Wolters Kluwer Health & Natural Standard Partner to Streamline Access to Evidence–Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine Resources

Natural Standard Database Now Available to Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Professionals and Researchers via the Ovid Medical Research Platform

New York, NY (January 15, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health and Natural Standard, the authority on integrative medicine, are pleased to announce a partnership to expand access to Natural Standard Database through Ovid's medical research platform. Produced by The Natural Standard Research Collaboration, this up–to–date repository contains thousands of evidence–based systematic reviews on dietary supplements and other complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices including modalities, special diets, and exercises.

Natural Standard reviews are compiled by over 500 experts in clinical trial analysis, epidemiology, pharmacology, and toxicology. Searchable monograph sections include study result summaries, statistical analysis of clinical trials, dosing, drug interactions, precautions, contraindications, adverse effects, allergies, use in pregnancy and lactation. Natural products, physical and mind-body therapies are rated with validated, reproducible evidence "report cards" based on scientific study criteria used by the respected U.S. Preventive Task Force.

Additional features include Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits made available to multidisciplinary professionals to earn in real time. Tools such as interactive calculators, symptom and interaction checkers, and patient handouts in multiple languages are also included to help improve health care decision–making and outcomes.

"As the use of supplements and alternative therapies continues to increase in the United States and around the world, it made perfect sense to collaborate with Natural Standard to bring this unique resource to Ovid's global user," said Andrew Richardson, Vice President Business Development, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research.

"High utilization rates and consumer demand require healthcare providers to have a solid understanding of the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements and integrative therapies," said Dr. Catherine Ulbricht, Chief Editor at Natural Standard. "The Ovid platform, with its emphasis on smart, precise searching and ease of access, allows larger international audiences to benefit from our combined resources."

About Natural Standard
Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high-quality, evidence–based information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to healthcare facilities and academic centers. Prestigious contributors from hundreds of eminent international institutions employ the most up–to–date, comprehensive systematic review methodology available to develop Natural Standard decision–support tools. Rigorous fact–checking and multiple rounds of multidisciplinary peer review are employed to assure unbiased accurate information. Natural Standard is a trusted impartial information provider to thousands of hospitals, universities, government agencies and research organizations world–wide.

Wolters Kluwer Health and FXConferences Partner to Offer Audio Recordings of Conference Presentations and Webinars via OvidSP

100 Recordings of Expert Commentary Help Professionals in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Biotech, and Healthcare Industries Stay Current on New Regulations, Guidelines, and Developments

New York, NY (December 3, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health announced today a partnership with FXConferences to provide easy access to thousands of hours of FXConferences expert audio recordings designed for pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology and other healthcare related industries. Through the partnership, FXConferences resources will be accessible from the OvidSP platform, one of the world's leading information search platforms for the medical and healthcare communities.

The recordings provide users with current information on federal requirements, approval processes, and legal developments, along with practical guidance specifically for professionals in a variety of corporate industries. Topics have a global appeal and are relevant for multiple departments — R&D, Market Research, Compliance, Product Development, and more.

"We're delighted that FXConferences has chosen to partner with Wolters Kluwer Health," said Andrew Richardson, Vice President of Business Development at Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "Their unique selection of conference recordings complements and enriches the resources Ovid offers its corporate customer base, and provides a convenient way for global users to stay current on various US industry proceedings."

"Wolters Kluwer Health offers us an exciting distribution channel to a broad, global customer base," said Andres Heuberger, President of FXConferences. "Now, with our content available on the OvidSP platform, we can help enable executives and specialists in R&D, product development, quality assurance, compliance, and other areas to stay current on the latest information to make critical product and regulatory decisions quickly."

Each of the recordings consists of a 45–minute, telephone–based presentation delivered by expert international speakers, followed by a 15–minute question–and–answer session. Ten recordings are grouped into 10 topic — and industry–specific collections and are available to Ovid customers with and without transcripts.

About FXConferences
FXConferences is proud to provide convenient distance learning opportunities to busy professionals. It partners with leading industry experts to provide key information and guidance on the latest challenges and hot topics, and our audio conference format makes it easy to participate from the office, at home or on the road. FXConferences Is the educational arm of ForeignExchange Translations. ForeignExchange supports clinical, regulatory, marketing, and training groups at the world's largest medical device and pharmaceutical companies with specialized medical translation solutions.

