New collaboration brings more healthcare providers interactive educational
experience
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2010 --
Epocrates, Inc.
and RealCME announced today a new
partnership to deliver innovative and engaging continuing medical education
(CME) curriculum on an advanced technology platform that addresses the needs of
CME providers, supporters and health professionals available for the iPhone®
device and online.
Epocrates, developers of popular clinical solutions, will provide broader
access to the courses and powerful learning tools developed on RealCME’s course
development and analytic technology platform. Physicians will have the
opportunity to complete CME courses in new formats, including “Virtual Patient”
interactions and interactive grand rounds. The educational courses will provide
physicians with the opportunity to apply best practices in authentic and
clinically relevant situations. Participants will also have access to a
customizable CMECompanion® to
set goals, review completed courses and engage colleagues in collaborative
educational activities and discussions.
Epocrates is the trusted leader in the mobile
delivery of clinical information and education,” said Dr. Steven Haimowitz,
chief executive officer of RealCME. “We are eager to introduce new learning
experiences simulating authentic clinical settings to their vast network. Our
technology platform enables the development of robust sequential curriculum
designed to improve learner performance, an element all stakeholders are looking
for in today’s quality driven environment.”
Medical education providers will have the opportunity to build integrated,
evidence-based courses utilizing the RealCME platform and reach Epocrates’ large
and active network of healthcare professionals. The CME activities will be
supported by RealCME’s powerful online reporting platform that collects and
reports data in real-time and conveniently provides educators and supporters
with insight into the impact of current initiatives and on-going educational
needs. Analysis will include changes in learners’ performance, confidence,
knowledge, competency, practice strategies and achievement of learning
objectives across the curriculum.
“Physicians are hungry for continuing education in a manageable and engaging
format,” said Dr. Geoff Rutledge, chief medical officer and executive vice
president of product development at Epocrates. “By working with RealCME, we can
provide a unique experience for learners with inherent time constraints and
varied needs, as well as demonstrate measureable results for educators and
sponsors.”
Healthcare professionals subscribing to Epocrates
free and premium software will have unlimited, free access to the CME
courses available initially online and via the iPhone platform. Physicians,
pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses are
encouraged to participate in this robust continuing education experience
available from Epocrates and RealCME.
ABOUT EPOCRATES, INC.
Epocrates is a leading provider of clinical
information and decision support tools to healthcare professionals. Epocrates
currently has more than 900,000 healthcare professionals, including one in three
U.S. physicians and 40 percent of medical students, in its active network. The
company’s subscription-based services enable healthcare professionals to make
more informed medical decisions, reduce medical errors and practice more
efficiently. For more information about Epocrates, please visit www.epocrates.com/company.
ABOUT REALCME
RealCME, a technology company based in New York City,
enables medical education providers to seamlessly and cost effectively integrate
advanced, web-delivered innovations into their daily activities. RealCME has
created a full suite of online applications which allow medical education
providers to create unique, collaborative, virtual patient-based CME programs
and curricula, supported by an intuitive course authoring system, a powerful
learner self-assessment system, and a robust data analysis tool set. For more
information, visit www.realcme.com.
