Nursing Educators From Across the U.S. Collaborate With Industry Leaders, Learn New Teaching Techniques at Mosby Conference

Conference Provides Nursing Education Professionals With Real-World Technology Training

PHILADELPHIA, January 12 - Nursing educators from across the country collaborated with
industry leaders and learned the latest developments in nursing education at
the 2010 Mosby's Faculty Development Institute conference earlier this month.
Presented by Mosby, the three-day educational conference addressed challenges
in the nursing industry from a variety of perspectives.

Mosby's Faculty Development Institute, which took place this
year in San Diego from January 3-5, is designed for both new nurse educators
and veteran nurse faculty. More than 450 attendees from 47 states had the
opportunity to collaborate with other industry professionals on a range of
topics including legal issues, teaching strategies, simulation and virtual
experiences.

"During my preconference session, attendees shared innovative
teaching ideas that work for both faculty in classroom and clinical
settings," said Michele Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE, President and CEO of
G.A.M.E.S., and CEO of Tool Thyme for Trainers in Louisiana. Deck, a
nationally recognized expert on ways to teach healthcare and technical
content, led two conference sessions. "The specific examples that the
learners shared with each other in how they make complex content easy and
understandable was beneficial to all attendees."

Mosby's Faculty Development Institute focused on not only
introducing new technology to nurse educators but aiding them in integrating
it into their existing curricula. The Institute's most popular main
conference breakout session included virtual clinical experiences,
integrating simulation throughout the curriculum and using new aspects of
technology in the classroom. By simulating real-world situations, attendees
aided each other by sharing everyday tips, tools and techniques for higher
quality teaching outcomes.

"Mosby's Faculty Development Institute conference was filled
with gems of knowledge for both seasoned and novice nurse educators," said
Dr. Judy Macke, Director of Undergraduate Programs from Capital University in
Columbus, Ohio. "This conference helped me establish strategies to meet the
technology competencies required for accreditation."

Over the past 20 years, the Mosby conference has strived to
provide nursing educators with the best possible array of industry experts
who give their time and knowledge to help develop programs that produce
expert practice nurses at all levels.

"Gatherings like this supported by academic institutions are
important to mentor new faculty and support them in overcoming initial
hurdles," commented Mary J. Yoho, PhD, RN, CNE, Director of Faculty
Development and Consultation, eEducation, Elsevier. "There is nothing better
than encouraging educators to stay in nursing so they can continue to help
address the nursing shortage. We look forward to furthering this effort at
next year's conference."

About Elsevier

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information products and services. The company works in partnership with the
global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals,
including The Lancet (www.thelancet.com) and Cell
(www.cell.com), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include
ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus (www.scopus.com),
Reaxys (www.reaxys.com), MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com) and
Nursing Consult (www.nursingconsult.com), which enhance the
productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite
(www.scival.com) and MEDai's Pinpoint Review (www.medai.com),
which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes
more cost-effectively.

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of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading
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    Tom Reller
    Vice President, Global Corporate Relations, Elsevier
    +1-215-239-3508
    T.Reller@elsevier.com

Tom Reller, Vice President, Global Corporate Relations, Elsevier, +1-215-239-3508, T.Reller at elsevier.com