Wolters Kluwer Health and Nestlé Foundation Renew Commitment to Provide Vital Nutrition Resources to Healthcare Professionals and Researchers in Low–Income Countries

Electronic Medical and Human Nutrition Full Text Resources Now Accessible via OvidSP

New York, NY (December 3, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health today announced its renewed commitment to the Nestlé Foundation's enLINK initiative, which supports the research of healthcare professionals in low–income countries to address malnutrition. In 2004, the Foundation and Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health and a global provider of medical and scientific resources, collaborated to develop the enLINK electronic library, which provides students, researchers, and healthcare workers with easy access to important electronic medical and nutrition resources. With this renewed partnership, resources will be more readily accessible through OvidSP, Ovid's medical research platform.

"Investing in any activity that promotes increased access to information has a tremendous impact; and as an organization dedicated to reducing problems of nutrition all over the world, the Nestlé Foundation initially chose Ovid to develop enLINK because of its comprehensive medical content and sophisticated technology," commented Prof. Dr. Paolo M. Suter, the Nestle Foundation. "The resources Ovid has provided over the past eight years have been instrumental to many human nutrition research programs in the low–income countries we serve, and we're pleased to continue our partnership with Ovid and enhance the service by offering streamlined access to the content via the OvidSP solution."

"We're delighted to continue our support for the Nestle Foundation's enLINK initiative and are committed to providing important access to medical journal resources that researchers can use to educate, diagnose, and treat problems of nutrition and nutrition deficiencies," said Jayne Marks, Vice President, Publishing at Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "Online access to medical resources is particularly critical for researchers and practitioners in low–income nations and we're proud to provide our OvidSP solution of premium medical journals to support the Foundation's efforts at correcting nutritional imbalances."

enLINK users will have access via OvidSP to ejournal and book content to support a variety of research topics, including clinical nutrition and practice; maternal and child nutrition; breastfeeding and complementary feeding; macro– and micro–nutrient deficiencies and imbalances; interactions between infection and nutrition; and nutrition education and health promotion. Plus, users can take advantage of OvidSP's search, alerting, and results management tools to stay current on their research activity.

About the Nestlé Foundation
The Nestlé Foundation for the Study of Problems of Nutrition in the World was established in 1966 by the Nestlé Company on the occasion of its centenary. It operates as an independent organization with an office in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Nestlé Foundation initiates and supports research in human nutrition with public health relevance in low and lower middle–income countries, as defined by the World Bank.

Wolters Kluwer Health's Ovid and LWW Technical Services Team Receives Northface ScoreBoard Award^SM for Excellence in Customer Service

Marks the 3rd Award Received in 2012 for Customer Service and Support

New York, NY (November 28, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce that the Technical Services team for its Ovid and LWW journals business recently received the coveted NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM from Omega Management Group Corp for achieving excellence in customer service and support in 2011. A pioneer in innovative customer experience management (CEM) strategies, Omega initiated the award in 2000 to recognize world–class customer service organizations based exclusively on customer ratings. Earlier in the year, Wolters Kluwer Technical Services was awarded both a Top 100 Center of Excellence designation and a Center of Excellence certification from Benchmark Portal.

"This award, our third customer satisfaction recognition this year, solidifies our position as a best–in–class support organization dedicated to providing superior customer service and products," said Neil Schmidt, Vice President and General Manager, Global Operations with Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "Our Technical Services team excels in meeting and exceeding our customer needs and is a key part of our long–term customer partnerships. I'm pleased the team continues to be recognized for their unmatched level of service."

"The NorthFace ScoreBoard Award recognizes organizations who not only offer exemplary customer service, but who also center their existence on a deep commitment to exceeding customer expectations," said John Alexander Maraganis, president & CEO of Omega. "As a first time award recipient, Wolters Kluwer Health received remarkable scores from its customers, illustrating great depth of satisfaction and loyalty for the Wolters Kluwer Health business."

As part of the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award Audit Program, Omega reviews and rates a company's entire customer service process on a quarterly basis, including areas such as technical support, customer services, training, and other aspects. Omega's ratings are based on survey responses from the company's customers. Companies that achieve a customer satisfaction rating of 4.0 or above — out of a possible 5.0 — over a 12–month period receive the award. Wolters Kluwer achieved a top score of 4.8 to be considered in best in class.

"Due to its unique 'customer–only vote' criteria, the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award has been viewed from its inception as the only objective benchmark for excellence in customer service," Maraganis said. "Our research indicates that companies that consistently achieve a 4.0 rating or above, which we call the 'Loyalty Zone,', are succeeding in achieving beneficial, long–term customer relationships, and this significantly raises the bar on their competitors."

WKH and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Expand Partnership to Offer Exclusive Access to Leading Evidence–Based Practice Resources on OvidSP

JBI's Full Text Resources and Implementation Tools Advance Informed Health Care Practice Globally

New York, NY (August 16, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with the University of Adelaide's Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), a leading international producer of evidence-based practice (EBP) resources and tools. Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the exclusive channel for JBI's complete EBP solution on its OvidSP and Nursing@Ovid research platforms, which are used by more than 12,500 institutions globally.

