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Lorena Tonarelli, MSc - (Photo: LTonarelli)

Lorena is a freelance healthcare journalist, medical writer and editor specialized in eldercare, age-related conditions, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, medical imaging, pharma and biotech, and human resources. She has more than seven years of experience in researching, writing and editing CEU and educational articles, features, news, case studies, and more for publications and websites targeted at nurses, CNAs, nurse managers and administrators, physicians, patients, radiologic technologists, pharma executives and sales managers, and the general public.

Lorena is a regular contributor to Pharmafocus (John Wiley & Sons), Alzheimer’s Care Guide, Current Nursing in Geriatric Care, Current Activities in Long-Term Care, and Nurse Aide/VIP (Freiberg Press, Inc.), The Journal of Dementia Care (Hawker Publications), Seniors Contemporary Living (SCL Publications), and CEwebsource.com (Enterprises for Continuing Education, Inc.). Other titles include: Hospital Healthcare Europe (Campden Publishing), Old Age Psychiatrist and Rheumatology in Practice (Hayward Medical Communications), andUpward Curve (Touchline Publishing).

Lorena also works for leading marketing and advertising communication agencies, including Story Worldwide. She has worked as a media consultant to pharmaceutical companies, and on projects for medical communication agencies, producing clinical study reports, value dossiers, regulatory submission documents, and reports on KOL meetings, symposia and conferences.

Lorena has a master’s degree in science – specializing in drug development, medical imaging (MRI, PET, CT), and neurodegenerative disorders – and a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in science. She has academic research experience, and has trained as a journalist.

She has written books on Alzheimer’s disease, swine and seasonal influenza, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, weight loss, tai chi, and caregiving.

Links to published articles

Medical Imaging

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of brain tumor
• Hyperpolarized He3 MRI of COPD
• Diffusion-weighted MRI of ischemic stroke

Eldercare

• What do frail elders want?
• Simple, non-expensive strategies prevent delirium, improve quality of care

Alzheimer's disease

• Therapy program improves daily functioning and reduces caregiver burden
• Tangles and plaques: unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer's disease
• How to prevent and manage sundowning
• The stages of Alzheimer's disease

Pharma

• Tangles and plaques: unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer's disease
• The renal cell carcinoma market: Votrient to challenge Sutent's lead
• New anti-clotting drugs: stopping the silent killers
• Italy: pioneering pay for performance in the age of austerity

Leadership/management

• Leadership tips for keeping moral high in healthcare staffs

Job search/career advice

• Maximize your chances of success with distance learning
• BA: flying the flag for flexible work
• Overcoming rejection
• What if your boss finds out you're looking for a new job?

Books

• Alzheimer's Disease: Research-Based, Person-Centered Therapeutic Activities
• Caring: The Essential Guide
• The Simple Diabetes Diet - Nutritional and Lifestyle Strategies for Lowering Blood Glucose
• The Ultimate Low Cholesterol Diet Plan - Lower Your Cholesterol in Just Four Weeks
• Hypertension and Your Heart - Understanding and Managing High Blood Pressure
• Pandemic–Surviving the New Killer Virus