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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July 30, 2026, Webinar 1:30 pm – 3 pm ET; Helpful or Lost in Translation? Comparing AI Applications vs Human Interpreters (30 Jul 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Big Science, Small Readers: Creating a lay summary for kids that won the 2026 Grand ClearMark (03 Sep 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif;color:black"&gt;What does it take to explain complex clinical research to children and families?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif;color:black"&gt;Health Literacy Media gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the pediatric plain language trial summary that earned the 2026 Grand ClearMark Award. You'll learn how the team planned, wrote, designed, and tested a summary for children as young as 12 years old.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif;color:black"&gt;The presenters will share the decisions they made at every stage, from creating the template to revising the final product based on feedback from parents and children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif;color:black"&gt;You'll learn how to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style="font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Build a strong template before writing begins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style="font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Write for readers of different ages and reading abilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style="font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Design content that supports understanding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style="font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Gather and use feedback from real readers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style="font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Apply techniques that make complex information easier to understand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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