Through the partnership, current JBI members will have dual access to their resources on OvidSP, which offers robust searching and productivity tools, as well as JBI's COnNECT+ (Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics) platform. With the addition of JBI, Ovid's customers will have access to a comprehensive, aggregated solution of leading EBP resources, supporting improved patient care and clinical outcomes.

"We're very pleased that our partnership with JBI is expanding to support a single point of access to JBI's premier EBP solution on OvidSP," said Andrew Richardson, Vice President Business Development, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "As more clinicians globally accelerate the adoption of EBP within their institutions, we're able to support fast, effective access to the most essential resources from JBI, putting the evidence into practice."

"Wolters Kluwer Health offers JBI the unparalleled global distribution that is critical to our continued growth and success," said Alan Pearson, Executive Director, The Joanna Briggs Institute and Professor of Evidence Based Healthcare at the University of Adelaide, Australia. "With Ovid as our dedicated sales and support channel, we're able to combine our strengths and shared mission to provide greater accessibility to EBP resources and increase the opportunity for more clinicians to translate evidence into practice, while allowing JBI's researchers to focus on the development of evidence–based resources at our 70 collaborating centers around the world."

Wolters Kluwer Health and JBI formalized the exclusive partnership in 2010, to collaborate on providing broader access to evidence-based clinical information through its global platforms, beginning with select JBI content on Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) nursingcenter.com. The partnership is now expanding to provide the full suite of JBI resources on OvidSP.

About the Joanna Briggs Institute
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is an internationally renowned research and development unit within the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Adelaide, Australia. The Institute collaborates internationally with over 70 entities and groups located across the world to improve health care outcomes globally. The JBI approach to evidence-based health care is unique. JBI considers evidencebased health care at point-of-contact with patients or clients to be reliant on the research evidence, the context in which care is delivered, individual patient/client preference and the professional judgment of the health professional.

Wolters Kluwer Health Introduces CEConnection with Employer–Provided Continuing Education Content from Lippincott Williams &Wilkins

Fulfills CE and Professional Development Needs of Hospital–Based Nursing and Allied Health Practitioners

New York, NY (October 10, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health introduced today CEConnection for employer–provided continuing education (CE) content from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) supporting nursing and new for allied health professionals. CEConnection.com, an online CE platform offers institutions peer–reviewed, high quality content from LWW journals and products that make it easy to offer and track CE course completion by practitioners. Previously, CEConnection was available for individual and institutional nurses.

"We're pleased to enhance our CEConnection solution for allied health professionals who need convenient, easy–to–use online CE courses to fulfill their professional development needs," said Jayne Marks, Vice President Publishing at Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "CEConnection helps institutions recruit, retain, and develop allied health and nursing staff skills by giving them a convenient and affordable way to improve their professional knowledge."

New for allied health practitioners, CEConnection offers the widest variety of hospital-based CE all in one place including CE for behavioral/psychiatric health professionals — often difficult to find from a single provider.

Visit CEConnection.com to schedule a demo today.

Wolters Kluwer Health Introduces OvidOpenAccess to Support the Research Needs of the Global Medical Community

Thousands of Open Access Resources from Medknow and PMC Now Integrated within the OvidSP Research Platform

New York, NY (October 4, 2012) — In a commitment to support the research needs of its global medical community, Wolters Kluwer Health today announced the release of OvidOpenAccess, a new search discovery feature that integrates thousands of Open Access (OA) resources within the OvidSP platform. Now OvidSP users can conduct a single search query to uncover relevant answers to important medical questions across subscribed and OA content.

Resources provided through OvidOpenAccess includes more than 200 journals from Medknow, a leading, global Open Access publisher and part of Wolters Kluwer Health, and thousands of OA articles available in PMC (formerly known as PubMed Central), the digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the US National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NLM). OvidOpenAccess is value–added content for all institutional subscribers of the OvidSP platform, the world's leading medical research platform.

"OvidOpenAccess signals an exciting evolution in our efforts to simplify and speed access to the research, bringing users unrestricted access to peer-reviewed, evidence-based literature made easy in a single search," said Karen Abramson, President and CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "With the rate of research growth in emerging economies, we're also pleased to bring to the forefront trusted medical content from Medknow that offers users a greater international, transcultural perspective on timely, medical topics."

