UpToDate adds General Surgery content to its clinical knowledge system - November 11, 2011
UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the addition of General Surgery to its clinical knowledge system. Subscribers to UpToDate can now access clinical information and evidence-based recommendations in 19 specialties. UpToDate is an evidence-based resource that improves patient outcomes by providing physicians… Read More
CAPES and Thomson Reuters expand agreement to provide Micromedex clinical information to Brazil’s Sentinel Hospital Network - November 11, 2011
The Coordination for the Improvement of Personnel in Higher Education (CAPES) has expanded its agreement with the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters to include the provision of clinical content to Brazil's Sentinel Hospital Network. Through CAPES, Thomson Reuters provides its Micromedex solutions - including evidence-based… Read More
WIT Press adds EBSCO to its current line-up of eBook vendors - November 11, 2011
Engineering and scientific research publisher WIT Press, UK, has announced the addition of EBSCO to its current line-up of eBook vendors. This new partnership seeks to further extend the reach and availability of WIT Press titles. eBook versions of WIT Press titles are also available from… Read More
Lord Puttnam to examine digital pedagogy at JISC’s online conference - November 11, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that David Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, will consider the potential impact of a major, positive disruption to the way the world approaches learning and teaching at the sixth JISC online e-learning conference on November 22-25, 2011.… Read More
Vista Equity Partners acquires Sage Healthcare Division - November 11, 2011
Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled services, has completed its acquisition of the Sage Healthcare Division from The Sage Group plc. The new company will be called Vitera Healthcare Solutions (Vitera), and will continue serving the ambulatory market… Read More
CourseSmart and Desire2Learn partnership to enhance access to digital educational resources - November 11, 2011
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has partnered with Desire2Learn Incorporated, (Desire2Learn), a provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, to provide an end-to-end integration that facilitates an efficient, one-stop process for students and faculty to access digital course materials. Students and faculty will have… Read More
