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RESTON, VA - November 30, 2005 - Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative interactive medical education for healthcare professionals, has been selected by Cheng Si Yuan (China-International) Hepatitis Research Foundation ("CSY"), a Hong Kong not-for-profit foundation to provide exclusive conference coverage for the Sixth Annual Shanghai -Hong Kong International Liver Congress, which will be held in Shanghai, China March 25 through 28, 2006.
"We selected CCO as our partner because of its longstanding commitment to hepatitis education and its comprehensive and creative approach to conference coverage," said George Lau, M.D, Secretary General of the 2006 Congress. "The Congress attracts 2,500 delegates from the Asian-Pacific region. Our future plans with CCO include broadening this agreement to include the creation and implementation of live education programs on hepatitis that can be conducted throughout China and other parts of Asia to meet the educational needs of physicians."
Through the current collaboration, conference delegates and CCO members will have direct access to the newest generation of online, interactive, multimedia, medical education programs utilizing the latest technology for translating scientific data into clinically useful information.
"We are pleased to see the CCO Conference Coverage model recognized as a premier educational model and look forward to working with CSY on this important conference. By providing the program in both Mandarin and English we will be able to ensure that educational resources are available to a wider network of healthcare providers across Asia and the world," said Jeffrey L. Drezner, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Care Options' chief executive officer and founder. "Our goal, aligned with CSY, is to support physicians with the information they need to provide state-of-the-art care for people with hepatitis."
Through this collaboration, conference delegates and CCO members will have direct access to the newest generation of online, interactive, multimedia, medical education programs utilizing the latest technology for translating scientific data into clinically useful information.
About Clinical Care Options
Clinical Care Options, the leader in the development of innovative interactive medical education programs for healthcare professionals, creates and publishes original continuing medical education (CME) and information resources that translate the latest developments in science and medicine into treatment options. Utilizing specialty-specific advisory boards comprised of internationally renowned experts, Clinical Care Options develops exceptional editorial content for its proprietary state-of-the-art technology and distributes it online via its own specialty portals in HIV, hepatitis and oncology/hematology. In addition to its industry-leading web-based programs, Clinical Care Options disseminates the latest in medical treatment through live meetings, including the national Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium, and through print materials including books and monographs. For more information about the company and its programs, visit its Web site at www.clinicaloptions.com.
About CSY
CSY is a not-for-profit foundation that is dedicated to helping educate physicians and healthcare clinicians in Asia, as well as Hepatitis B patients and the Asian population, primarily regarding the prevention and treatment of Hepatitis B. For more information about the organization visit its World Wide Web sites at www.livercongress.org, www.csyfoundation.org and www.hepfree.org.
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