With OvidOpenAccess, OA content is listed in a separate, easily identifiable results widget alongside the main Search Results pane in OvidSP Basic Search. Users can conduct post search tasks, such as print, save, and export to a project or project folder in the My Projects function. Currently, OvidOpenAccess includes a growing list of more than 70,000 full text articles from Medknow's clinical and research journals. Medknow journals are published on behalf of nearly 160 professional healthcare societies and associations and span a wide range of medical and healthcare disciplines, including nursing pharmacology, and alternative medicine. In addition, users have access, through the PMC Open Access Subset, to bibliographic citations of articles published in more than 1,000 unembargoed journals.

The OvidSP medical research platform delivers a solution of aggregated premium content from more than 150 information producers, and rich search functionality and tools to quickly find and manage search results. Used by more than 12,500 institutions globally, OvidSP helps physicians, clinicians, students, researchers, and librarians to make important decisions to improve patient care, enhance ongoing research, and fuel new discoveries.

January & February Events

American Library Association Midwinter (ALA) Meeting: January 20 – 23, Seattle, WA

This conference has the reputation for being a top educational and networking event for librarians. From starting conversations at Midwinter Meetings to the Annual Conference focus on "Transforming our libraries, ourselves," the emphasis of programs, sessions, discussions, and updates is on tools to help libraries adapt, stay strong, and improve services despite tight budgets. The networking opportunities have an outstanding track record for bringing long–term professional benefits, including sharing ideas and best practices throughout the field.

Ontario Library Association Super Conference: Jan 31 – Feb 1, Toronto, ON

The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is Canada's largest library organization and OLA's Super Conference is Canada's largest continuing education event in librarianship. Within the Super Conference event is the country's largest library tradeshow. The program is a tribute to the ability of OLA members to balance the cutting edge and the practical in a way that can satisfy an increasingly diverse number of member interests and needs.

March & April Events

American Organization of Nurse Executives: March 20 – 23, Denver, CO

With more than 45 concurrent sessions, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall full of products and services, you can do it all at AONE 2013. AONE will allow you to experience insightful and timely concurrent sessions led by distinguished faculty, acclaimed plenary session speakers, and networking events that are sure to leave you feeling re–energized and refreshed.

Computers In Libraries: April 8 – 10, Washington, DC

Information Today Inc., a key provider of technology conferences for more than twenty–five years with Internet Librarian and KMWorld, is pleased to announce the 28th annual Computers in Libraries — the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition concentrating all aspects of library technology.

Computers in Libraries has grown to become the top destination for librarians and info pros focused on technology and its applications in today's libraries. More information will be available in the coming months for this special event.

Association College & Research Libraries Annual Meeting: April 10 – 12, Indianapolis, IN

ACRL 2013 will showcase the most current and relevant trends in academic and research librarianship — both scholarly and practical. Attend and return to your library with a wealth of new ideas and a renewed sense of professional pride and purpose.

Special Libraries Association Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division Spring Meeting: April 14 – 16, Philadelphia, PA

Every spring, members and supporters of the PHT division gather for two and a half days in order to improve their professional position and education, to network and share best practices in the field, and to meet with partners and vendors to bring the best resources to their clients.

May & June Events

Florida Library Association Annual Conference: May 1 – 3, Orlando, FL

New Possibilities and Partnerships highlights opportunities for improving and introducing new and better products and services. It reflects a positive approach to working within exciting but challenging times.

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting: May 3 – 8, Boston, MA

The year 2013 will provide a unique opportunity to explore the global interdependency of health information at a federated international meeting incorporating the 2013 Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Medical Library Association (MLA '13), the 11th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), the 7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), and the 6th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC).

Association College & Research Libraries — New England Chapter: May 10, Worcester, MA

Chapters make ACRL come alive at the local level. The association's 42 chapters promote excellence in academic libraries through programming and professional development opportunities that fit local needs, as well as through advocacy efforts and networking connections.

The mission of ACRL Chapters Council is to serve as a conduit for information and communication between National ACRL and its Chapters, and to promote membership of ACRL National.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses & National Teaching Institute: May 18 – 23, Boston, MA

Join us in Boston for NTI 2013 — AACN's National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition and the Advanced Practice Institute — where you can update your knowledge, refine your skills and always learn something new at the premier conference for high acuity and critical care nurses.

As a committed professional, you'll connect with colleagues from the U.S. and other countries who share your desire for new knowledge, renewal and rejuvenation. Make NTI 2013 your special time for learning and networking. Please check back soon to find out more about next year's conference and start planning your trip to Boston.

Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada: May 22 – 25, Saskatchewan, Cananda

The 37th annual CHLA/ABSC conference theme of inspiration, cooperation, innovation is strongly reflected in the history and growth of the province of Saskatchewan. Join us from May 22–25, 2013 in the "Paris of the Prairies" (Saskatoon) to become inspired, engage in down home style cooperation, and let your innovative juices flow!

