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This article is part of the Health Portal project of Spinwatch. Welcome to the Health Portal, the 'Super-Portal' project dedicated to documenting and reporting about spin and lobbying on Health issues - part of Powerbase—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Other related portals include Foodspin, Pharma, and Alcohol. Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a Managing editor and a Sysop and several associate Portal editors. The Editor of the Health Portal is David Miller. Priority pages on Health Medical devices Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), Stephen Ubl | Medical Device Manufacturers Association | Association of British Healthcare Industries | Healthcare Industries Task Force | Health Hotel | Medical Technology Group | Healthcare Industries Manifesto UK organisations ABPI (www.abpi.org.uk) Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | ACLM (www.aclm.org.uk) Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers | BAREMA (www.barema.org.uk) British Anaesthetic & Respiratory Equipment Manufacturers Association | BDTA (www.bdta.org.uk) The British Dental Trade Association | BIA Scotland (www.bioindustry.org) | BioIndustry Association (www.bioindustry.org) | BIVDA (www.bivda.co.uk) British In Vitro Diagnostics Association | BHTA (www.bhta.net) British Healthcare Trades Association | British Expertise (www.britishexpertise.org) Formerly the British Consultants and Construction Bureau | CBI (www.cbi.org.uk) Confederation of British Industry | EIA (www.eia.co.uk) Engineering Industries Association | GAMBICA - (www.gambica.org.uk) | Intellect - (/www.intellectuk.org) | MDIS (www.mdis.org) Medical Devices in Scotland | OPTIC (UK) - (www.opticuk.org) | PAGB - (www.pagb.org.uk) Proprietary Association of Great Britain | SDMA - (www.sdma.org.uk) Surgical Dressing Manufacturers Association European Trade Associations ASSOBIOMEDICA (http://www.assobiomedica.it/) The Italian Association for Biomedical & Diagnostic Technology | BVMed (www.bvmed.de) The German Medical Technology Association | EDANA (www.edana.org) European Disposables and Nonwovens Association | EDMA (www.edma-ivd.be) European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association | Eucomed (www.eucomed.be) Representative Body for the European Medical Technology and Devices Industry | Health First Europe (http://www.healthfirsteurope.org/) An alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics, experts and industry | IMDA (www.ibec.ie) Irish Medical Devices Association | LFH (www.lfh.no) Leverandrrforeningen for Helsesktoren | NEFEMED (www.nefemed.nl) Dutch Federation of Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors of Medical Products | SLF (www.slf.nu) Swedish Association of Suppliers of Medical Devices | SNITEM (www.snitem.fr) French National Association for Medical Technology Industries | UNAMEC (www.unamec.be) Belgian Association for Suppliers of Medical Equipment International Trade Associations AdvaMed (www.AdvaMed.org) Advanced Medical Technology Association (formerly HIMA) | AusBiotech (www.ausbiotech.org) Australia's Biotechnology Industry Organisation, covering the human health, agricultural, medical device, environmental and industrial sectors in biotechnology. | HIDA - (www.hida.org) Health Industry Distributors' Association | IMDA - (www.imda.org) Independent Medical Distributors Association | JAAME (www.jaame.or.jp/english/index.html) Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment | MEDEC (www.medec.org) Medical Devices Canada | SAMED (www.samed.co.za) South African Medical Device Industry | Health and Health services Dr Foster | New Local Government Network | New Health Network | Capita | IPPR | NHS Partners Network (private healthcare providers lobby group) Ghost writing/Medical comms Current Medical Directions | Wolters Kluwer Health | ApotheCom Associates, LLC | Clinical CONNEXION | PHARMAcopy, Inc. | Web Site: www.fcgmstitute.com Date Founded: 1999 Parent Company: Sudler & Hennessey Accredited Provider (Independent Medical Education): ACCME, ACRE, APA, ANCC COMPANY PROFILE The FCCJ Institute for Continuing Education (The Institute). LLC. a Sudler & Hennessey company, is an independent accredited provider of continuing education for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and psychologists. Sudler & Hennessey is a division of Young & Rubicam/WPP. one of the world's largest and most prestigious healthcare communications companies. | Discovery Health CME/Discovery Communications Inc./Discovery Institute of Medical Education | CME LLC | Acumentis is the former Medical Education Division of Health Answers Education LLC. a division of Sudler & Hennessey. In response to guidance from regulatory bodies that govern pharmaceutical industry funded education. Sudler & 1 Iennessey restructured HealthAnswers Education LLC. North Wales. Pennsylvania, into two separate and distinct companies HealthAnswers Education and Acumentis -in 2005. | CME2 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanstar Communications Inc. | Educational Awareness Solutions http://www.allbusiness.com/medicine-health/diet-nutrition-fitness-cholesterol/10545315-1.html | Eurocom Healthcare, agency offering advertising, marketing and PR ...Eurocom Healthcare Communications Network is a dynamic international alliance of independent agencies offering global brand teams integrated communications ... www.eurocomhealthcare.com/ | Galliard Healthcare Communications www.galliardhealth.com/ | Oyster Healthcare Communications www.oysterhc.co.uk/ | Healthcare Communications Association www.hca-uk.org | Springer Healthcare Communications Established in January 2007, Springer Healthcare Communications (SHC) provides the full range of services required by the pharmaceutical, healthcare and ... www.springerhealthcare.com/ 'Our experience within medical communications is reinforced by the relationship with our sister companies - BSMO (Business Solutions Medicine Online) and CMG (Current Medicine Group) which deliver specialised e-detailing/learning and medical education solutions.'| Healthcare Communication Project | WPP Group companies: CommonHealth | Ogilvy Healthworld | Sudler & Hennessey | GHG | VantageMed Corporation See more...

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