ICJR: The New Face of Orthopaedic Education

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Pri-Med introduces the International Congress for Joint
Reconstruction (ICJR), a new community of orthopaedic surgeons who
have come together to improve patient care through innovative
education formats.

Each of ICJR's founding board members, led by President & CEO Dr.
Norman Scott and Vice President Dr. Arlen Hanssen, has over 25 years
of clinical experience and expertise in orthopaedic education.
According to Dr. Scott, "It was time to develop a new environment
where orthopaedic surgeons can engage in compliant, year-round live
and online CME (continuing medical education), interact with faculty
and peers, and have access to information on the latest products and
services available to them in their practice." To support advancements
in the field, ICJR's philanthropic mission redirects all proceeds back
into the orthopaedic community.

ICJR was established in response to the highly regulatory CME
environment, and the need for a truly compliant educational programs
available to the community. "We recognized the need for a curriculum
that was 100% compliant, free from commercial biases, grounded in
outcomes, and fully comprehensive," said Dr. Scott. "It's the future
of how to educate surgeons and have a profound impact on
orthopaedics."

Their first annual meeting is scheduled for December 11-13, 2008
in Orlando, Florida. It will offer surgeons features that have never
before been implemented in an orthopaedic program:

-- Interactive, rapid-fire presentations driven by involved
moderators

-- Live polling utilizing audience response systems that quiz
attendees prior to, during, and after sessions to gauge
learning

-- Accountability through educational outcomes for all CME
sessions

In addition to these live offerings, ICJR has developed the first
online community of orthopaedic surgeons to keep members continually
engaged through CME activities, opportunities to network with peers,
as well as to renowned, expert faculty.

ICJR partnered with Pri-Med to manage both the live and online
programs. As the leader in medical education, Pri-Med has a proven
track record of managing meetings, from engaging physicians, to
developing compliant CME, to providing value to industry.

The response from surgeons and industry alike has demonstrated the
need for this event. US-based orthopaedic surgeons are registering for
the meeting daily, and industry is taking notice.

About Pri-Med

Pri-Med is a global provider of educational solutions specifically
designed to meet the needs of specialists and primary care
practitioners. Pri-Med provides healthcare professionals with access
to clinically-relevant, evidence based education in learning formats
designed to meet their individual needs. Annually, Pri-Med educates
over 350,000 healthcare professionals through live meetings, web-based
activities and print publications and is expanding each year. Pri-Med
Institute, the accreditation division, is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). For
more information about Pri-Med, visit www.pri-med.com.

About ICJR

Founded in 2007, the International Congress for Joint
Reconstruction (ICJR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
providing orthopaedic surgeons with quality education delivered by
leaders in orthopaedics. To achieve this mission, ICJR delivers
education via a multi-channel continuum of learning: ICJR's annual
live event brings surgeons together for face-to-face interaction,
while its online offerings encourage a continual exchange of ideas.
ICJR's annual 2008 meeting will be held December 11-13 in Orlando,
Florida. For more information about ICJR, visit www.icjr.net.

Pri-Med
Kira Robinson-Kates, 617-406-4074
krkates@mc-comm.com

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