Special Libraries Association Annual Conference: June 9 – 11, Diego, CA

Wolters Kluwer Health Announces New Functionality on OvidMD, the Preferred Clinical Search and Discovery Tool

New Capabilities Help Physicians Get Faster Answers

New York, NY (May 18, 2012) — Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health and a global information solutions provider offering the world's leading research platform of aggregated medical resources, will mark the one year anniversary of OvidMD at this year's Medical Librarians Association (MLA) annual meeting in Seattle, WA, May 19 – 22, with the introduction of new capabilities targeted to the needs of medical librarians and the clinicians they serve.

"Each year, MLA offers a unique opportunity to meet with the medical librarian community and update them on our new products and enhancements, and this year is no exception with some exciting improvements to OvidMD," said Karen Abramson, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "After a successful year in the market, we're pleased to deliver productivity enhancements to OvidMD designed to help clinicians get faster answers with tools such as clinical focus navigators, typeahead that thinks ahead, and mobile access. We've also include features that support librarians in promoting their resources to the physicians at their institution."

OvidMD puts research into practice bringing the library resources to the clinician. Users search Ovid MEDLINE, UpToDate^®, evidence–based databases, with subscribed resources from Ovid's repository of aggregated, premium clinical journals and books to deliver clinically relevant search results. OvidMD is the only tool that allows physicians to access information from UpToDate for quick clinical answers or Ovid for deeper research, all in one interface.

Attendees at the MLA annual conference will also be excited about high–quality, peer–reviewed Open Access content from Medknow and PubMed Central coming soon to OvidSP. Visitors to the Wolters Kluwer Health – Ovid's booth #301 can register to win the latest in technology devices at Ovid's first–ever Wii^TM Home Run Derby.

Wolters Kluwer Health's Ovid and LWW Technical Services Team Receives Third Consecutive Certification as "Center of Excellence" from BenchmarkPortal

Wolters Kluwer Health Remains the Only Company in its Industry to Receive Certification, which Recognizes High–Quality Best Practices in Customer Service and Support

New York, NY (February 6, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce that its Ovid and LWW journals Technical Services team received certification as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration the Center for Customer–Driven Quality^™, founded at Purdue University. Only 10% of companies that submit data under BenchmarkPortal's program are awarded a "Certification of Excellence." This is the third time in six years that a team within the Wolters Kluwer Health Customer Support organization received certification.

"The BenchmarkPortal certification is a tremendous honor and exemplary of our customer–centered approach to our work. I couldn't be prouder of the Technical Services and Customer Support teams for their continued commitment to delivering high-quality customer service and satisfaction," said Karen Abramson, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "Our customers and partners have long credited their customer support and service experience as an important, value–added component of their partnership with Ovid and the LWW journals, and this certification is a testament to the team's expertise, and dedication to building a customer–driven business."

Bruce Belfiore, CEO of BenchmarkPortal added, "We certified Wolters Kluwer Health's Ovid and LWW journals customer care operations as a Center of Excellence after evaluating the company's effectiveness and efficiency in interacting with their customers. Three consecutive years of certification is a noteworthy achievement. We applaud their commitment to superior customer service."

The certification process involved surveys conducted with Ovid and LWW journal customers and subscribers, a review of center communication and operations metrics, and an assessment of how members of the Wolters Kluwer Health Technical Services team field customer calls and email.

BenchmarkPortal, custodian of the world's largest database of contact center performance metrics, evaluates customer support and service centers across a variety of industries on their ability to meet or exceed rigorous quality standards in comparison to their peers. They are measured against a set of key performance indicators that balance efficiency and effectiveness (unlike other center certifications, which typically focus on less results–oriented metrics such as process–handling and procedures). Centers that demonstrate superior performance on these cost-–and quality–related metrics compared with their industry peers are awarded with certification.

Wolters Kluwer Health to Exhibit at London Book Fair

LONDON (April 16, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce that Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) and Ovid will exhibit at the 41st Annual London Book Fair held at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre in London, April 16–18, to share information on global publishing partnerships, new journal iPad app editions, and eBook content updates from Ovid that support quick access to medical research. Representatives from Ovid, LWW journals and books will be at the Wolters Kluwer Health stand N535.

"London Book Fair is a great opportunity to meet with our colleagues and partners in the publishing world," said Karen Abramson, President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "We're especially excited to share our innovations in digital access to journal content and ongoing developments in China to bring locally produced medical research to a global audience through Ovid."

