Elsevier Launches New Procedures Consult App for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch

Elsevier Launches New Procedures Consult App for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch

PHILADELPHIA, December 5, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

   
          Optimized for quick, on-demand resource - including instructional videos -
                                for medical professionals

    Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services, announced today that its new Procedures Consult App
[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procedures-consult-internal/id327352189?mt=8 ] for iPad,
iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store. The app allows for procedure
videos, illustrations and text to be stored on a user's iOS device with customized user
interfaces. Doctors can now work more confidently with whenever, wherever access to the
critical and reliable content of Procedures Consult
[http://www.proceduresconsult.com/medical-procedures ], including at the bedside.

    The Procedures Consult App delivers a single resource of high quality videos for all
procedures required by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), and conforms to the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). It enables physicians,
residents and medical students to more confidently perform these procedures, such as a
subclavian line insertion or lumbar puncture, improving patient safety and helping to
achieve the best patient outcomes.

    "The Procedures Consults App is unmatched in its breadth of coverage and the quality
of the videos it delivers, providing incredible value to physicians at the point of care,"
said Randy Charles, Managing Director, Global Clinical Reference, Elsevier. "In addition
to offering anytime and anywhere access to content, the Procedures Consult App also saves
valuable time due to its mobile-friendly, easy-to-learn navigation, enabling better
decision-making and ultimately moving critical content to the point of care."

    Unique features of the Procedures Consult App include:

   
    - High-quality illustrations and multi-media for each procedure;
    - Ability to browse and search for quick and easy access to any procedure;
    - Offline access to procedure videos, illustrations and text;
    - Joint Commission and OSHA safety guidelines;
    - Time-effective, self-directed procedures training and testing-with trackable
      results.

    The Procedures Consult App is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone or
iPod Touch or at http://www.iTunes.com/appstore.

    About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health
communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet
[http://www.thelancet.com ] and Cell [http://www.cell.com ], and close to 20,000 book
titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online
solutions include SciVerse ScienceDirect [http://www.sciencedirect.com ], SciVerse Scopus
[http://www.scopus.com ], Reaxys [http://www.reaxys.com ], MD Consult
[http://www.mdconsult.com ] and Nursing Consult [http://www.nursingconsult.com ], which
enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite
[http://www.scival.com ] and MEDai's Pinpoint Review [http://www.medai.com ], which help
research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

    A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ]
employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC
[http://www.reedelsevier.com ], a world-leading publisher and information provider, which
is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN
(Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

   
    Media contact
    Tom Reller
    Vice President Global Corporate Relations, Elsevier
    +1-215-239-3508
    t.reller@elsevier.com

Source: Elsevier

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