Wolters Kluwer Health Appoints Anne Woods to Chief Nursing Officer; Strengthens Its Commitment to the Nursing Market

Wolters Kluwer Health Appoints Anne Woods to Chief Nursing Officer;
Strengthens Its Commitment to the Nursing Market

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the
appointment of Anne Dabrow Woods, MSN, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, to the new position
of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in a move to strengthen the nursing strategy of
its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals and Ovid brands. LWW is a
leading international publisher of medical and nursing journals; Ovid is the
global leader in electronic medical, scientific, and academic information
research solutions.

"I am delighted to have Anne in this new role as Chief Nursing Officer to help
lead our nursing strategy and commitment to this important customer base for
both LWW and Ovid," said Karen Abramson, President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer
Health Medical Research. "Anne's nursing practice experience, combined with
her editorial and publishing career, provides a unique perspective on the
issues and information access needs of nursing professionals throughout their
careers -- from education and research to clinical practice."

As CNO, Woods will lead the nursing strategy across both the LWW journals and
Ovid businesses. She will provide important direction on the development of
nursing products based on her knowledge of how nurses access and use
information in their practice to improve patient outcomes. In addition, Woods
will have a visible role within the nursing profession's medical and nursing
societies and industry associations, many of which utilize Wolters Kluwer
Health to support their electronic content strategies.

Woods has been with Wolters Kluwer Health for 11 years in a variety of
positions, including Clinical Editor, Clinical Director, Publisher, and most
recently the Director of Journal Strategy & Development. She will continue her
position as publisher, American Journal of Nursing (AJN), along with her new
responsibilities as CNO. Woods has been a nurse for over 25 years and a nurse
practitioner for over 11 years, with extensive experience in critical and
primary care. Woods continues to practice part-time as a nurse practitioner
and is adjunct faculty at Immaculata University. She received her BSN from
West Chester University and her MSN from LaSalle University.

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is recognized as the leading journal publisher
of nursing content with flagship publications such as AJN, Nursing 2009,
Nursing Research, the Journal of Nursing Administration, and Nursing
Management. LWW is also a strong partner to numerous professional nursing
associations, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses,
Infusion Nursing Association, Dermatologic Nurses Association, and the
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

Other nursing products offered from LWW journals include Lippincott's
NursingCenter, a continuing education portal and a point of entry to LWW
content for the majority of the 2.9 million RNs and 800,000 LPNs in the United
States and the 9.2 million nurses outside of the United States. NursingCenter
has over 225,000 unique visitors primarily for access to the 1,100 continuing
education opportunities.

In addition to the LWW nursing content, Ovid aggregates nursing and allied
health content from other leading publishers, including Oxford University
Press, Jones & Bartlett, and John Wiley & Sons, and offers some of the most
comprehensive coverage in EBM content. Nursing@Ovid is an information portal
solution for designed for nursing and allied health professionals who need
fast, seamless access to trusted, current information to make important
decisions. The proprietary Ovid Nursing Subject Thesaurus uses
nursing-specific vocabulary and terms to deliver precise results quickly.

About Wolters Kluwer Health
Wolters Kluwer Health (Philadelphia, PA) is a leading provider of information
and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in
medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include
traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such
as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons®; and electronic
information providers, such as Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span® and ProVation®
Medical.

Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information
services and publishing company. The company provides products and services
for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial
services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008 annual
revenues of euro 3.4 billion ($4.9 billion), employs approximately 20,000
people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 35 countries across Europe,
North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is
headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext
Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit
www.wolterskluwer.com for information about our market positions, customers,
brands, and organization.

SOURCE Wolters Kluwer Health

Robert Dekker, Director of Communications, Wolters Kluwer Health,
+1-215-521-8928, Robert.Dekker@wolterskluwer.com, or Connie Hughes, Director,
Marketing Communications, Wolters Kluwer Health - Medical Research,
+1-646-674-6348, pressinfo@ovid.com