Praise for Tom’s workshop on interpreting and reporting statistics

“Thank you for making statistics understoodable!” From a physician at Sichuan Medical University, Chengdu, China

The course was far more interesting and accessible than I anticipated. I would take another course from Mr. Lang and recommend my colleagues do the same. From an American Medical Writers Association conference

Excellent workshop – better than all of my grad school stat classes. From a physician-researcher at the Cleveland Clinic

Brilliant! Tom’s command of the subject is amazing. The value of this workshop is priceless . . . From a student at the University of Chicago’s course on statistics for medical writers and editors

This [statistics] workshop was well thought out and very well led. Tom made an intimidating topic very approachable, and he was organized, kept things moving, and was very clear. Thank you!! From a European medical writer

I do not know of anybody who could have explained this material to this level of detail and audience understanding. Amazing! Thank you! From a Japanese researcher

It was perfectly focused for the target audience – it was just what I needed for a basic understanding of the statistics I run into at work. From a medical writer in the pharmaceutical industry

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Tom Lang

Former Manager, Medical Editing Services, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Former Senior Scientific Writer, New England Cochrane Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center

Participant, CONSORT, MOOSE, and PRISMA standards-setting groups

Past President, Council of Science Editors

2002 Excellence in Continuing Education Award, American Statistical Association

Golden Apple Award, Outstanding Workshop Leader, American Medical Writers Association

2002 Harold Swanberg Distinguished Service Award for contributions to medical communications, American Medical Writers Association

MA, Communications Management, Annenberg School for Communication, USC

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International Training

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Invited Presentations

China
2017 Editorial board meeting of Stroke and Vascular Medicine, Beijing, China. 3-hour presentation on reviewing manuscripts for publication
2017 Beijing Luhe Hospital, Beijing, China. 90-minute presentation on clinical research designs.
2017 Capitol Medical University, Beijing, China. Co-taught a 2-day course on publishing in Western scientific journals.
2017 Xiang Ya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China. 2-hour lecture on publishing in scientific journals.
2016 Editorial board meeting of Stroke and Vascular Medicine, Wuhan, China. 3-hour presentation on critical appraisal of research.
2016 International Summer Program, West China Medical Center/Sichuan Medical University, Chengdu, China. Two, week-long courses on intensive writing instruction; 1 of 150 international instructors chosen to participate.
2016 2nd Annual Conference on Evidence-Based Medicine, China International Change and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care, Wuhan University, Wuhan China. The PRISMA Statement for reporting systematic reviews and metaanalyses.
2016 Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China. Lecture on research and publication ethics.
2016 Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Lectures on research and publication ethics, statistics, and research into scientific publications.
2014 Peking University International Health Science Center, Beijing, China. Three
workshops and presentations for medical editors in the China Medical Board’s medical
writing program.
2014 Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Half-day workshop on scientific publication and medical writing.
2014 Sichuan University/West China University of Medical Science, Chengdu, China. Three, day-long workshops on scientific publication and medical writing.
2010 Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.  Consultation with vascular surgery group on scientific publications
2009, 2011

Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. Visiting Scholat. Lectures to undergraduate and graduate physicians, medical English teachers, and editorial board members of the University journal

