http://www.astutetech.com/company_news.aspx News & Media Copyright 2009 Astute Technology. All Rights Reserved. Astute Technology en-us 5 The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) engaged Astute to develop a mobile app for the latest version of their Board Review Prep Course - PEER VIII. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-12-2013_1.html 2013-03-13 March 12, 2013 Astute CEO, Jon Merril, MD, spoke recently at the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Meeting in San Francisco. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-12-2013_2.html 2013-03-13 March 12, 2013 Astute President, Rita Roy, MD, participated in a panel discussion regarding mobile strategy and government/enterprise. MoDevEast: a mobile conference for navigating all platforms. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-12-2013_3.html 2013-03-13 March 12, 2013 The Office of Minority Health's Think Cultural Health website has been recognized for its outstanding role in communicating health care through the Internet, and was named winner of multiple 2012 eHealthcare Leadership Awards! http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-1-2012.html 2012-12-02 December, 2012 Astute has officially launched the next generation of online Continuing Education for the Water Environment Foundation (WEF). http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-23-2012.html 2012-03-24 March 23, 2012 The Office of Minority Health's Think Cultural Health website has won a MERLOT Award for Emerging Technologies! The MERLOT Awards recognizes and promotes outstanding online resources designed to enhance teaching and learning. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-1-2012.html 2012-01-02 January, 2012 The Office of Minority Health's Think Cultural Health website has been recognized for its outstanding role in communicating health care through the Internet, and was named winner of multiple 2011 eHealthcare Leadership Awards! http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-31-2011.html 2012-01-01 December, 2011 Astute completed and launched the trade show website for the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), the world's largest sportfishing trade show. http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-30-2011.html 2011-12-31 December, 2011 Astute continued a successful long-term relationship with BroadSoft, Inc. by developing the event website for the premiere, annual BroadSoft meeting: BroadSoft Connections 2011. http://www.astutetech.com/news_9-30-2011.html 2011-10-01 September, 2011 Astute Technology announces that its client, The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), placed as a finalist for "Best Rebranding Strategy" in the 2011 PR Newswire Platinum PR Awards. http://www.astutetech.com/news_9-29-2011.html 2011-09-30 September, 2011 In an effort to better serve their membership during golf course renovation, Westwood Country Club engaged Astute Technology to create an online tool for facilitating the scheduling of tee times with participating golf courses. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-31-2011.html 2011-09-01 August, 2011 Astute Technology launched the first phase of a powerful and comprehensive On-line Board Review Program for Optometrists in June 2011. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-15-2011.html 2011-08-16 August 15, 2011 Astute and Springer continued their long time collaboration in 2011 with the launch of a new interactive learning portal, NeurotherapeuticsGateway.net. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-10-2011.html 2011-08-11 August 10, 2011 Astute Technology announces that its client the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) placed as a finalist for "Best Rebranding Strategy" in the 2011 PR Newswire Platinum PR Awards. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-1-2011.html 2011-08-02 August 1, 2011 The Think Cultural Health Web site, from the HHS Office of Minority Health, has a new look, a new set of features, and more of the cultural and linguistic competency resources that many have come to enjoy and rely upon. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-27-2011.html 2011-07-28 July 27, 2011 In an effort to better serve their membership during their golf course renovation, Westwood Country Club engaged Astute Technology to create an online tool for facilitating the scheduling of tee times with participating golf courses. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-6-2011.html 2011-07-07 July 6, 2011 Astute Technology leveraged its interactive technologies to produce compelling media and a comprehensive conference and website support for emerging therapeutics for battling advanced prostate cancer. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-5-2011.html 2011-07-06 July 5, 2011 Parkinson's Disease: In the Crossfire has launched Part 2 of a new CME program focusing on the Management of Parkinson's Disease. http://www.astutetech.com/news_6-30-2011.html 2011-07-01 June 30, 2011 The Society of Nuclear Medicine held its 2011 conference June 4-8 in San Antonio, Texas. Astute Technology utilized our patented Conference.CAST technology to capture full-motion video of the sessions during the meeting. http://www.astutetech.com/news_6-8-2011.html 2011-06-09 June 8, 2011 Astute Technology recently captured Digestive Disease Week in Chicago Illinois with presentations from the four sponsoring societies including AASLD, AGA, ASGE, and SSAT. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-31-2011.html 2011-06-01 May 31, 2011 Astute Technology completed a full redesign of the company website for Ventera Corporation, an IT company located in Reston, VA. