ALBANY, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson Delmar Learning, a leading provider of educational resources for lifelong learning and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced the acquisition of NetLearning, a provider of online training solutions for healthcare professionals working in hospitals. Today's announcement brings proprietary knowledge of both organizations together in one online learning system that allows for the deployment, management and reporting of training-related activities. The content offers continuing education and clinical course selections for virtually all hospital professionals, including nurses, radiologic technologists, and billing specialists.
Greg Burnell, Thomson Delmar Learning's president comments, "Thomson Delmar Learning and NetLearning share the same mission: to provide lifelong learning products and services for all points along a healthcare professional's career, from introductory training to professional certification and continuing education. This acquisition brings together a world-class healthcare content provider and a leading training provider to offer health professionals a single, convenient, and rich source of clinical and compliance content."
NetLearning currently offers 1,500 courses that are delivered via the Internet or intranet. Many of the courses include content that has been mandated by various government agencies and commissions for accreditation of healthcare institutions, and several others are required by state and federal government regulations in order for professionals to retain their licensure or certification to practice. The current system tracks, manages, and delivers the most current information available to clients. More than 500,000 healthcare professionals nationwide have used NetLearning as their primary source for workplace training.
Thomson Delmar Learning will immediately add more than 100 courses to this platform. New content will be available on topics related to insurance and coding, clinical nursing practice, continuing education, and patient education. Additional courses will be created through the publishing activities and efforts of both organizations.
"Thomson Delmar Learning provided us with the content we needed to expand our reach to other job functions within the hospital while we offer them the platform to provide the content," said John Morris, president and CEO of NetLearning. "Through this acquisition, both organizations will join together to provide content in one format to various healthcare professionals who need mandatory training or clinical education."
"The acquisition of NetLearning allows for our continued commitment to providing the total learning solution to various professionals in the healthcare industry," said Bill Brottmiller, vice president of Thomson Delmar Learning's Health Care Strategic Business Unit. "Specifically, providing customers with the education they need in a technologically friendly format, which allows for managing and reporting activities, gives us the ability to focus on providing quality reference and educational materials and remaining committed to all healthcare professionals."
About The Thomson Corporation and Thomson Delmar Learning
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.6 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 39,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. As part of The Thomson Corporation, Thomson Delmar Learning (http://www.delmarlearning.com/) is the leading provider of lifelong learning products and services for the health care, technology and trades, and career education markets. Thomson Delmar Learning's market-leading imprints include Autodesk Press, Chilton, Milady, OnWord Press, Singular Publishing Group, and West Legal Studies.
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Greg Burnell, Thomson Delmar Learning's president comments, "Thomson Delmar Learning and NetLearning share the same mission: to provide lifelong learning products and services for all points along a healthcare professional's career, from introductory training to professional certification and continuing education. This acquisition brings together a world-class healthcare content provider and a leading training provider to offer health professionals a single, convenient, and rich source of clinical and compliance content."
NetLearning currently offers 1,500 courses that are delivered via the Internet or intranet. Many of the courses include content that has been mandated by various government agencies and commissions for accreditation of healthcare institutions, and several others are required by state and federal government regulations in order for professionals to retain their licensure or certification to practice. The current system tracks, manages, and delivers the most current information available to clients. More than 500,000 healthcare professionals nationwide have used NetLearning as their primary source for workplace training.
Thomson Delmar Learning will immediately add more than 100 courses to this platform. New content will be available on topics related to insurance and coding, clinical nursing practice, continuing education, and patient education. Additional courses will be created through the publishing activities and efforts of both organizations.
"Thomson Delmar Learning provided us with the content we needed to expand our reach to other job functions within the hospital while we offer them the platform to provide the content," said John Morris, president and CEO of NetLearning. "Through this acquisition, both organizations will join together to provide content in one format to various healthcare professionals who need mandatory training or clinical education."
"The acquisition of NetLearning allows for our continued commitment to providing the total learning solution to various professionals in the healthcare industry," said Bill Brottmiller, vice president of Thomson Delmar Learning's Health Care Strategic Business Unit. "Specifically, providing customers with the education they need in a technologically friendly format, which allows for managing and reporting activities, gives us the ability to focus on providing quality reference and educational materials and remaining committed to all healthcare professionals."
About The Thomson Corporation and Thomson Delmar Learning
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.6 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 39,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. As part of The Thomson Corporation, Thomson Delmar Learning (http://www.delmarlearning.com/) is the leading provider of lifelong learning products and services for the health care, technology and trades, and career education markets. Thomson Delmar Learning's market-leading imprints include Autodesk Press, Chilton, Milady, OnWord Press, Singular Publishing Group, and West Legal Studies.
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