Viviance new education Inc. and MedCases Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance to Market Custom eLearning Solutions and Services to Healthcare Industry.Business/Technology Editors; Health/Medical Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 23, 2000 eLearning and eHealth Partners to Deliver Innovative Web-Based Experiential ex·pe·ri·en·tial adj. Relating to or derived from experience. ex·pe  ri·en Learning Products and Communications Services to Help Pharmas Execute Their eBusiness strategy Viviance new education Inc., the premier global online Education Service Provider (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) for business, consumer and student markets serving the elearning industry, and MedCases, a health elearning company providing interactive simulated patient A simulated patient or standardized patient (SP) (also known as a patient instructor), in health care, is an individual who is trained to act as a real patient in order to simulate a set of symptoms or problems. encounters for online medical education, today announced an alliance designed to market enterprise-wide elearning services to pharmaceutical companies. The two companies have teamed up utilizing the strengths of Viviance new education's core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Grounded in their "Education First" philosophy, Viviance provides HealthCare Solutions: from new drug education to sales force training and support. Pharmas value our ability to help them deliver and deploy an elearning strategy that supports their eHealth business development. "We believe this partnership with MedCases is an invaluable extension to our current e-Learning solution for healthcare," said Doug Reid, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for Viviance new education Inc., USA. "The combination of Viviance's 'Education First' philosophy, customized solutions, and global presence and MedCases' deep expertise in case-based learning allows us to provide a healthcare elearning service second to none in the industry." Dr. Ellen Wagner, PhD., Chief Learning Officer for Viviance new education, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , said, "As pharmaceutical companies turn to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the as a new channel to reach physicians, creating online relationships with doctors becomes essential. Today, the combination of Web-based interaction functionality (particularly as they related to collaborative environments) and e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. transactional capabilities is the foundation for today's e-learning designs and materials development." Founded by medical professionals, MedCases provides a problem-based approach to education that combines time-tested instructional methods with the power and convenience of the Internet. The result is a revolutionary Web-enabled learning tool that delivers the highest-quality medical education in a complete, convenient and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. format, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Unlike any other health elearning solution on the market today, MedCases offers the Pharma industry invaluable unobtrusive market research on the clinical thought processes This is a list of thinking styles, methods of thinking (thinking skills), and types of thought. See also the List of thinking-related topic lists, the List of philosophies and the . of physicians. The MedCases format has unique applications for educating physicians on new drugs and technologies, for edetailing and Pharma sales rep training, and for clinical trial site recruiting and training. "Our partnership with Viviance, a premier global provider of customized elearning solutions in ehealth, is a natural extension of our affiliate program, working together to deliver cutting-edge solution for Pharma elearning, both in the U.S. and internationally," commented Keith Cox, Chief e-Business Officer for MedCases Inc. About MedCases Inc. Based in Philadelphia, MedCases Inc. delivers innovative case-based elearning products and communications services to the healthcare industry. Working with top medical schools and leading opinion leaders in medicine, MedCases uses a proprietary Internet- based method to deliver a comprehensive, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. learning system with applications for educational institutions, practicing medical professionals, healthcare delivery organizations and pharmaceutical companies. MedCases is proud to support the efforts of the Susan G. Komen Foundation by offering free physician education on breast cancer on the Internet at www.medcases.com. About Viviance new education Inc. Viviance new education is the global online Education Service Provider (ESP) serving business, consumer and student markets within the eLearning industry. Our goal is to partner with our customers helping them realize their eLearning business vision and opportunity for a competitive advantage, market leadership, or even a new revenue channel. We deliver custom eLearning environments specific to your content and your learner's knowledge and certification needs. We are a global company serving the eLearning market in over 11 countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . For additional information please visit our Web site at www.viviance.com or call (toll-free in the U.S.) 1-877-4-NEW-EDU. (639-338). |
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