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-1-2011.html 2011-05-02 May 1, 2011 The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) held its 36th Annual Scientific meeting in Chicago in March. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-31-2011.html 2011-04-01 March 31, 2011 Astute Technology has completed several enhancements to Slide Bank technology currently used by long-standing clients including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Gastroenterological Association. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-7-2011.html 2011-03-08 March 7, 2011 Dr. Merril was invited to participate in the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information was held on 6-7 February 2011 and was followed on 8 February by a Workshop, the theme for which was 'Multimedia and Visualization Innovations for Science'. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-28-2011.html 2011-03-01 February 28, 2011 The American Heart Association held its International Stroke Conference 2011 meeting in Los Angeles in February. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-26-2011.html 2011-02-27 February 26, 2011 Rock Stars of Science (RSOS) is an ongoing philanthropic campaign brought to you by Geoffrey Beene Gives Back. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-1-2011.html 2011-02-02 February 1, 2011 A new Dementia Risk Assessment has been developed by Jason Brandt, Ph.D., Director of the Copper Ridge Institute and a Professor of Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-12-2011.html 2011-01-13 January 12, 2011 Astute Technology has jumped into 2011 full force by launching a new iPad Application for a large medical association. http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-23-2010.html 2010-12-24 December 23, 2010 Astute's CEO, Jon Merril, MD, recently spoke at the "Mobile Computing: Delivering Content to the Research Community" conference which was sponsored by CENDI and NFAIS (National Federation of Advanced Information Services). http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-18-2010.html 2010-12-19 December 18, 2010 Astute Technology and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) partnered on a redesign of the association's KeepAmericaFishing angler advocacy brand website. http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-2-2010.html 2010-12-03 December 2, 2010 Sponsored by the Geoffrey Beene Foundation, the Rock Stars of Science Campaign honors distinguished scientists for their groundbreaking research as well as the rock stars who support them and their causes. http://www.astutetech.com/news_11-17-2010.html 2010-11-18 November 17, 2010 Hundreds of business leaders from the high tech industry in the DC area gathered together on Thursday, November 4th for the 9th annual High Tech Prayer Breakfast. http://www.astutetech.com/news_11-4-2010.html 2010-11-05 November 4, 2010 Astute leveraged its latest technology to provide capture and e-commerce integration for the American Academy of Opthalmology's 2010 Joint Meeting, held on October 16-19, 2010 in Chicago, IL. http://www.astutetech.com/news_10-29-2010.html 2010-10-30 October 29, 2010 Astute Technology recently upgraded its Poster.CAST e-poster technology with a new suite of features to support The American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting (CHEST 2010). http://www.astutetech.com/news_10-27-2010.html 2010-10-28 October 27, 2010 The 2010 eHealthcare Leadership Award Committee has declared Think Cultural Health a winner! The Think Cultural Health team has worked endlessly on facilitating the learning processes of culturally competent care, while providing information and continuing education for a wide variety of health professionals. http://www.astutetech.com/news_10-25-2010.html 2010-10-26 October 25, 2010 Astute Technology, in conjunction with Peer Health Communications and Cin-Med, recently updated the neuroconnection.net website to include educational videos, post-tests and CME certification related to "Parkinson's Disease: Treatment Guideline Update, 2010-2011". http://www.astutetech.com/news_9-2010.html 2010-10-01 September, 2010 The American Society for Microbiology held its 50th Anniversary Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) meeting in Boston in September. http://www.astutetech.com/news_9-12-2010.html 2010-09-13 September 12, 2010 Funded by a grant from Johnson Johnson, Astute Technology recently completed scripting, filming and editing of three clinical vignettes that demonstrate cultural competency in the context of surgery to treat scoliosis, knee surgery and a neurosurgical case. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-5-2010.html 2010-08-06 August 5, 2010 Astute worked closely with The American College of Cardiology to support educational video surrounding the credo initiative (Coalition to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in CV Outcomes). http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-1-2010.html 2010-08-02 August 1, 2010 Astute and Springer continued their long time collaboration in June with the launch of a new interactive publication portal, PopulationEcology.org. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-31-2010.html 2010-08-01 July 31, 2010 Astute Technology supported SCCT for the third year on the capture and distribution of SCCT's Cardiac CT Board Review Course on DVD-ROM. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-22-2010.html 2010-07-23 July 22, 2010 Astute Technology ("Astute"), the foremost provider of digital conference capture and distribution, announced today that it was awarded a new patent protecting the company's ongoing investment in conference capture and distribution technologies, expanding Astute's intellectual property portfolio. