Writing when there is no time to write: strategies for getting yourself published

• Lisa Graves MD CCFP FCFP [email protected]

• Emmanuel Abara MD,RCPSC [email protected]

• Jack Haggarty MD,FRCPC [email protected]

Conflict of Interest

We have no financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations that constitute a direct or indirect conflict of interest in the context or content of the subject of this workshop.

Why write?

• Academic advancement • Social accountability • Personal satisfaction

Common impediments

• Too little time • Family commitments • Clinical commitments • Nothing interesting • …….

Scholarly Activity vs Scholarship

• Scholarly activity=taking a scholarly approach to any activity • Scholarship=publication/presentn

Credit

• Paul Silvia

9 TIPS

1-Decide what you want to write

– Clinical Research – Medical Education – Reflections/Personal Stories – Poetry – Literature Reviews – Clinical Tips – Proceedings of conferences – WHAT INTERESTS YOU…..

2-REB everything

– Get into the habit of getting ethics for what you are doing – Call ethics if you are uncertain – Get documentation from REB

3. Write the paper as you write the grant

– Literature review • Need not be systematic – Methods – Discussion

4. Use an outline

– For each project and for each paper – Decide prior to the start of the project about potential papers and identify leads and deadlines – Break the paper up into smaller and more manageable sections

5-Set realistic writing goals

– Set realistic writing goals – Consider series of smaller papers

An example

Literature Review Women’s Perspective PN no medicare Chart Review Physician Perspective

5-Protected Writing Time

– Regular time each day for writing – You must try and do this regardless of whether you want to or not – Use time for literature review/reading/outline development – Share your plans with others – Track what you have accomplished

6-Posters and Presentations as Tools

Posters Outline Oral presentations Paper

7-Roll with Rejection

• High impact versus low impact • Searchable in appropriate database • Peer-reviewed journals

8-Work with a Team

• Project team • Writing teams • Know your own strengths • Be a team player

10-Remember this is fun

– Meet like minded collaborators – International audience – Travel/ presentations – Recognition from others

Questions????