In addition, representatives from Kluwer Law International will be exhibiting at the Wolters Kluwer booth to share updates on their products and solutions.

Wolters Kluwer Health to Exhibit at UKSG 2012

Ovid and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to Showcase New Partnerships, iPad App Offerings and Innovations that Support Access to the Latest Medical Research

LONDON (March 26, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce that Ovid and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) will exhibit at the 35th Annual UKSG Conference held in Glasgow, Scotland, March 26–28, to share information on new content, partnerships and innovations that support quick access to the latest medical research. Representatives from Ovid and LWW will be at the Wolters Kluwer Health stand 91 & 93.

"UKSG offers an ideal opportunity to speak with customers and partners on timely industry issues. We're pleased to participate in this year's show to share our ideas around trends in mobile access and global research needs," said Karen Abramson, President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research.

Representatives from Ovid, a global leader in electronic scientific, medical, and academic information research solutions, and from LWW journals, a premier publisher for the world's leading medical, nursing and allied health societies, will be available to discuss details of the latest company news and information.

Wolters Kluwer Health and New England Journal of Medicine Enter into an Expanded Distribution Agreement

New York, NY (February 15, 2012) — Wolters Kluwer Health today announced it has entered into an expanded distribution agreement with the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the "gold standard" for quality biomedical research and for the best practices in clinical medicine. Under the terms of the agreement, Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the only medical research aggregator to distribute current, non-embargoed NEJM content to institutions and their clinicians, researchers and students who need fast access to the latest medical and clinical literature. The OvidSP medical research platform is used by more than 12,500 institutions worldwide.

Ovid customers will have site–wide access to current issues of the New England Journal of Medicine through 1990 in PDF format, plus links to Online First articles. Ovid had previously offered NEJM content through 1993, as HTML only.

"After an extensive review of the current and future positioning of NEJM, we are pleased to be partnering with Wolters Kluwer Health," said Thomas Easley, Publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine. "The OvidSP research solution offers NEJM added global reach, allowing us to bring important medical research and clinical content to even more healthcare professionals and researchers than ever before."

"We are delighted to expand our relationship with the New England Journal of Medicine to offer our customers the most authoritative and influential medical periodical for physicians, researchers, students and healthcare professionals in the world," said Karen Abramson, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "We're particularly excited to make this invaluable content accessible to even more users in the global healthcare community, reaching important emerging markets to fuel research and improve clinical outcomes," said Karen Abramson, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research."

Ovid is a global information solutions provider offering clinicians, researchers, and students in the medical, scientific, and academic fields customizable solutions of content, tools, and services that make research smarter, faster, and more effective. Its flagship search platform, OvidSP is a robust search platform used by the world's leading medical and academic institutions as well as pharmaceutical companies, among other companies. The system averages more than 1.3 billion page views annually, with approximately 620 full text downloads occurring ever minute, globally.

About NEJM
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM.org) is the world's leading medical journal and website. Founded in 1812, and owned by the Massachusetts Medical Society, NEJM publishes peer–reviewed research and interactive clinical content for physicians, educators and the global medical community.

Ovid Now Offers PsycTESTS^®, a New Repository for Psychological Tests and Measures from American Psychological Association

Preview PsycTESTS for OvidSP at the Wolters Kluwer Health — Ovid Booth #1744 at the American Library Association (ALA) 2012 Midwinter Meeting Today Through January 23rd, in Dallas, TX

Washington, DC (January 20, 2012) — The American Psychological Association (APA) and Ovid, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, are pleased to announce the availability of the APA's research database, PsycTESTS^®, on the OvidSP platform. This distribution arrangement between APA and Ovid offers institutions choice in access to this unique database of ready–to–use test instruments, which is also available on APA's proprietary platform, APA PsycNET^®. In addition to PsycTESTS, OvidSP also hosts the following APA databases: PsycINFO^®, PsycARTICLES^®, PsycBOOKS^®, PsycEXTRA^®, and PsycCRITIQUES^®.

We're pleased to partner with the APA to bring this specialized database to our global customer base. PsycTESTS on OvidSP allows users of APA–subscribed content, along with their other important Ovid holdings, to quickly and easily search these resources simultaneously, to retrieve, current, relevant results," said Andrew L. Popper, Vice President of Global Products at Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research.

"Customers have eagerly anticipated the release of this key database, which is so important to the work of researchers and graduate students in psychology and related disciplines. APA is very pleased that PsycTESTS is now available on OvidSP with 5 other APA databases so that more of our mutual customers will have another access option. As we do with the other databases, APA staff are happy to provide training and documentation for this exciting new product," added Linda Beebe, Senior Director, PsycINFO, American Psychological Association.