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-7-2010.html 2010-07-08 July 7, 2010 Astute Technology recently captured the American Optometric Association's 2010 Optometry's Meeting, June 16-20 in Orlando, Florida. http://www.astutetech.com/news_6-20-2010.html 2010-06-21 June 22, 2010 In the spirit of September, "Back to School" - Astute is preparing an exciting new educational iPad application. This application is designed to build on the success of the Astute media player bringing the conference (and more) to your fingertips. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-27-2010.html 2010-05-28 May 27, 2010 Parkinson's in the Crossfire (www.theparkinsonsgroup.com) has launched Part 1 of a new CME program focusing on Emerging Insights in Parkinson's Disease. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-26-2010.html 2010-05-27 May 26, 2010 Astute leveraged its latest technology to provide capture and e-commerce integration for the Heart Rhythm Society's 31st Annual Scientific Sessions, held on May 12-15, 2010. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-15-2010.html 2010-05-16 May 15, 2010 Astute and Springer continued their long time collaboration in May with the launch of a new interactive learning portal, SpineGateway.net. http://www.astutetech.com/news_5-10-2010.html 2010-05-11 May 10, 2010 Funded by a grant from Teva Neuroscience, Astute Technology recently partnered with CME Incite to produce a webcast focused on multiple sclerosis. http://www.astutetech.com/news_4-23-2010.html 2010-04-24 April 23, 2010 Astute Technology created two innovative sales training products for Teva Neuroscience, including both DVD and PDF outputs. http://www.astutetech.com/news_4-22-2010.html 2010-04-23 April 22, 2010 Continuing work with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Astute Technology has constructed a new website for a collaborated project between the two renowned cardiovascular associations. http://www.astutetech.com/news_4-13-2010.html 2010-04-14 April 13, 2010 Astute and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons have successfully completed and launched the society's first CME Portal. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-31-2010.html 2010-04-01 March 31, 2010 Astute Technology recently supported The World Wildlife Fund's important Earth Hour initiative with technology solutions for near real-time representations of Earth Hour through images and videos from around the world. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-28-2010.html 2010-03-29 March 28, 2010 Astute recently supported the technology and design behind a new virtual CME program, providing cutting edge new information on Parkinson's disease to physicians and the medical community. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-18-2010.html 2010-03-19 March 18, 2010 The Society of Plastics Engineers recently engaged Astute Technology to capture their Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC), held in Orlando, Florida in March. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-15-2010.html 2010-03-16 March 15, 2010 The Society of Interventional Radiology launched the new SIR Learning Center at IR Innovation in Tampa, Florida. The new Learning Center is powered by Astute's Net.SCORE testing and certification platform and will be leveraged by the society for all ongoing continuing education opportunities provided by the association. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-13-2010.html 2010-03-14 March 13, 2010 Verizon Business kicked off 2010 with sales meetings in both Dallas, Texas and Paris, France. Recognizing that it is critical for employees to all hear and see the same message from their leaders, the Verizon team employed Astute to capture the kick-off meetings leveraging our Conference.CAST technology and distribute that content within 24 hours to employees all over the world. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-25-2010.html 2010-02-26 February 25, 2010 The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) recently engaged Astute Technology to build a customized implementation of Astute's Net.SCORE online testing and certification platform to support the society's mission of providing premier online education and credit tracking to its constituents. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-25-2010.html 2010-01-26 January 25, 2010 Astute Technology provides partnership and support for MSWorld, a leading source of information and outreach for patients living with multiple sclerosis. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-1-2010.html 2010-01-2 January 1, 2010 Astute Technology, a boutique technology and design firm, today announced that it helped BroadSoft, the worldwide leader of VoIP applications to the telecommunications industry, design a new eCommerce-enabled BroadSoft Marketplace. http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-14-2009.html 2009-12-15 December 14, 2009 Hundreds of business Leaders joined together on November 19th for the 2009 annual High Tech Prayer Breakfast, an event that brings together a wide range of local business players - from investors and lawyers to executives and headhunters. http://www.astutetech.com/news_11-30-2009.html 2009-12-01 November 30, 2009 Astute recently partnered with leading oncologist Charles Balch, MD, to build on his vision of providing a site to help patients, family, and friends in their search for information about cancer MyCancerAdvisor.com. http://www.astutetech.com/news_11-23-2009.html 2009-11-24 November 23, 2009 A powerful combination of state-of-the-art medicine and a beautiful, inspirational healing environment, the Katzen