Honored for Excellence in Health Care Education
MORRISTOWN, NJ (May 14, 2008) – Continuing Medical Education (CME) provider OptumHealth Education, formerly i3 CME, won six Tellys at the 29th annual Telly Awards. The Telly awards are intended to honor the very best local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. With this year’s Telly awards, OptumHealth Education has received a total of 30 Tellys over the years for producing innovative educational activities.
“These awards provide objective recognition of the dynamic, interactive and effective CME simulcasts produced by OptumHealth Education,” said Ezra T. Ernst, president, OptumHealth Education. “We combine evidence-based medicine with adult learning principles to positively change the knowledge, performance and competence of physicians and other health care professionals.”
With more than 40 years of combined multimedia and television broadcast experience OptumHealth Education activities appeal to the diverse learning preferences and educational needs of health care professionals across multiple therapeutic areas. One example is the OptumHealth Learning Network, a proprietary network that provides live, interactive simulcasts to more than 1400 hospitals, and individuals across the global health care community.
To extend their reach and effectiveness, activities are available in a variety of multimedia formats, such as podcasts, DVDs and web-based learning modules.
In the category of “Educational Television Programming, Segments, or Promotional Pieces,” bronze statuettes were awarded for the following OptumHealth Education simulcasts:
- Schizophrenia: A Conversation With The Experts
- Real-World Challenges in Cardiovascular Disease: Aggressive Management of Patients with Diabetes and Dyslipidemia
- The Evolution of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Evolving Role of Targeted Therapies
- Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing PCI: Addressing the Unmet Need
- Remission & Recovery in Bipolar Disorder: Current Clinical Evidence for Optimizing the Treatment
Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest film and video productions, and groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
About OptumHealth Education
OptumHealth Education combines evidence-based medicine and adult learning principles with dynamic multimedia technology and innovative delivery formats to provide fair, balanced, and scientifically valid continuing medical education initiatives based on demonstrated learning methodologies. In 2007, OptumHealth Education delivered more than 600 continuing medical education (CME) activities to more than 35,000 health care professionals nationwide. For a complete calendar of live and enduring CME activities, please visit www.optumhealtheducation.com or call (800) 326-9166.
About OptumHealth
OptumHealth helps individuals navigate the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve their health and well being goals. The company’s personalized health advocacy and engagement programs tap a unique combination of capabilities that encompass care solutions, behavioral solutions, specialty benefits and financial services. Serving more than 61 million people, OptumHealth is the nation’s largest health and wellness company. It is a business unit of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH). More information about OptumHealth can be found at www.OptumHealth.com.
For more information, contact:
Ann Fleischauer
Director, External Communications
(763) 797-2652
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