David Dickinson MA FRSA, Principal consultant, has 15 years’ experience in building bridges between the health business and consumers, and was the founder of Consumation in 1997, after 7 years as editor of the award winning consumer magazine Health Which? Since 1997, he has worked with bodies as various as the UK’s Food Standards Agency and the Multiple Sclerosis Society – but most of his work has been in medicines leaflets. Working with leading companies and with regulators including the EMEA,MHRA and the European Commission, he has also published on the information needs of medicines users in Patient Education and Counseling and the British Medical Journal. David sits on the UK’s Expert Advisory Group on patient information, is much in demand as a speaker, and keeps in close touch with global developments in patient communication and its regulatory implications.
Email: david.dickinson@consumation.com
Suzy Gallina BA has an honours degree from the renowned University of Reading in Typography and Graphic Communciation. She is an information designer with a strong track record in typography, magazine editorial and information design. Her special interests include health and medicines, but she also works on voluntary and charity projects. She is a sympathetic interviewer, and her wide experience, over 20 years, embraces type, design, use of clear language, usability testing and project management.
Email: suzy.gallina@consumation.com
Jane Teather MA (Cantab) is an information designer whose academic background was in the biomedical sciences and medical research. She moved to a marketing and technical writing in the communications industry before becoming a full-time information designer in 1991. Her special skills include technical and other writing; design, layout and typography; digital illustration; print and production consultancy; editing and proofreading.
Email:jane.teather@consumation.com
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