MIMS and EBSCO enter into Partnership fo...

(Sep 15 2009) MIMS and EBSCO enter into Partnership for Victoria Health

The Department of Health, Victoria has announced that EBSCO has been selected as the supplier of choice for the next phase of the Clinicians Health Channel.  The Clinicians Health Channel is a resource for employees of the Department of Health, Victoria which gives them online access to an array of world class clinical information.  As part of the contract, EBSCO will be supplying, for the first time, MIMS Online, a leading source of online medicines information for Australian health care professional.  The contract also gives access to MIMS DrugAlert Online, an evidence based drug interaction checker designed to assist with the quality use of medicines and MIMS for PDA.

Siobhan Murphy, Country Manager, UBM Medica, the publishers of MIMS said, “We are delighted to be partnering with EBSCO to provide Victorian health care workers with access to our premier product, MIMS Online which includes the new updated drug/drug interaction checker, DrugAlert.  MIMS for PDA will also give health professionals working in the Victorian Department the convenience of accessing MIMS while on the go: at the bedside, in the home”.  She continued, “A key part of MIMS strategy moving forwards is to work more closely with the end users of our products, to understand better their day to day needs so we can design products that are easy to use, practical and promote the safe use of medicines.”  

Peter Smith, Vice President / General Manager, EBSCO Australia / New Zealand, commented “EBSCO are delighted to be awarded this contract and to be working closely with Clinicians Health Channel users and MIMS to ensure that they receive first class service”.   

MIMS Australia is the leading supplier of quality, independent medical information to Australian healthcare professionals, known for its high level of editorial integrity and independence. MIMS Australia offers traditional print information sources as well as information in a range of platforms that reflect current advances in information delivery, from PDAs to the Internet.

MIMS Australia is part of a global group of companies. The parent company, UBM Medica Pty Ltd, operates two other business units within its Australian group. They are:

Medical Observer - a free weekly print newspaper distributed widely to medical practitioners, which is supported by an informative website; and

myDr.com.au — a comprehensive consumer health website providing up-to-date, Australian healthcare information.

About EBSCO 

EBSCO is the world’s leading provider of print and electronic subscription information.  EBSCO offers access, authentication and management solutions to a variety of customer organisations including individual libraries, library consortia, and state-wide information services.  In addition to managing the purchase and delivery of content, EBSCO’s solutions encompass content platforms, searching and linking technologies, resource discovery services, access and identity management and other electronic resource management services.

EBSCO is currently the major supplier of clinical health content and related technologies to Victorian health libraries, as well as most state and/or national consortia in Australia and New Zealand. 

EBSCO has been in operation globally for 65 years; 28 years in Australia with three local fully serviced offices.  

Margaret Gehrig National Business Manager MIMS Australia (02) 9902 7776

Peter Smith Vice President  EBSCO Australia New Zealand (02) 9922 5600