Published: September 10, 2008
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Named Publisher of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Newswise - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) has signed an agreement to serve as the publisher of
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, official journal of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA).
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is also the official publication of ASRA's affiliates, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy, the Asian and Oceanic Society of Regional Anesthesia, and the Latin American Society of Regional Anesthesia. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry.
LWW will begin publishing the journal in 2009 and will include it in the LWW Total Access Collection on Ovid.com, also part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The LWW Total Access Collection features a comprehensive collection of over 260 acclaimed medical information journals.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine publishes original articles, technical and translational reports, review articles and correspondence relevant to practitioners concerned with local anesthetics, regional anesthesia, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain management. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is published bi-monthly and has a circulation of nearly 7,000.
"In a time full of new information and clinical developments in regional anesthesia practice, we are pleased to work with a publishing partner who offers both expertise in our field and critical access to readers, subscribers and potential authors," said Joseph M. Neal, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
"With new techniques, advances in pain management and a growing number of patients suffering from chronic conditions, pain management and regional anesthesia are areas where access to quality information is critical," said Betsy Jones, EVP and GM of journal publishing at Wolters Kluwer Health. "LWW publishes a number of the leading journals and textbooks in this field, and we look forward to working with ASRA and its worldwide affiliates to expand our content offerings to anesthesiologists worldwide."
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (http://www.LWW.com) is a leading international publisher for healthcare professionals and students with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines publishing under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry.
Wolters Kluwer Health is a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company with annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion) that maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Visit www.wolterskluwer.com for information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) is the largest organization of its kind dedicated to excellence and consistency in the practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. With nearly 6,000 members in 60 countries, ASRA is the largest subspecialty organization in anesthesia. http://www.asra.com
Source: Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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