Cancer Research Center creates a comprehensive patient experience that sets the stage for healing and hope. http://www.astutetech.com/news_9-23-2009.html 2009-09-24 September 23, 2009 Astute developed the technology for the newly released Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response. This is the latest Web site in the Office of Minority Health's e-learning suite of cultural competency courses. http://www.astutetech.com/news_8-5-2009.html 2009-08-06 August 5, 2009 Representatives from leading national aging organizations and agencies convened today in Minneapolis, MN to honor the 2009 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-21-2009.html 2009-07-22 July 21, 2009 Astute Technology, a boutique technology and design firm, today announced that it helped BroadSoft, the worldwide leader of VoIP applications, bring its website vision to reality. BroadSoft wanted to elevate its site to more accurately represent its brand and voice through a crisp, clean, execution that engages its audience. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-13-2009.html 2009-07-14 July 13, 2009 Am pretty sure it was George Carlin who noted how much of an oxymoron "new and improved" is. It's classic American marketing-speak, and is right up there with another of his favorites, "jumbo shrimp". The two words just look dumb together, but they roll off the tongue so easily. http://www.astutetech.com/news_7-2-2009.html 2009-07-03 July 2, 2009 The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer, offered its 2009 Annual Meeting "virtually" through a new state-of-the-art media player developed by Astute Technology. http://www.astutetech.com/news_6-12-2009.html 2009-06-13 June 12, 2009 Astute developed the technology behind a new dementia risk assessment created by the experts at The Copper Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The online tool is the first of its kind to provide families with information to distinguish between benign forgetfulness and un-diagnosed dementia. http://www.astutetech.com/documents/News_Apr09_Dementia.pdf 2009-04-24 April 24, 2009 Astute Technology launched the second in its series of publication portals with Springer Publishing, StemCellGateway.net. The portal brings the power of Springer's huge online repository with over 25,000 titles, down to the individual journal level. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-20-2009.html 2009-03-21 March 20, 2009 At the Johns Hopkins-affiliated facility, residents with dementia get attention and social interaction. http://www.astutetech.com/news_3-11-2009.html 2009-03-12 March 11, 2009 The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently analyzed the effect of Internet-based instruction for health professions learners compared with no intervention and with non-Internet interventions. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-23-2009.html 2009-02-24 February 23, 2009 MS in the Crossfire has launched Part 1 of a new CME program focusing on The Emerging Face of MS. http://www.astutetech.com/news_2-20-2009.html 2009-02-21 February 20, 2009 With the increasing diversity of the United States' population, physicians are more and more likely to encounter situations that require the delivery of culturally competent care, access to a vast array of language services, and supportive health care organizations. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-13-2009.html 2009-01-14 January 13, 2009 Astute Technology launched the first of its society branded publication portals in 4Q, aimed to bring the power of the publisher's huge online repository of over 25,000 titles, down to the individual society level. http://www.astutetech.com/news_1-7-2009.html 2009-01-08 January 7, 2009 800 Business Leaders joined together on Thursday, December 4th to an annual High Tech Prayer Breakfast, an event that brings together a wide range of local business players - from investors and lawyers to executives and headhunters. This year, the attendees hear from Jonathan Crane, the Former President and Chairman of SAVVIS, Inc. http://www.astutetech.com/news_12-8-2008.html 2008-12-09 December 8, 2008 Dr. Jon Merril, CEO of Astute Technology, recently launched a blog to share his perspectives on online learning with the Astute community. Through this blog, Jon will share his thoughts on the many ideas he is learning through research and working with different clients. The blog includes new and exciting ways to use online technologies to enable learning opportunities with members, constituents, employees, and vendors as well as perspectives on research and trends in the industry. Subscribe to the blog through the RSS feed and never miss an update. http://jmerril.wordpress.com/ 2008-12-09 December 8, 2008 Astute Technology has partnered with a leading Science, Technology and Medical (STM) Publisher to offer greater value to the publisher's society clients. The branded portal product brings the power of the publisher's huge online repository of over 25,000 titles, down to the individual society level. http://www.astutetech.com/news_11-13-2008.html 2008-11-14 November 13, 2008 World renowned neurologist Dr. Kari Stefansson recently spoke during The George Washington University Medical Center Grand Rounds. Dr. Stefansson is the CEO of deCODE Genetics, a global leader in gene discovery. http://www.astutetech.com/news_10-29-2008.html 2008-10-30 October 29, 2008 The American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched a new permanent interactive exhibit at its Washington, DC Heart House location on October 11, 2008. The exhibit celebrates Dr. Andreas Gruentzig and his courageous and visionary work. http://www.astutetech.com/news_10-11-2008.html 2008-10-12 October 11, 2008