article for radiologic technologists. A review of the research evidence supporting the use of hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
(CEweb.com/ECE Inc. 6/8/2026)
Continuing education (CE) article for radiologic technologists. A review of the most established MRI techniques for brain tumor imaging, and their clinical utilities for differential diagnosis, tumor grading, and response to treatment assessment.
Senior health & wellness
(Seniors Contemporary Living/SCL Publications 6/8/2026)
Four-page newsletter covering healthcare-related topics of interest to seniors.
Pharma
(InPharm/Wiley-Blackwell 6/8/2026)
Feature article looking at novel drug treatments for renal cell carcinoma.
(InPharm/Wiley-Blackwell 6/8/2026)
An insight into the market of novel drugs for skin cancer.
