Brita Fiess, M.A.

• Since 2007 full-time freelance translator specialised in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and biotech translations.
• Since 2013 member of the proz.com Certified PRO Network for the language combination English to German.   
• Since 2018 freelance medical writer.

Education:

• 1990 –1997  General and Historical Linguistics, English, Social Anthropology: George August University Göttingen, Germany, M.A. (“Distinction”).

• 1994  Exchange student: University of Jyväskylä, Finland (scholarship by DAAD (Germany) and CIMO (Finland)).

• 1998  International summer school for Greek language and culture: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (scholarship by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).

• 1998  International summer school for Greek language and culture: Institute of Balkan Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece (scholarship by the Greek Ministry of Culture).

 Memberships/Affiliations: 

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (DGZMK).

• European Medical Writers Association (EMWA).

• Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET).

• Women in Localization.

 Continuing Professional Development in Translation Studies: 

• "Translation for environmental organizations I+II". Webinar. proz.com.
• "Translating for Food Industry". Webinar. proz.com.
• "Medical Journals: Translating like A Writer, Not A Scientist". Webinar. proz.com.
• "The Patient's Perspective: Best Practices for Translating ICFs and PILs". Webinar. proz.com.
• "How to align your legacy translations in order to obtain a Translation Memory for future use". Webinar. proz.com.
• "The Anatomy of a Clinical Trial Protocol: Important Concepts and Essential Terminology for Accurate Translation". Webinar. proz.com.
• "Die Across Translator Edition v6.3 für Einsteiger“. Webinar. 17 January 2017. Across Systems GmbH.
• "Quality Assurance in TWB Kató with lexiQA". Webinar. 27 February 2018. Translators Without Borders in collaboration with lexiqa.
• "Understanding Cancer for Medical Language Professionals". Webinar. 8 January 2019. eCPD Webinars and Jason Willis-Lee. 
• "Blood Tests Made Easy for Medical Language Professionals". Webinar. 5 February 2019. eCPD Webinars and Jason Willis-Lee. 
• "Let's Talk About Capturing the Patient's Voice in Translation". Webinar. Multilingual Summer Series 2021. 26 August 2021.

Continuing Professional Development in Medical Writing:  

• "Inflammation Basics for Medical Writers." Webinar. 16 July 2020. Diana Ribeiro. European Medical Writers.
• "Veterinary Articles for Scientific Journals: Case Reports. Webinar. 12 February 2021. Dr. med. vet. Cemile Jakopoglu. European Medical Writers.
•  "Introduction to Medical Writing: A Beginner's Guide for Future Medical Writers." Zoom Session. 17 September 2021. Dr. Mohamed Salman.
• “Health Writing for a Healthier Life.” Webinar. 27 September 2021. Andrea Rossi. European Medical Writers (EMWA).

Continuing Professional Development in Medicine: 

•  "Exploring Cancer Medicines". MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn.
•  "Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body is Telling Us".MOOC. University of Pennsylvania on Coursera.
• "Introduction to the Biology of Cancer". MOOC. Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. 
• "Understanding Cancer Metastasis". MOOC. Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. 
• "Personalizing the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Current and Emerging Therapies." Webinar. 14 September 2017. Bruce Cohen, MD, Professor in Neurology, via Med Learning Group. 
• "Understanding Dementia". MOOC. University of Tasmania and Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre.
• "Preventing Dementia". MOOC. University of Tasmania and Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre.
• "Progress in MS Research Live Update 2018". Live-Stream. 28 August 2018. MS Research Australia.
• "3. Lungentagung Worms: Asthma, COPD und häufige Begleiterkrankungen." Conference. Worms. 22 September 2018.
• "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics". MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn.
• "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Parkinson's Disease". MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn.
• "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Drug Origins". MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn.
• "It Starts with Your Heart: Understanding Heart and Circulatory Diseases". MOOC British Heart Foundation on FutureLearn.
• "The Rise of Coronavirus Diseases." Webinar. 21 May 2020. Dr. Sergey Sulima. European Medical Writers.
• "Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes: Pathogenesis and Current Treatment Protocols". Webinar. 10. November 2020. Prof. Marc Y. Donath on Curaden Academy.
• virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED 2020. International medical trade fair. 16 - 19 November 2020.
• "Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease". MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn.
• "Understanding Multiple Sclerosis". MOOC. University of Tasmania and Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
• Nationale Konferenz zu Seltenen Erkrankungen (NAKSE) 2021 (National Conference on Rare Diseases). 23-24 September 2021.

Continuing Professional Development in Dentistry: 

• "Introduction to Dental Medicine". MOOC. University of Pennsylvania on Coursera.
• "Implant Dentistry". MOOC. University of Hong Kong on Coursera.
• Visit to the International Dental Show 2017 (IDS 2017).
• "Success and Failure with Dental Implants: Comprehensive Maintenance of Patients with Dental Implants". Webinar. 28 March 2017. Nikos Mattheos, DDS, MASc, PhD, on Curaden Campus.
• "Sofortimplantation und Sofortversorgung". Live Webinar. 27  September 2018. Dr. Joachim Beck-Mußotter on Dental Tribune DT Study Club. 
• "Mundgesundheit und Allgemeinerkrankungen - Welche Zusammenhänge gibt es?". Live Webinar. 28 November 2018. Priv. Doz. Dr. Dirk Ziebolz M.Sc. on Dental Tribune DT Study Club. 
• "Deutscher Zahnärztetag 2020: Orale Medizin und Immunkompetenz". Online Conference. 13 November 2020.
• "Periodontitis: A Crash Course in the Context of the New World Workshop Classification, from Diagnosis to Treatment and Maintenance". Webinar. 8 March 2021. Dr. Jonathan du Toit on Curaden Campus.
• "Digital Solutions in Implant Dentistry - Tools to Increase Predictability and Success in Your Implant Cases". Live Webinar. 17 June 2021. Dr. Marcus Dagnelid on Ostell Campus.
• International Dental Show 2021 (IDS 2021) via IDSconnect. 

