1. LANA CHRISTIAN
CreateWrite® Inc.
O: 972-666-2449
E: lanac@createwrite.com
W: https://www.createwrite.com
Experience CreateWrite® Inc. 06/05 – present
Founder, Principal
• Perform medical, technical, scientific, and instructional writing for physicians,
hospitals, research centers, large hospital systems, pharmaceutical
companies, national professional associations, and other organizations.
• Perform needs assessments to pinpoint information and practice gaps.
• Conduct extensive background research and literature reviews for projects.
• Develop CME, CE, and other training programs: annual competencies,
pharmaceutical representative training, patient education pieces, and more.
• Write effectively for all print, digital, and multimedia formats (including
PowerPoints, DVD scripts, podcasts, websites, interactive e-textbooks).
• Research, develop, write, edit, fact check, proof all work per customer needs.
• Improve the organization, structure, flow, clarity, and language of peer-reviewed
manuscripts and grant applications, increasing their chances of acceptance.
• Write or edit various grants (NIH, AHRQ, foundations, hospital systems).
• Collect data, interview key opinion leaders, gather market research information
and compile it in concise reports for various organizations.
• Liaise as needed for each project, communicating across departments,
centers of excellence, and multiple organizations.
• Serve a wide range of audiences (physicians to lay personnel).
• Gain repeat business from 100% of customers.
See bio and corporate website for a full list of services and areas of expertise.
Clarian Health Partners, Inc. 11/95 – 05/05
Communications Coordinator and Marketing Liaison
• Developed and produced all the promotion for Employee Education and
Development’s seven career training programs, including marketing plans,
identity campaigns, ads, brochures, and more.
• Used market surveys and created a web-based database to collect statistics
on the largest campaigns.
• Promoted, wrote content for, and taught numerous employee enrichment
classes (called Skill Builder classes; example: resume-writing skills).
• Taught all the writing and communications classes that I developed.
• Achieved 50% to 300% growth in class enrollments in three years from my
internal and external promotions of the department’s training programs.
• Coordinated major event planning for more than 200 people.
• Wrote, designed, and coordinated all photo shoots for a corporate newsletter
dedicated to educational opportunities within Clarian.
• Created an enterprise-wide phlebotomy training program for nursing staff.
• Served on corporate committees, including HIPAA education.
• Developed workforce initiatives including JobLink, which hired/trained/retained
people with little or no or poor work experience.
• Patented my work for Career Quest®, Clarian’s internal staff development
program; also created its “culture:” Career Guides, training, Career Gear, etc.
2. Self-employed 05/93 – 12/01
Freelance Writer and Designer
• Researched, developed, wrote, designed, and produced award-winning print
materials: catalogues, order forms, stationery, brochures, identity campaigns,
case books, capabilities booklets, annual reports, and more.
• Coauthored and edited three books on healthcare trends and job searches.
• Wrote self-paced cross-training modules for Methodist Hospital (which they
marketed nationally as ADD-A COMP®).
Additional experience 1974 – 1993
• Provided sales support and technical support for a start-up company that
developed software for custom job shops. Wrote and produced their first
corporate newsletter and first comprehensive user manual. Developed their
first series of revenue-generating training seminars, which grew to be a
customer “university.”
• Managed an inside sales force for a medical sales company (4 years), where
I developed training materials for field reps and inside sales reps. Reagent
sales increased >100% as a result.
• Performed clinical laboratory scientist duties in several hospitals (10 yrs); also
developed/taught chemistry lectures, blood bank basics, phlebotomy.
Awards/Other
Accomplishments
• Author of numerous medical textbook chapters
• Author of pocket guides for primary care physicians
• Author of Proofread like a Pro (published by Briefings Media
Group, a publisher of training materials for businesses)
• Three copyrights, two trademarks, and a patent for Career
Quest® (I’m listed as the main inventor.)
• First-prize winner in international Newsletter on Newsletters
competition (beat FedEx in its category)
• APEX awards: Best Newsletter, Best Training Materials,
Best Corporate Communications, Best New Newsletter
2009–present
2012–present
2010
2005
1999
1998 & prior
Professional
Associations
Member, American Medical Writers Association
Member, National Federation of Press Women
Technical Skills Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Visio, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, InDesign,
DropBox, Slack.
Know how to work with print and Web file formats and documents.
Adept at formatting manuscripts & references according to journal specifications.
Use Thomson Reuters’ Endnote referencing software.
Education MA in Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Cincinnati
BS in Medical Technology, Miami of Ohio
1980
1978
Portfolio Available at https://www.createwrite.com
Work samples and testimonials are included in each section.
Please call 972-666-2449 for work samples specific to your interests and needs.
CV Available upon request.
References Available upon request.
