NorthStar Writing & Editing

Services For Health Care Professionals and Organizations 
Writing, content editing, copyediting, and proofreading of patient education materials, ebooks, websites, and reports to referring physicians, the community, and donors
Copyediting and proofreading for medical professionals publishing books or submitting articles to peer-reviewed journals
Guidance on plain-language usage and creating in-house style guides
References used: AMA Style Manual, 10th ed., Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary; Merck Manual of Medical Information; Stedman's Medical/Pharmaceutical Spellchecker (software)
Recent Editing Assignments
Copyeditor
Rochester Medical Practice: Clinical Skills, Biopsychosocial Medicine: The Ethics of Caring (medical student textbook), 97,000 words, CreateSpace through Amnet Systems
Orthopedic Regenerative Series: The Knee (physician manual), 30,000 words, The Center for Regenerative Medicine
The Application and Outcome of Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: Review of the Literature (graduate medical student research project), 1,800 words, Georgia State University
Telerespiratory Home Care (graduate medical student research project), 20,000 words, Georgia State University
Essentials of Aeromedical Transportation for Respiratory Therapists (graduate medical student research project), 11,000 words, Georgia State University
Tame Your Mind, Save Your Life: Physical and Mental Preparedness for What Ails You (self-help/health care guide), 35,000 words, LifeSuccess Publishing
Can There Be Humor in Hospital Administration? (handbook), 22,000 words, Wheatmark
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for the Caregiver, 8,000 words, CreateSpace through Amnet Systems
Contributing Editor
Farm Emergencies; Ambulance Operation and Safety; Patient Assessments; Water Emergencies, CME lessons for emergency medicine professionals, CE Solutions
Trauma Patient and Family Handbook, 8,400 words, Sacred Heart Medical Center
Atrial Fibrillation Handbook, 4,600 words, Sacred Heart Medical Center
Bariatric Surgery Patient Education Handbook, 10,200 words, Sacred Heart Medical Center
Stroke Patient Handbook, 5,900 words, Sacred Heart Medical Center
Birth Center; Gamma Knife Center; Stroke Center (website pages), Sacred Heart Medical Center
Heart and Vascular Health (website pages), Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute

Publishing Credits
Patient Education
Age and Addiction; Flashbacks; Depression as Cause and Effect of Addiction; Heart Attacks and Substance Abuse; Self-Medication, essays, Addictions & Substance Abuse, EBSCO Publishing
Diagnosis: Bacterial Infections; Endemic Infections; Infection; Treatment: Bacterial Infections; Virulence, essays, Salem Health: Infectious Diseases & Condition, Salem Press
Side Effects; Syndrome, essays, Magill's Medical Guide, 6th ed., Salem Press
Angiography and Arteriography; Breslow's Staging; Brief Pain Inventory; Case Management; Esophageal Speech; Gamma Knife; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Pericardial Effusion; Polyps; Taste Alteration; Weight Loss, essays, Salem Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine: CANCER, Salem Press
Endometriosis; Adhesions Chief Cause of Surgical Pain; Pain and Scarring Following Surgery; Hysterectomy Basics; Coccyx (Tailbone) Pain: Causes and Treatment; Painful Intercourse: Causes and Treatment; Fertility Treatment Options; Infertility Causes and Treatments (ghostwriter), 400–600 word SEO articles, Clear Passage Physical Therapy
Your Hernia Operation, e-book (ghostwriter)
Your Tonsil Operation, e-book (ghostwriter)
Alternative Treatments for Back Care, e-book (ghostwriter)
How to Find a Bariatric Surgeon, article (ghostwriter)
For Medical Professionals
Cryoablation Now Available in Oregon; Powerful New Scanners Available; New Treatment for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm; New Procedure Cures AF; Cath Alert: Field Triage Program Launched; Carotid Stenting: Wave of the Future?; Antiplatelet Therapy Key to Prevention of Stent Thrombosis; Fish Oil and Heart Disease, articles, OHVI Quarterly, newsletter for referring physicians, Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute
Community Outreach
Time to Get Moving: Exercise, article, Weight Loss Centers of Oregon newsletter
Heart Health by the Numbers; Not Just Your Father’s Disease, articles, Heart Smart Living, Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute 
Community Helps in the Fight against Breast Cancer; Losing Weight: A Winning Approach; Teenage Drinking: Major National and Local Health Problem; Riding for Fun, Fitness, articles, Health Update, PeaceHealth Medical Group

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