Not window dressing, but key to making medical research matter

Nowak, Rachel E

doi:10.5694/mja12.10692

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Rachel Nowak explains why improving communication standards will be essential in the drive to speed research translation

Pssst ... Want your research findings or health guidelines to change how doctors treat patients? Then take a tip from an ex-journo: Use plain English. Keep it short. Tell stories.

Rachel Nowak and Associates, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: rachel@nowakassociates.net

Competing interests:

I run a consultancy, Rachel Nowak and Associates, specialising in science policy, analysis and communications.

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