Two Elsevier / MC Strategies Online Courses Recognized in the 35th Annual FREDDIE Awards

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- Mosby’s Essential Nursing CE wins, and Mosby’s Perioperative Nursing is a Finalist

Elsevier / MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations and 2.5 million learners nationwide, is proud to announce that the lesson “Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock” from Mosby’s Essential Nursing CE, a Clinical e-Learning course, was named winner in the Infectious Diseases category of the 2009 FREDDIE Awards (www.thefreddies.com/) presented by the MediMedia Foundation. Mosby’s Essential Nursing CE provides a clear focus not only for individual nurses advancing their knowledge and skills, but also for the entire nursing organization when tackling Joint Commission performance improvement requirements or pursuing the path to Magnet Recognition.

In addition, “Gowning and Gloving,” a lesson from Mosby’s Perioperative Nursing, was named as a finalist in this Prevention category. Designed for both new and experienced nurses working in the perioperative setting, Mosby’s Perioperative Nursing was created to be used in conjunction with preceptor-lead clinical orientation.

“Content from MC Strategies continues to meet the needs of the practicing nurse because it is created by experts in the field, undergoes rigorous peer-review, and includes the latest evidence-based practices,” said Barbara Nelson Cullen, Vice President of Healthcare e-Learning for Elsevier / MC Strategies. “Winning the FREDDIE award reflects our continued commitment to excellence in healthcare e-Learning and the mission and values of Elsevier.”

Now in its 35th year, the FREDDIE awards competition has evolved into the world’s preeminent electronic media competition devoted to educational health and medical productions for both consumers and professionals. Producers of award-winning entries come from widely varied backgrounds and often their productions have been created with minimal resources. The Academy of Judges diligently evaluates all entries for their content, educational value, originality, and production quality to select the best production in each of the 32 winning categories.

About Elsevier / MC Strategies

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Elsevier / MC Strategies has been providing web-based training and education products and services to the healthcare industry since 1986. The company is a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions and serves a client base of more than 1,300 healthcare organizations and 2.5 million learners nationwide, including integrated health-delivery networks, hospitals, academic institutions and the federal government. We offer a wide range of courses to help nurses meet their clinical and professional education needs and as part of Elsevier Health Sciences, home to some of the world’s premier names in healthcare publishing such as Mosby and Saunders, our library continues to grow. For more information, please visit the Elsevier / MC Strategies website (www.mcstrategies.com).

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical 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.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading publisher and information provider. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

David Minett Phone: +1-800-999-6274 E-mail: d.minett@elsevier.com

Source: Elsevier / MC Strategies

David Minett, Phone: +1-800-999-6274, E-mail: d.minett at elsevier.com