Why Isn't Alzheimer's Cured Yet? Past Efforts and Future Approaches

Ann Hake, MD (medical advisor, neuroscience division, Eli Lilly and Co.; faculty member, department of neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine; member, State of Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Senile Dementia Task Force; member, medical and scientific advisory board, Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana)

Special Ethical Issues in Vulnerable Populations

Panelists (clockwise from top left): Amy Waltz, JD (assistant director of the Indiana University human subjects office and adjunct instructor at Indiana University McKinney School of Law); Mary Ott, MD, MA (associate professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine and member of the executive committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics section on bioethics); Moderator: Eric Felde (research compliance associate at Indiana University); Peter Schwartz, MD, PhD (faculty investigator at the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and associate professor of general internal medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine)

Workshop leader: Organizing the Medical Paper and Sentence Structure and Patterns

Susan Aiello, DVM, ELS (editor-in-chief of The Merck Veterinary Manual, medical publishing consultant and trainer, winner of AMWA's Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence)

Trademark and Copyright Law

Brad Maurer, JD (partner, Faegre Baker Daniels)

Current Trends in U.S. and Global Regulatory Submissions for Medical Devices

April Lavender, RAC (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Cook Inc.)

Orthopaedic Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Graduate Program at Grace College

(L) Allyn Decker, MA, CPLP (Program director, Orthopaedic Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Grace College), (R) David Kreider, MS (Medical writer, Global Medical Affairs, Zimmer, Inc.)

Workshop participants: Organizing the Medical Paper (L) Barbara Lightfoot, BS, CCRP (2013-2014 AMWA Indiana Chapter president; associate consultant, scientific communications, Eli Lilly and Co.)

Chapter conference committee members

(L) Laura Town (2013-2015 AMWA Indiana chapter education chair and conference organizer; owner, WilliamsTown Communications)

(R) Ellen Stoltzfus, PhD (2013-2015 AMWA Indiana chapter secretary, education and conference committee member; lead medical writer, JK Associates)

Life as a Freelance Juggler (of Deadlines and Clients)

Eric Metcalf, MPH (owner, Healthwrite, Inc.)

How to Maximize Acceptance of Your Manuscript in a Peer-Reviewed Journal

William S. Pietrzak, PhD (research scientist, Biomet, Inc.)

Strategies for Expediting Review of New Medicines

Esther Brooks-Asplund, PhD (owner, Hoosier Medical Communication Services, Inc.)

From Medical Editing to Business Logistics: How Transferable Skills Can Enhance Your Career

Svetlana (Lana) Dominguez, BA, ELS (senior associate, scientific communications, Eli Lilly and Co.)