Medem Launches E-mail Service For Parents and Children.Business Editors/Medical and Technology WritersSAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 7, 2000 Smart Parents' Health Source Offers Parents News and Information on Children's Health Issues, Building on Medem's Mission of Providing Authoritative Medical Information Medem, the e-health network founded by the nation's leading medical specialty societies and the American Medical Association American Medical Association (AMA), professional physicians' organization (founded 1847). Its goals are to protect the interests of American physicians, advance public health, and support the growth of medical science. (AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. ), today announced the launch of Smart Parents' Health Source, a new e-mail newsletter service that provides parents with the latest pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. news, as well as access to current healthcare information and helpful resources. Smart Parents' Health Source -- offered free of charge three times a month and sent directly to the e-mail inboxes of busy parents -- provides the most trusted medical information for the health and well-being of families. The service features a monthly health column by pediatric and family health experts, as well as medical information focused on children's health topics of national importance such as breastfeeding, anti-tobacco education, and learning disabilities. Two other newsletters go out to parents each month, featuring the latest pediatric health news, recent studies and relevant clinical information from the nation's leading medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. . "Smart Parents' Health Source offers parents important, cutting-edge medical information so they can make informed decisions about their children's health," said Joe M. Sanders, Jr., M.D., FAAP, Executive Director of American Academy of Pediatrics. "We are very excited about offering this service, which I think really represents the essence of Medem, " said Nancy W. Dickey, MD, Medem Editor-in-Chief and past president of the American Medical Association, who also maintains an active practice as a family physician in College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San . "We are providing comprehensive health information by drawing on the combined medical resources of Medem's partner societies, delivered directly to parents." To register for this service, parents can go to www.medem.com and click on the Smart Parents' Health Source link at the bottom of the page. About Medem Established in October 1999 by the nation's medical societies, including the AMA, Medem's rapidly expanding network already represents more than two-thirds of American physicians. Medem is building the premier secure patient-physician network featuring the trusted clinical content of America's leading medical societies and direct patient access to their own physician's Web site. Medem was founded by the American Academy of Ophthalmology The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is a medical association of ophthalmologists–medical doctors (MDs) specializing in eye care and surgery). The group is based in San Francisco, California. ; the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 49,000[1] and represents 90 percent of U.S. ; the American Medical Association; the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society is composed of surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of . Among the newest societies to join the Medem network are the American Association of Neurological Surgeons; the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; the American College of Preventive Medicine The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians established in 1954. A Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (FACPM ; and Michigan State Medical Society. For more information call Cheya Pope at 415/591-5939 or visit the company's Web site at www.medem.com. |
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