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Listening: The Secrets of a Publishable Case

Audiție: Secretele unui caz publicabil. Ascultă un atelier de scriere clinică și exersează înțelegerea audierii identificând detalii despre claritatea textului și valoarea sa educațională.

Аудирование: секреты публикации случая. Прослушайте мастер-класс по клиническому письму и потренируйте навыки аудирования, определяя детали о ясности текста и его образовательной ценности.

The Secrets of a Publishable Case

A clinical writing workshop at Manchester Royal Infirmary, led by journal editor Lily with senior residents Jeff and Amy.

Listening: The Secrets of a Publishable Case — Writing up the case

The Secrets of a Publishable Case

True or false?

Jeff is the corresponding author of the manuscript he is preparing with Amy.

  • True
  • False

Lily advises the doctors to use passive voice in every single sentence of their report.

  • True
  • False

Amy's team is currently struggling to keep their draft within the journal's word limit.

  • True
  • False

Lily's most-read case report was accepted immediately by the first journal she submitted to.

  • True
  • False

The team has already obtained a signed consent form for publication.

  • True
  • False

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Jeff: Lily, thanks so much for running this clinical writing workshop. As a journal editor, what's the first thing you look for when a new ____ lands on your desk?
  • Lily: Honestly, Jeff, I look for ____ and immediate educational value. A case report shouldn't just be a rare curiosity. It must teach our readers something practical about patient care.
  • Amy: Our team is working on a manuscript now, but my ____ and I are really struggling with the word limit. We have so many details about the clinical course!
  • Lily: That's a very common issue, Amy. You need to condense your text. I highly recommend that you tighten the prose by removing redundant verbs. Use nominalisation to achieve a more ____ .
  • Jeff: Could you give us an example? I'm the ____ , so I want to make sure I get the register right before we submit.

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