Thomson Launches Medical Education Website
The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOX; NYSE: TOC), a leading provider of scientific and healthcare information solutions, announced today that it has developed a new online medical education portal, www. freeCME. com.
ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) May 13, 2004 -
– The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOX; NYSE: TOC), a leading provider of scientific and healthcare information solutions, announced today that it has developed a new online medical education portal, www. freeCME. com. The new site enables physicians to earn sophisticated and comprehensive continuing medical education (CME) credits at no cost and to manage their completed course requirements easily.
Www. freeCME. com leverages high-quality medical content and specialized CME programs from across the Thomson medical education businesses to provide physicians with personalized, multi-component learning opportunities, including independent online study, live symposia, and case-based interactive courses.
The online portal is designed with an intuitive, user-friendly interface, which features over 400 hours covering more than 30 specialty areas, including diabetes, rheumatology, oncology and trauma medicine. www. freeCME. com also allows physicians to earn specialty CME credits from various medical societies, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The underlying technology enables physicians to complete their learning online, take the necessary tests, and receive immediate grading and delivery of CME certificates as well as accurate tracking of courses taken.
For detailed information about www. freeCME. com, call (404) 262-7436 or visit www. thomson. com/healthcare (http://www. thomson. com/healthcare).
About The Thomson Corporation
With 2003 revenues of $7.6 billion, The Thomson Corporation (www. thomson. com) is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users in the fields of scientific research and healthcare, law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX: TOC; NYSE: TOC).Thomson healthcare information solutions can be found at www. thomson. com/healthcare (http://www. thomson. com/healthcare), and include Thomson American Health Consultants, an innovator of medical education programs and the largest publisher of health care newsletters in the world; Gardiner Caldwell, one of the worldÂ’s largest medical communication agencies; Physicians World, a leader in advanced medical education programs for over 30 years; Micromedex, the foremost provider of trusted medical information, enabling clinicians to access answers and alerts to prevent adverse events and promote best clinical practices; and PDR, The PhysicianÂ’s Desk Reference, the drug information standard for 57 years that annually reaches 500,000 practicing physicians across the United States.
Thomson American Health Consultants
3525 Piedmont Road, Building 6, Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 262-7436
Www. thomson. com/healthcare (http://www. thomson. com/healthcare )
Thomson Contact
Kristen McCarthy
VP Marketing and Communications
Thomson Scientific & Healthcare
(203) 425-1361
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SVP American Health Consultants
Thomson AHC
(404) 262-5490
Marcus. underwood@thomson. com