Continuing Professional Development in Medical Technology: 

• "Genomic Medicine: Transforming Patient Care in Diabetes". MOOC. University of Exeter on FutureLearn.
• "Ultrasound Imaging: What Is Inside?" . MOOC. University of Twente on FutureLearn.
• "MedTech: Digital Health and Wearable Technology" . MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn.

Continuing Professional Development in eHealth: 

• "Protecting Health Data in the Modern Age: Getting to Grips with the GDPR." MOOC. University of Groningen on FutureLearn."
• "Managing Your Health Data". MOOC. European Institute of Innovation and Technology on FutureLearn.

Continuing Professional Development in Biotechnology: 

•  "Introduction to Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technology". Webinar. 12 January 2017. Dr. Wolfgang Krebs, QIAGEN AG. 
• "Bioprinting: 3D Printing Body Parts". MOOC. University of Wollongong on FutureLearn.

Continuing Professional Development in Biology: 

• "Understanding Plants - Part I: What a Plant Knows". MOOC. Tel Aviv University on Coursera.
• "How does the Body Use DNA as a Blueprint?". MOOC. University of Aberdeen on FutureLearn.
• "Soils: Introducing the World Beneath Our Feet". MOOC. Lancaster University on FutureLearn.

Continuing Professional Development in Cleanroom Technology: 

• Cleanzone 2020. International trade fair for contamination control and cleanroom technology. 18-19 November 2020.

Selected Published Translations:  

• "Interventionen für den Ersatz fehlender Zähne: Behandlung von Periimplantitis". Cochrane Plain Language Summary. Original Version: "Interventions for replacing missing teeth. Treatment of peri-implantitis."
• "Cholesterinasehemmer sind für Personen mit Parkinson-Krankheit und Parkinson-Demenz von Nutzen". Cochrane Plain Language Summary. Original Version: "Cholesterinase inhibitors are beneficial for people with Parkinson's disease and dementia".
• "Die Verwendung von Bypasspräparaten zur Prävention von Blutungen bei Personen mit Hämophilie mit inhibitorischen Antikörpern". Cochrane Plain Language Summary. Original Version: "The use of bypassing agents for preventing bleeding in people with hemophilia with inhibitors".
• "Instillationstechniken für topische Medikamente bei Grünem Star". Cochrane Plain Language Summary. Original Version: "Topical medicine instillation techniques for glaucoma".
• "Vergleichende Wirksamkeit und Risiko-Nutzen-Verhältnis von Modulatoren und Suppressiva des Immunsystems bei Personen mit Multipler Sklerose." Cochrane Plain Language Summary. Original Version: "Comparative efficacy and risk-benefit balance of modulator and suppressant drugs of the immune system in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)".
• "1.3 Eine Assoziation bedeutet nicht unweigerlich eine Ursache-Wirkungs-Beziehung". Wissen was wirkt. 26 October 2018. Original Version: "Association is not the same as causation".  John Castle. 23 June 2017. Students 4 Best Evidence.
• "1.6 Die Meinung von Experten ist nicht immer richtig". Wissen was wirkt. 17 January 2019. Original Version: "Expert opinion is not always right". Eero Teppo. 7 July 2017. Students 4 Best Evidence.
• "1.8 Mehr ist nicht notwendigerweise besser". Wissen was wirkt. 6 February 2019. Original Version: "More is not necessarily better". Ed Walsh. 14 July 2017. Students 4 Best Evidence.

Published Blogs:

• "Multiple Sklerose: Eine Krankheit, viele Gesichter, wenig gute Informationen".  Wissen was wirkt. 15 November 2017.
• "Verlaufsmodifizierende Therapien bei MS - Recap der Cochrane Evicenz". Wissen was wirkt. 28 November 2017.
• "Viel Angebot, wenig Evidenz: Ernährung und Nahrungsergänzung bei Multipler Sklerose". Wissen was wirkt. 13 December 2017.

 Publications:  

• "Der Genitiv bei Modalverben im Finnischen: Seine Syntax und Semantik in unpersönlichen Nezessivkonstruktionen." Göttinger Linguistische Abhandlungen 1. Göttingen, Peust & Gutschmidt, 2000.
• Co-worker of the revised edition of the Greek/German Euro Dictionary published by the renowned publishing house Langenscheidt: Griechisch: Griechisch-Deutsch/Deutsch-Griechisch. Völlige Neubearbeitung. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2008.
• Various publications in linguistics' and philological journals. 

Volunteering:   

• Translators Without Borders
• Cochrane
• RareConnect