Wicks Healthcare Education & Communications

(WHEC) is a group of diverse medical education and communications companies that share a common objective: to provide timely and relevant targeted medical education and information to healthcare providers. While each company within WHEC is a unique business entity, they share a common philosophy that includes a strategic approach to education, outstanding scientific and clinical content and a commitment to regulatory compliance.

Medical Education Consultants (MEDCON), LLC, is a leader in the development and implementation of high-quality medical education programs based on the collaboration of renowned physicians and academic institutions. MEDCON's mission is to facilitate peer-to-peer education by creating forums and enduring material for the review, exchange, and assimilation of key scientific findings to improve the health of patients; raising the awareness of new science underlying various disease states and speeding the translation of this information into practical clinical medicine.

MEDCON is known for its expertise in producing and implementing education programs associated with the Vascular Biology Working Group (VBWG) and the Coalition for the Advancement of Cardiovascular Health (COACH), two global initiatives that focus on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and risk management. These initiatives are CME-accredited, offering comprehensive curricula implemented through symposia, dinner conferences, Grand Rounds, web-based communications, monographs, journal supplements and other enduring materials.

MEDCON is operated by an experienced management team with broad backgrounds in both science and education. Its seasoned professional staff offers strategic and tactical implementation services including Project Management, Editorial and Scientific Services, Conference and Travel Management, Graphic and Slide Production, and Information Technology. This highly respected company is continually recognized for its strong relationships with elite medical thought leaders and its ability to effectively communicate key scientific findings to the medical community.

DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICINE AND EDUCATION
Since 1979, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) has provided an extensive array of unique continuing professional education activities for the medical community. PIM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians and by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Additionally, PIM is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Colorado Nurses Association and the California Board of Registered Nurses. PIM is focused exclusively on partnering with non-accredited organizations to provide certified physician, pharmacy and nursing continuing education activities and is committed to the integrity of the CME product. Educational content is validated by clinical staff,consisting of professionals with experience in clinical practice to ensure compliance with the agencies and policies that govern CME activities.

THE VERY BEST AT WHAT WE DO
We at PIM know that the quality of our operations impact the educational activities that will be used by a learner to treat a family member, a child or an elder - someone's beloved. Therefore, we take our responsibility seriously and strive to be the very best at what we do.

DesignWrite is a science-oriented medical education company with 12 years experience in live and enduring medical education programs, publication planning, thought leader advocacy development, market surveillance, speaker training and management, and special event planning. Its mission is to improve patient care by providing opportunities for health care professionals to share their research, knowledge, and clinical practice skills. At the core of its success is extensive knowledge of the health care marketplace, staff experience in multiple therapeutic areas, strength in scientific content and medical writing, extensive expertise in developing integrated medical communications programs, and excellent rapport with clinical, academic, and investigator communities.

Over the past 12 years, DesignWrite's professional staff of medical writers, scientific managers, and medical editors have planned, created, and/or managed hundreds of advisory boards, a thousand abstracts and posters, 500 clinical papers, over 10,000 speakers' bureau programs, over 200 satellite symposia, 60 international programs, dozens of websites, and a broad array of ancillary printed and electronic materials. DesignWrite has also established itself as an experienced joint sponsor, in tandem with well-respected medical education accreditors, of live and enduring continuing education programs in a wide variety of therapeutic areas and venues.

Strategic Healthcare Alliance (SHA) is a full-service medical education and communications company specializing in programs and activities that impact the managed markets, which include: managed care, eldercare, long-term care, hospitals, government and employer groups.

SHA programs and activities are based on addressing clinical and economic needs in a changing healthcare environment. The focus of SHA work is relevant and timely content/information; delivered through the venue or media that best supports the dissemination of the content and desired behavior change. Years of industry experience has allowed the SHA team to forge strong relationships with clinical and economic thought-leaders that serve as faculty, advisors and consultants for our programs. SHA provides strategic insight to the alliances formed between expert faculty, advisors and consultants resulting in programs and activities that support the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare. The experience of SHA’s professional staff spans the spectrum of disease states and healthcare stakeholders with full competence and compliance in both promotional and certified activities.

For more information please contact:
John Clay at or 201-623-0977

PharmaWrite is a full-service medical education and communications company established to meet the ever-evolving needs of healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry. Its scientific team is comprised of medical writers with PhDs in the life sciences, scientific managers with RPhs/PharmDs/PhDs and medical editors with diverse advanced degrees. PharmaWrite’s scientifically based and strategically-focused professionals provide guidance and services through various aspects of medical communications, from the development of marketing platforms, publication strategies, and educational programs to speaker and sales training initiatives.

PharmWrite’s team has extensive expertise in many therapeutic areas, such as, cardiovascular, central nervous system, hyperlipidemia, critical care, diabetes, endocrinology, epilepsy, hypertension, immunology, infectious diseases, migraine, monoclonal antibodies, oncology/hematology, osteoporosis, pain management, postmenopausal hormone therapy, psoriasis, psychiatry, reproductive health, rheumatic diseases, urology, virology, women’s health, and wound healing. The professional staff has many years of experience in the development of integrated medical communications programs, including audiovisual presentations, special event planning, and speakers bureau management utilizing our proprietary technology platform. PharmaWrite has successfully implemented multiple international symposia in the European Union and Latin America which requires special knowledge of the regulations that govern continuing education in the international market.

The company maintains valuable relationships with leading authors in clinical medicine, medical research, nursing and pharmacy, including key participants in scientific congresses, professional societies, and respected accredited continuing education providers. PharmaWrite continues to build its strategic offerings from the solid foundation of scientific knowledge and experience.

For more information please contact:
Louis P. Greco, RPh, PharmD at or (609)924-4856

Medical conference abstracts provide some of the most valuable, up-to-date information about R&D activities in the pharmaceutical industry, often yielding information that can have a dramatic impact on strategic decisions.  Up to now, this critical information has only been accessible from a broad range of disparate, difficult-to-find and incomplete sources.  

Medical Intelligence Solutions (MIS) provides unique access to a single database of preclinical and clinical abstracts from thousands of medical meetings and peer-reviewed journals across the world, enabling comprehensive, timely surveillance of scientific developments, treatment trends, clinical data and clinical messages.

Information contained in the MIS platform is valuable to many areas and can be used to:

• Monitor the presentation and publishing activities of competitors
• Uncover hidden trial results through access to lower profile medical meetings
• Track publications, activities, interests and affiliations of investigators and key opinion leaders
• Design cutting edge educational programs for physicians and other healthcare professionals

For more information contact: Kevin Farberow at: 609-410-3435 or