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.
Total Media Industry Experience
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)
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
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)