PsycTESTS is a new research database that provides access to an abundance of full–text psychological tests, measures, scales, and other assessments as well as descriptive and administrative information for each. The database also covers select commercially published tests, and provides direct links to purchase these tests from their respective publisher sites. All test records in PsycTESTS are created by skilled indexers with deep knowledge of the psychology literature. Full instruments are available in convenient download formats, including printable PDF, images, audio, or software for easy display and use. PsycTESTS is updated monthly and currently includes over 4,100 total records, with more than 3,500 indexed test records, and 2,400 ready–to–use instruments. Those interested in learning more about PsycTESTS or wishing to register for a free 30–day trial are encouraged to visit the APA website for more information.

Learn more and demo PsycTESTS and other APA products on Ovid during the American Library Association (ALA) 2012 Midwinter meeting held today through January 23rd, in Dallas, TX. Ovid representatives will be available at the Wolters Kluwer Health–Ovid Booth #1744, and representatives from the American Psychological Association will be at Booth #2245.

About APA
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 154,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting health, education, and human welfare.

2012 Events

HASA2012 Annual Conference: September 19 – 21

The Hospital Association of South Africa is a confederation of private hospitals and ambulatory clinics, operating on a non-profit basis, representing the collective interests of private hospitals in South Africa in respect of economic and social policy and other areas, as agreed to by its members.

The Local Organising committee aims to host a world-class event in terms of administration, venue, content, and opportunities to socialise and network.

The Cochrane Collaboration Annual Colloquia: September 30 – October 3

The Cochrane Collaboration, established in 1993, is an international network of more than 28,000 dedicated people from over 100 countries. We work together to help health care providers, policy–makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well–informed decisions about health care, based on the best available research evidence, by preparing, updating and promoting the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews – over 5,000 so far, published online in The Cochrane Library.

The Cochrane Collaboration holds annual conferences, known as 'Colloquia', which are open to everyone. Colloquia are designed to bring people together in one place to discuss, develop and promote our work, and to shape the organisation's future direction.

7th Annual Pharma–Bio–Med, BioSciences & CI Information Conference & Exposition: October 1 – 3

The must–attend event for information, library, knowledge management and competitive intelligence professionals covering best practices across the spectrum of bioscience information.

The international conference and exposition covers:

MCMLA 2012: October 4

The Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA) is a chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA), a professional organization of individuals and institutions in the health sciences library field.

MCMLA provides an opportunity for discussion of regional and local interests and for continuing education in health sciences librarianship.

Each year, MCMLA holds an annual meeting to conduct the business of the Chapter. The meeting offers continuing education courses, poster and paper sessions, and many opportunities to network with colleagues.

Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting: October 6 – 7

The purpose of the Midwest Chapter, Medical Library Association (MLA) is to stimulate and foster interest in health sciences libraries and librarianship; to increase the knowledge of its members by sponsoring educational programs and courses: to encourage development of and cooperation among health sciences libraries; to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of mutual problems and concerns; and to acquaint persons interested in health sciences libraries and librarianship with MLA.

The Midwest Chapter conducts an Annual Meeting each fall. The meeting addresses current issues relevant to health science librarians through a variety of formats –– panel presentations, formal papers, and informal discussion groups. In addition, each meeting offers continuing education courses and vendor exhibits.

American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference: Oct 10 – 12

At the ANCC National Magnet Conference^®, more than 7,000 nurses and nursing executives from top hospitals celebrate Magnet Recognition and gather to share evidence–based practices. This is the official annual conference of the prestigious Magnet Recognition Program^®, serving as both a celebration of accomplishment for newly designated Magnet^® organizations and a showcase of best nursing practices for the Magnet community. All those interested in improving their institution's nursing program and learning about Magnet are invited to register. Attendees will return to their hospitals energized to improve their nursing programs and equipped with proven methods to do so.

Frankfurt Book Fair: October 10 – 14

As the world's largest, even legendary book fair, Frankfurt is always exciting, innovative and very, very colourful. This year, once again, we're keenly awaiting more than 7,000 international exhibitors, diverse new customer groups and around 3,000 events. Among its many activities, the Frankfurt Academy is hosting four conferences to help international publishers find their way in the digital world, as well as the two-day event, StoryDrive, to highlight the potential for crossmedial cooperation.

2012 MLA Quad Chapter Meeting: October 13 – 16

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to meet with and hear from members of the Southern, MAC, NY/NJ, and Philadelphia Chapters of MLA. The meeting will have many exciting speakers including Dr. John Orwant, Director of Google Research, Souzan Hawala–Druy, MPH, BSN who will discuss cultural competency for the health profession, and DeEtta Jones, who will share her insights on diversity, leadership and management issues. During the meeting you will also hear from your colleagues who will be presenting throughout the meeting during several Paper and Poster Sessions.