2008, 2010 Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Lectures to physicians, researchers, and medical students on scientific publications
2006 Charlesworth China, Beijing. 4-day training to editorial staffs of more than 50 Chinese scientific journals published in English
2006, 2009, 2010  Peking University International Health Sciences Center.  Several 3-hour lectures to physicians, researchers, and medical students
Annually 2005-2010 Sichuan University/West China University of Medical Science, Chengdu, China. lectures and classes directed to medical students and researchers in biological sciences
2005, 2007   Chinese Cochrane Center and West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.  Lectures on scientific publishing and medical writing.
2004 Central South China University, Xiang Ya Hospital, Changsha, China.  Lectures on how to publish in Western scientific journals
2005 Fudan University Children’s Hospital, Shanghai, China. Lectures on how to publish in Western scientific journals
2002  Fourth Military Medical University Hospital, Xian, PR China; Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China; Peking University Medical College, Beijing, PD China.  “Publishing in Western journals.”
2002 Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Lectures on how to publish in Western scientific
journals
2002 Peking University Medical College, Beijing, China. Lectures on publishing in Western
journals.
1998 China Medical University, Shenyang, China.  Lectures on medical writing
1998 Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Lectures on medical writing
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Beijing Medical School (now Peking University Internal Health Science Center), Beijing, China. Three weeks of teaching medical editors in the China Medical Board
medical writing program
Japan  
2014, 2016, 2017 Novartis Japan. Three intensive sessions on writing instruction with regulatory writers
conducted over Skype and one conducted on-site.
2014 University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Three, day-long workshops on scientific
publication and medical writing.
2013 Japanese Association of Translators, Pharmaceutical Group. Half-day workshop on improving written communication in English.
2012 Adelphi Values, Tokyo, Japan. Two, day-long trainings on technical report writing, business communications, and conflict management
2010   Cactus Communications/Editage, Tokyo, Japan.  Day-long course on preparing scientific publications
2008 Japanese Medical Writers [Journalists] Association, Tokyo, Japan. Reporting Statistics
2008, 2009   St. Lukes Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Lectures to staff physicians on scientific publications
2006, 2009 Tsukuba University, Tsukuba Japan. Lecture and consulting on training science students in scientific communication and publications.  
2005, 2007 Japanese Medical Communicators Association.  Lectures on writing patient education handouts and reporting clinical trails
2003 Japanese Medical Communicators Association, Tokyo, Japan. Educating medical writers
2000, 2001   Drug Information Association, Tokyo, Japan.  Presentations on statistical reporting and the training of medical writers and editors
Annually, since 2001  Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), Tokyo, Japan.  Annual training course in scientific publications, medical writing, and critical appraisal of research
Annually 2001 - 2012 Medical Interpreters and Translators Association, Tokyo, Japan. Annual lectures on
medical writing and editing, statistical reporting, and training medical writers
Bangladesh  
2016 Dhaka Medical College. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2, day-long workshops on preparing scientific publications for medical students and faculty.
2014 Scientific Seminar of the Association of Physicians in Bangladesh, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
. Five, half-day trainings in scientific publication and medical writing.
2014 Dhaka Medical College. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Day-long workshop on preparing scientific publications for medical students and faculty.
2013 24th Annual Conference and Scientific Seminar of the Association of Physicians in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Invited speaker and commentator.
2013 Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Dhaka, Bangladesh. Daylong workshop on publishing in medical journals.
India  
2015 World Association of Medical Editors International Conference, New Delhi, India. Organized, moderated, and presented a day-long workshop on Peer Review.
2012 BioQuest Solutions Private Ltd., Bangalore and Kolkata, India. Two, daylong training for physicians on preparing scientific publications.
2009   Cactus Communications, Mumbai, India.  Weeklong training of more than 40 medical and technical editors
2004 Seth G. S. Medical College/King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (Bombay), India.  Presentations at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Journal of Postgraduate medicine.
Singapore  
2011 National University Health System, Singapore. Day-long training for medical students and physicians
2011, 2012 Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Singapore. Invited lectures on scientific publishing
Thailand  
2009, 2010 Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Bangkok, Thailand. Day-long course for physicians on preparing scientific publications
Africa and the Middle East
2017 Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait. 1-day course of preparing
scientific publications; 1-day course on intensive writing instruction
2017 21th Pan Arab Conference on Diabetes, Cairo, Egypt. Lectured on preparing scientific
publications.
2017 Astellas Pharma Inc., Dubai, United Arb Emirates. 2-day course on preparing
scientific communications.
2016 Astellas Pharma Inc., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 4-hour course on preparing scientific
communications.
2016 Dasman Diabetes Research Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait. 3-hour presentation on
preparing clinical research articles for publication.
2016 20th Pan Arab Conference on Diabetes, Cairo, Egypt. Lectured on preparing scientific
publications and patient education materials
2015 United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health. 2-day training on interpreting and reporting
biostatistics for 50 physicians, pharmacists, and nurses. Sharjah, UAE.
2015 Second International Congress on Medical Writing, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Presentations on publication ethics, statistics, and preparing patient education materials
2013 Medtrix Healthcare Private Ltd. Dammam, Jeddah, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Three, day-long workshops on publishing in medical journals.
2008 National Center for Science and Industrial Research, Lusaka, Zambia. 2 weeks of
lectures to scientists and physicians from several southern African countries on scientific
and technical communication. Sponsored by AuthorAid.
Europe  
2010 European Statistical Forum, Verona, Italy.  Invited presentation on statistical errors in the scientific literature
2009    World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Led a 2-day training course on statistical reporting to epidemiologists and public health professionals
1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 European Medical Writers Association, annual conferences in Berlin, Edinburgh,   Madrid, Prague, Lisbon, Budapest, and Barcelona
• Biostatistics for Medical Writers and Editors
• Reporting Correlation and Regression Analyses 
• Reporting Biomedical Research: The Scientific Article
• Improving Comprehension: Theories and Research Findings
• Reporting Clinical Trials
2005, 2007 Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom. Day-long course on writing the statistical consulting report.
Canada and Mexico
2013 Mexican Association of Biomedical Journal Editors (Asociación Mexicana de Editores
de Revistas Biomédicas or AMERBAC). Annual conference speaker, Mexico City.
2007 American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Calgary, Canada,
“Statistical Errors Even YOU can Find”
1994, 1995, 1997   The Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, annual conferences in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver
• Biostatistics for Medical Writers and Editors
• Reporting Biomedical Research: The Scientific Article
• Reporting Clinical Trials