Imedex^® is an industry leader in providing accredited, independent continuing medical education to health care professionals. We develop high quality, scientific programming that translates the latest research into clinically relevant information. The activities have exceptional organization and outstanding educational value, with a proven sustained impact on disease management.

Our programs focus on improving patient care around the world. With over 50,000 e-learning experiences annually and more than 97,000 live meeting attendees since 2001, Imedex truly educates the global healthcare community. At Imedex, we believe that education is the best medicine.^®

In this section:

Partners
Faculty
Scientific Advisory Board
In-house Medical Staff
In-house Capabilities

 

 

Our established relationships with the leading investigators and researchers in medicine, and some of the world's most prestigious societies and organizations, make our educational offerings the most effective in the industry. These specialists are widely recognized international authorities who provide fair and balanced presentations of the most clinically-significant and relevant information.

 

Partners

Our partners include educational institutions and leading professional societies such as:

• Duke University
• Purdue University
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)

In addition, more than 20 societies and organizations have offered endorsement of an Imedex educational activity including:

• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)
• European Society for Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
• Melanoma Foundation
• European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)

 

Faculty

2009 Live Educational Event Chairs (does not include symposia or elearning chairs)

Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH Alexander M.M. Eggermont, MD, PhD Allan Lipton, MD Andreas du Bois, MD, PhD Ann-Lii Cheng, MD, PhD Axel Grothey, MD Bernard Escudier, MD Bertrand Coiffier, MD Christie Russell,MD Christy A. Russell, MD Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., MD Daniel G. Haller, MD David Reardon, MD Deborah Toppmeyer, MD Elias J. Anaissie, MD Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD Eva Kimby, MD, PhD George R. Simon, MD Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD Hope Rugo, MD Husain Ali Khan, DMD, MD Ignace Vergote, MD, PhD James Armitage, MD Jan B. Vermorken, MD, PhD Jan Drappatz, MD Jan Klozar, MD Jean A. Klastersky, MD, PhD Jean-Louis Lefebvre, MD, PhD Jean-Luc Harousseau, MD Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD Jerry L. Spivak, MD, FACP Joaquim Bellmunt, MD Johan Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD John L. Marshall, MD John M. Kirkwood, MD John P. Leonard, MD Jorge Cortes, MD

K.Kian Ang, MD, PhD Keith T. Flaherty, MD Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, MA Madhukar Trivedi, MD Mario Dicato, MD Mark S. Soloway, MD Marla C. Dubinsky, MD Michael G. Rinaldi, PhD Miguel A. Sanz, MD, PhD Morton Coleman, MD Naiyer Rizvi, MD Neil E. Kay, MD Paul Van Houtte, MD Peter G. Harper, MD, FRCP Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD Ramaswamy Govindan, MD Richard M. Goldberg, MD Richard R. Furman, MD Richard T. Silver, MD, FACP Robert Dreicer, MD, FACP Robert Orlowski, MD, PhD Ruben Niesvizky, MD Russell D. Cohen, MD, FACG, AGAF Ruth O'Regan, MD Scott D. Christensen, MD Shahrokh C. Bagheri, DMD, MD, FACS Stanley B. Kaye, MD Sumitra Thongprasert, MD Susan M. Swetter, MD T. Scott Stroup, MD Tony Mok, MD Tracy Batchelor, MD, MPH Vibeke Strand, MD Walter J. Curran MD, FACR William Gradishar, MD, FACP Wolfgang Hiddemann, MD, PhD Yoon-Koo Kang, MD, PhD

 

Scientific Advisory Board

To ensure that we are continuously meeting the needs of our audience, we have convened a panel of international medical experts. Their role is to provide balanced, unbiased and objective advice on the educational gaps and needs they perceive among community physicians, academic physicians and related healthcare professionals. Board members consult with us on the most efficient and effective means to address those educational gaps and fulfill those educational needs, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and outcomes.

 

Medical Advisor:

James M. Epstein, MD
Imedex, LLC

 

In-house Medical Staff

Advanced degree professionals make up the Imedex in-house medical staff including MDs, PhDs and RNs.

 

In-house Capabilities

• Scientific development
• Accreditation
• Logistics Management
• Project Marketing
• Graphic and web design
• Digital media services
• Custom application development
• Registration and customer service

Press Releases

October 2, 2011
Uncomplicate your CME outcomes results

In this section:

Accreditation
Program Development
Outcomes Measurement

 

 

At Imedex, we develop high quality, scientific programming that translates the latest research into clinically relevant information. The activities have exceptional organization and outstanding educational value, with a proven sustained impact on disease management. Our comprehensive programs are designed utilizing advanced adult educational principles in order to ensure that key learning objectives are identified, measured, and achieved.