South Central Chapter MLA: October 13 – 17

For library students, this is the perfect opportunity to see professional medical librarians in action. It is a hands–on experience exploring a possibly whole new direction of focus. Professional librarians can learn about the latest library trends and network with other professionals. For everyone, SCC/MLA is an effective way share and discuss ideas, hear from experts, see the latest products, and create contacts for future opportunities of collaboration and potential employment.

2012 MHS Annual Education Conference: October 17 – 19

MHSLA's purpose is to promote excellence in health sciences librarianship by providing its membership with opportunities for professional growth, fostering communication between members and their regions, facilitating resource sharing, increasing awareness of new technologies, providing high–quality continuing education, and conducting research in health sciences information services

An annual educational conference and business meeting is held each fall with the regional groups rotating the hosting responsibilities. Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel, the St. Clair Inn, Dearborn Hyatt, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn, Traverse City's Park Place, Grand Rapids Amway Grand Plaza and East Lansing's Marriott have all served as conference sites. MLA–sponsored CE courses, workshops and nationally–known speakers help provide participants with the most current information in health sciences librarianship.

NAHSL 2012 @ Woodstock: October 28 – 30

NAHSL actively engages in activities that support excellence and leadership in the health sciences field by providing continuing educational opportunities, promoting networking and encouraging cooperative relationships and serving as a link to the Medical Library Association.

About the Conference:
"Reading Between The Lines" The focus of the program is on media coverage of health topics; speakers include medical journalists, bloggers, and other authors. They will explore how the message is developed, researched, and sometimes distorted.

11° Congresso Nacional de Bibliotecários: 18–20 Outubro

As Bibliotecas e os Arquivos afirmam–se, hoje como no passado, como plataformas privilegiadas para o acesso à informação e ao conhecimento, conjugando uma complexa realidade de fatores humanos, materiais e tecnológicos para um exercício igualitário dos direitos e deveres sociais, cívicos e culturais.

Enquanto organizadores, mediadores e facilitadores de acesso, os profissionais de informação e documentação são o esteio essencial para potenciar o valor social da informação e o alcance estratégico que hoje assumem as tecnologias de informação pela sua capacidade de construir integração.

A gestão de sistemas e redes de informação é uma necessidade fundamental da qual dependem, cada vez mais, a sustentabilidade e resultados das instituições mas também a relevância e impacto dos serviços de informação que prestam e da permanência do património que gerem.

Em 2012, o 11° Congresso Nacional de Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas apresenta–se como um espaço de reflexão e debate sobre o presente e o futuro das bibliotecas e arquivos face a um contexto de condicionalismos e exigências que desafiam conceitos, meios e soluções.

www.bad.pt/11congresso

Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference: November 1 – 2

Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) serves as the primary statewide organization meeting the needs and interests of all information professionals who focus on the area of health and medical science.

Anyone interested in librarianship and learning is welcome to attend. Information professionals working in all types of libraries can benefit from the continuing information sessions offered during the conference.

2012 Charleston Conference: November 7 – 10

Each year hundreds of librarians, vendors, and publishers make a pilgrimage to the Holy City. They are not headed to the Mediterranean, but to the southeast coast of the U S –– to Charleston, SC.

The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC, in November, to discuss issues of importance to them all. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a non–threatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. Presidents of companies discuss and debate with library directors, acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, serials librarians, collection development librarians, and many, many others. Begun in 1980, the Charleston Conference has grown from 20 participants in 1980 to over 1,400 in 2011.

8th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium: November 12 – 1

The complexity of the global health agenda and the information now available to guide global health policy and practice decisions remains significant. Diversity in practice, culture, clinical settings and evidence presents unimaginable challenges to researchers, health professionals and citizens alike. It is imperative that, as a global health and research community, we draw together our expertise in the fields of synthesis, transfer and utilisation, to be able to make the most of the information available to us. This event is an opportunity for us to channel our diverse skills and knowledge, to share, to network and to learn from each other.

Health professionals from all disciplines will benefit from this conference. Researchers, practitioners and citizens (consumers) are invited to join us in beautiful Chiang Mai to work together to close the gap between research, policy and practice.

Online Information 2012: November 20 – 21

This year, Online Information is transforming with a new focus on a high level conference. As well as our showpiece event there will be opportunities throughout the year to watch videos, download content and join in the debate with us. Online Information will give you access to the latest innovations and emerging trends.

The 2012 conference will focus on 5 key topics: