Pri-Med East to Feature Healthcare Technology Pavilion; Cutting Edge Technology Solutions to be Featured On Show Floor and Discussed in Conference Program.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

BOSTON--(BW HealthWire)--July 10, 2000

In it's 6th year, Primary Medicine Today (Pri-Med) East will once again bring primary care practitioners the latest information and drug innovations from the faculty of Harvard Medical School and leading pharmaceutical companies. In addition, the 8,000 medical professionals who attend this well-regarded conference and exhibition will also be able to see cutting edge technology in a new Healthcare Technology Pavilion, located on the show floor. Pri-Med East will take place September 15-17 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.

Seminars on the latest innovations in technology to assist primary care practitioners will also be offered through an extensive conference program developed by Harvard Medical School. Conference sessions will cover a wide array of topics including medical information on the Web, computers in office practice, confidentiality issues and Internet use, computerized textbooks for PCP's and useful websites for patients.

"Technology is helping to improve patient care and the quality of life for a primary care practitioner. We are pleased to be able to offer Pri-Med attendees an opportunity to see and learn about all of the latest advances," said John Mooney, president of Hill Holliday Exhibition Services, producers of the event. "The technology pavilion will feature hundreds of products from scheduling and billing software systems to research information being made available to patients over the Internet, to hands-on demonstrations."

Leading companies that have already committed to participate in the Healthcare Technology Pavilion include drkoop.com, DataMed Forms & Software, my.patient.com, Medlectures, Neoforma.com, UptoDate, e-MDS, Mediform, Inc., CIMTEK Commerce, Wang Healthcare Information Systems and many more. Attendees will also be able to gain information at a hands-on demonstration lab where primary care practitioners can gain insight on the latest technologies and services on over 100 computers. There will also be daily product presentations in classrooms that will be set up on the show floor.

In addition to finding out about the latest products from nearly 200 exhibiting companies Pri-Med attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in Harvard Medical School's extensive conference curriculum. During a concentrated three-day format, faculty from Harvard Medical School will present over fifty lectures, focusing on management of common problems, major advances and new directions in primary care, and subspecialty updates in oncology, neurology, and sports medicine.

Sponsors of Pri-Med include; American Academy of Ambulatory Care, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Bay State Health Systems, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., CareGroup Healthcare System, CIGNA HealthCare of New Hampshire, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Massachusetts Medical Society, Oxford Health Plans(R), Partners HealthCare System, Inc., Tufts Health Plans and UNICARE Life and Health Insurance Company.

About Pri-Med

First held in Boston in 1995, Pri-Med has grown to become the nation's largest primary care medical conference. This year, more than 23,000 primary care practitioners will attend Pri-Med conferences in Rosemont, IL, Boston, MA, Long Beach, CA and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

In addition to continuing medical education programs, Pri-Med also offers industry-supported symposia and a major exhibition of the latest diagnostic and treatment tools by pharmaceutical research and medical and information technology companies. Pri-Med is sponsored by Hill, Holliday Exhibition Services, LLC. For additional information, call 877/4PRI-MED or visit the web site at www.pri-med.com.