Imedex strictly adheres to the most recent guidelines from the ACCME, ACPE, AdvaMed, AMA, OIG, and PhRMA allowing us to provide a global, fully-integrated, and multi-accredited platform for continuing medical education.

 

Accreditation

Physicians

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) since 1993

Pharmacists

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) since 2005

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(TM) from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Imedex also offers accreditation by the following organizations for activities in 2009:

• EACCME
• ESMO
• SGNA
• ACCN
• ASCLS
• P.A.C.E.

 

Imedex Educational Outcomes Measurement Initiatives

Focus

We have an obligation to clinicians, faculty, and the public to demonstrate, if not conclusively prove, that continuing education imparts learning and results in behavior change that see is good for patients. With this in mind, Imedex has developed improved evaluation methods designed to determine effectiveness in the attainment of learning objectives and to measure changes in participant knowledge, confidence, competence and performance.

It is our belief that:

 

 

Gap Analysis and Curriculum Development

Outcomes measurement is a vital tool in our continual gap analysis process. We consistently utilize Educational Outcomes Measurement (EOM) results when developing curriculum and translate our activity assessments into recommendations for future CME activities.

In this section:

Our Reach
The NOCR
The Imedex Network

 

 

Our Reach

The NOCR

Established in 1993, the Network for Oncology Clinicians and Researchers (NOCR) is a self-registered network of 30,000+ worldwide oncology professionals. Members of the NOCR have clearly communicated their preference for Imedex’s educational content, unique format, and highly sought after faculty by increasing their participation in both live and e-learning activities year after year.

 

The Imedex network

In addition to the NOCR, hundreds of thousands of other healthcare professionals are in the Imedex contact network, in a wide range of specialties including gastroenterology, infectious disease, dermatology, and internal medicine, and professions from physicians to clinical researchers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, fellows, nurses, pharmacists and related healthcare specialists.

 

In this section:

Disclosure Policy
Privacy Policy
Imedex and the Environment

 

 

Disclosure Policy

Imedex is a brand and assumed name used by Imedex^®, LLC. Imedex is solely responsible for each program’s content. Although Imedex attempts to ensure that the information in our programs is accurate and timely, matters and opinions discussed and/or presented with respect to clinical matters are those of the discussion participants only, and not necessarily those of Imedex. Moreover, although Imedex attempts to identify and integrate the most qualified medical professionals and key opinion leaders in our programs, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IMEDEX EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT PRESENTED. IMEDEX FURTHER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT OR ANY MATERIAL PRESENTED.

In addition, the material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a physician-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own physician.

Neither Imedex, LLC nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is affiliated with or formally endorsed by a medical society.

 

Privacy Policy

Imedex.com is concerned about your privacy. We want you to understand what private information we collect about you, and how we use your private information. The nature of the Services that we provide through our Website requires that we collect and use information about you as more fully described below. Some of your private information may be disclosed to third parties (for example, accrediting bodies) in order to provide the Information and Services that you request, and may be used by both Imedex.com and third parties to provide that Information and/or perform those Services. In addition, Imedex.com and third parties may use your private information to offer you additional information, products or services that match your areas of interest.

 

How we collect private information:
When you register on our Website, we will ask you for certain private information such as, for example, your address, telephone number, and e-mail address. If you send Imedex.com correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, or if other users or third parties such as businesses send us correspondence about your activities in connection with your use of the Website, Imedex.com may retain that information. Further, if any third parties provide information to us about you, we will treat that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Imedex.com automatically tracks certain information about you based upon your behavior while visiting the Website. This information is used to better understand and serve you by responding to your particular interests. This information may include the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you just came from (whether this URL is on the site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on the site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address. Imedex.com may collect this information and may store this session information about you on our system. Any such information as associated with you personally is subject to this Privacy Policy.

 

How we use private information:
We use the information you provide through the registration process: to provide you with the Information and Services you request; to communicate with you on matters relating to the Website and your account; to provide necessary information to the accrediting bodies and other of our affiliates in connection with the Information and Services you request from us; and to provide you with information about related services and/or products. You may choose to disclose or not disclose the private information we request during the registration process however, if you choose not to disclose the requested information, we may not be able to provide you with some or all of the Information or Services you request.

If you do not wish to receive certain communications from Imedex.com you may have the ability to opt out by declining the service offered or informing us that you no longer wish to receive such communications. We will comply with your request unless such communications are necessary for the administration of your account, required by law, or necessary to protect our rights.

