About Imedex

The Company

e-Learning, Live Meetings, Accreditation, Publications

Imedex^® is an industry leader in providing accredited, independent continuing medical education to health care professionals. We develop high quality, scientific programming that translates the latest research into clinically relevant information. The activities have exceptional organization and outstanding educational value, with a proven sustained impact on disease management.

Our programs focus on improving patient care around the world. With over 50,000 e-learning experiences annually and more than 97,000 live meeting attendees since 2001, Imedex truly educates the global healthcare community. At Imedex, we believe that education is the best medicine.^®

Knowledge

25 years of cutting-edge
continuing medical education experience

Our established relationships with the leading investigators and researchers in medicine, and some of the world's most prestigious societies and organizations, make our educational offerings the most effective in the industry. These specialists are widely recognized international authorities who provide fair and balanced presentations of the most clinically-significant and relevant information.

Partners

Our partners include educational institutions and leading professional societies such as:

• Duke University
• Purdue University
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)

In addition, more than 20 societies and organizations have offered endorsement of an Imedex educational activity including:

• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)
• European Society for Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
• Melanoma Foundation
• European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)

Faculty

More than 850 experts PARTICIPATE AS IMEDEX FACULTY MEMBERS YEARLY IN LIVE AND E-LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

Sampling of Live Educational Event Chairs (does not include symposia or elearning chairs)

Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH  Alexander M.M. Eggermont, MD, PhD  Allan Lipton, MD Ann-Lii Cheng, MD, PhD  Axel Grothey, MD  Bernard Escudier, MD  Bertrand Coiffier, MD  Christie Russell,MD  Christy A. Russell, MD  Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP  Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., MD  Daniel G. Haller, MD  David Reardon, MD  Deborah Toppmeyer, MD Elias J. Anaissie, MD  Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD  Eva Kimby, MD, PhD  George R. Simon, MD  Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD  Hope Rugo, MD  Husain Ali Khan, DMD, MD  Ignace Vergote, MD, PhD  James Armitage, MD  Jan B. Vermorken, MD, PhD  Jan Drappatz, MD  Jan Klozar, MD  Jean A. Klastersky, MD, PhD  Jean-Louis Lefebvre, MD, PhD  Jean-Luc Harousseau, MD  Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD  Jerry L. Spivak, MD, FACP  Joaquim Bellmunt, MD  Johan Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD John L. Marshall, MD  John M. Kirkwood, MD  John P. Leonard, MD  Jorge Cortes, MD

K.Kian Ang, MD, PhD  Keith T. Flaherty, MD  Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, MA  Madhukar Trivedi, MD  Mario Dicato, MD  Mark S. Soloway, MD  Marla C. Dubinsky, MD  Michael G. Rinaldi, PhD  Miguel A. Sanz, MD, PhD  Morton Coleman, MD  Naiyer Rizvi, MD  Neil E. Kay, MD  Paul Van Houtte, MD  Peter G. Harper, MD, FRCP  Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD  Ramaswamy Govindan, MD  Richard M. Goldberg, MD  Richard R. Furman, MD  Richard T. Silver, MD, FACP  Robert Dreicer, MD, FACP  Robert Orlowski, MD, PhD  Ruben Niesvizky, MD  Russell D. Cohen, MD, FACG, AGAF  Ruth O'Regan, MD  Scott D. Christensen, MD  Shahrokh C. Bagheri, DMD, MD, FACS  Stanley B. Kaye, MD  Sumitra Thongprasert, MD  Susan M. Swetter, MD  T. Scott Stroup, MD Tony Mok, MD  Tracy Batchelor, MD, MPH  Vibeke Strand, MD  Walter J. Curran MD, FACR  William Gradishar, MD, FACP  Wolfgang Hiddemann, MD, PhD  Yoon-Koo Kang, MD, PhD

Scientific Advisory Board

To ensure that we are continuously meeting the needs of our audience, we have convened a panel of international medical experts. Their role is to provide balanced, unbiased and objective advice on the educational gaps and needs they perceive among community physicians, academic physicians and related healthcare professionals. Board members consult with us on the most efficient and effective means to address those educational gaps and fulfill those educational needs, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and outcomes.

Medical Advisor:

James M. Epstein, MD
Imedex, LLC

In-house Medical Staff

Advanced degree professionals make up the Imedex in-house medical staff including MDs and PhDs.

In-house Capabilities

• Scientific development
• Accreditation
• Logistics Management
• Project Marketing
• Graphic and web design
• Digital media services
• Custom application development
• Registration and customer service
• Outcomes Measurement

Quality

Over 200 educational activities
offering up to 851.5 hours of CME credit ANNUALLY

At Imedex, we develop high quality, scientific programming that translates the latest research into clinically relevant information. The activities have exceptional organization and outstanding educational value, with a proven sustained impact on disease management. Our comprehensive programs are designed utilizing advanced adult educational principles in order to ensure that key learning objectives are identified, measured, and achieved.

Imedex strictly adheres to the most recent guidelines from the ACCME, ACPE, AdvaMed, AMA, OIG, and PhRMA allowing us to provide a global, fully-integrated, and multi-accredited platform for continuing medical education.

Accreditation

Physicians

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) since 1993

Pharmacists

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) since 2005

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(TM) from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Imedex also offers accreditation by the following organizations for activities annually:

• EACCME
• ESMO
• SGNA
• ONS
• ACOE

Connection

Our Reach

• oVER 65,000 educational interactions facilitated ANNUALLY
• oVER 10,000 attendees at Imedex live proprietary meetings ANNUALLY
• Imedex live meetings held in 29 countries since 2001
• 104 countries represented at Imedex live meetings
• 54,000+ interactive online educational experiences annually

The NOCR

Established in 1993, the Network for Oncology Clinicians and Researchers (NOCR) is a self-registered network of 30,000+ worldwide oncology professionals. Members of the NOCR have clearly communicated their preference for Imedex’s educational content, unique format, and highly sought after faculty by increasing their participation in both live and e-learning activities year after year.

The Imedex network

In addition to the NOCR, hundreds of thousands of other healthcare professionals are in the Imedex contact network, in a wide range of specialties including gastroenterology, infectious disease, dermatology, and internal medicine, and professions from physicians to clinical researchers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, fellows, nurses, pharmacists and related healthcare specialists.

Imedex is a proud member of the National Association of Medical Education Companies, Inc., (NAMEC). NAMEC is a professional association dedicated to providing representation, advocacy, and education for its members. namec-assn.org