Besides using information to provide our Services, Imedex.com uses information maintained about you, and other information obtained from your current and past activities to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our rights. At times, Imedex.com may review the information of multiple users to identify problems or to resolve disputes.

 

Disclosing private information:
Imedex.com uses commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disclosures of private information. We may disclose your private information to accrediting organizations and other third parties that we work with to the extent necessary to provide the Information and Services you request through Imedex.com, and/or to provide you with related information, to communicate with you, and to provide you with information on other products and services in your areas of interest.

Technical and legal circumstances beyond our control prevent Imedex.com from ensuring that your information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described herein. For example, among other things, we may be required by law, regulation or court order to disclose information to government representatives or third parties under certain circumstances. If Imedex.com is requested by law enforcement officials or judicial authorities to provide information on individuals, Imedex.com may, without your consent, provide such information. In matters involving claims of personal or public safety or in litigation where the data is pertinent, Imedex.com may use or disclose your personal information without your consent or court process. Unauthorized parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions despite any commercially reasonable security efforts by Imedex.com. Even with such technology, no website is 100% secure. Further, corporate restructuring, sale of assets, merger, divestiture and other changes of control or financial status affecting Imedex.com may require disclosure as an incidental result of a transfer of assets by operation of law or otherwise. Therefore, Imedex.com and affiliates do not promise, and you should not expect, that your private information shall remain private under all circumstances.

 

Your rights:
You may at any time print, download, or request a printed copy of this Legal Agreement including this privacy policy. You may at any time request access to the personally identifiable information we have collected about you, and may request corrections or updates to that information. Imedex.com will make reasonable efforts to respond promptly to all such requests, but reserves the right to limit such requests to two per year per individual.

If you have any questions that are not answered elsewhere on this site, if you would like to review the personally identifiable information we have collected about you, or if you believe that this policy has been violated, please contact us at elearning@imedex.com. Our response to such inquiries may be limited to information under our direct control.

This privacy policy only applies to information collected by Imedex.com. Any information you provide to, or that is collected by, Third-Party Sites may be subject to the privacy policies of those sites, if any. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your private information, and Imedex.com and affiliates shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your private information by any third party.

 

Imedex and the Environment

At Imedex, the desire to bring sustainability and assure the long-term survival of our planet by conservation of resources has become important. For companies, environmental responsibility and profitability go hand-in-hand. By shifting our production methods to reduce and reuse waste materials, Imedex can conserve energy and support sustainable forestry practices that are fundamental to mitigating climate change.

For questions or problems concerning registering for a live event, registering for the e-Learning Center, obtaining CME certificates or Certificates of Attendance, to request an invitation letter, or for general inquiries, contact:

Imedex Customer Service
Tel: +1 (678) 242 0906; 1 (800) 233 0957
Fax: +1 (678) 242 0920
Email: meetings@imedex.com

 

For questions about support opportunities for live or e-learning activities or exhibiting at a live event, contact:

Imedex Business Development
Tel: +1 (770) 751 7332, 1 (800) 233 0957
Fax: +1 (770) 751 7334
Email: cme@imedex.com

 

For questions about careers at Imedex, contact:

Imedex Human Resources
Tel: +1 (770) 751 7332, 1 (800) 233 0957
Fax: +1 (770) 751 7334

 

Imedex, LLC
11675 Rainwater Drive, Suite 600
Alpharetta, GA 30009, USA

Careers

Founded in 1985, Imedex employs more than 30 associates in its Alpharetta, Georgia headquarters (a suburb north of Atlanta) and in satellite locations across the country.

 

Imedex Culture

Although we are a part of a Fortune 25 parent company, in general, we operate in a small business environment. Everyone helps out whenever and wherever needed. We communicate in an open and direct manner, and the atmosphere is very entrepreneurial. Our diverse staff comes from various backgrounds, countries and nationalities.

 

Our Company Drivers

• External Customer: To be recognized as a primary resource for high-quality and innovative accredited medical education throughout the health care community worldwide
• Innovation: Incremental, radical, and revolutionary changes in thinking
• Internal: To provide a positive, challenging and safe working environment for employees with the opportunity for continued professional growth and personal development
• Financial: To promote a successful and sustainable business that exceeds our customers’ requirements and expectations
• Growth: To provide increasingly useful and significant products, services and solutions and to expand into new areas that build on our technologies, competencies and customer interests

 

Associate Benefits

All Associates are eligible for a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase
• Life/Travel Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Paid Time Off - Paid Holidays

 

Available Positions

Associate Director & Medical Writer, Medical Affairs