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DOWDEN HEALTH MEDIA NAMES SUE PANETTA VICE PRESIDENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CONVERGENT HEALTH

As VP for Educational Program Development at Convergent Health, Sue will work with the Managing Director to form business development teams, conceiving and pitching new business proposals to clients/grantors.

Sue will be responsible for identifying new program concepts in collaboration with the editorial and program management teams as well as for developing and delivering effective capabilities presentations and effective communications with new and existing clients.

Convergent Health will greatly benefit from Sue’s comprehensive understanding of the medical communications industry as a result of twenty-plus years of experience in the field. Sue most recently served as Senior Vice President/Educational Program Director, PHE at Jobson Medical Information, where she developed large-scale education initiatives that demonstrated education effectiveness in the improvement of diagnosis and treatment.

About Convergent Health Solutions:

Convergent Health Solutions (www.convergent-health.com), a subsidiary of Dowden Health Media, is a full service medical education company on the cutting edge of leadership and innovation in CME. Convergent is a Learning Organization, committed to a culture that fosters innovative thinking, creative solutions, and quality implementation, individual responsibility and leadership in the context of continuous collaboration, practical application of learning principles to create effective education, and measurable impacts of education on provider practices and patient heath outcomes.

About Dowden Health Media:

Dowden Health Media (www.dowdenhealth.com) is a full-service custom publisher serving hospitals and health systems nationwide. In print and on the web, they create original programs tailored to each customer's communication needs, with special attention to brand building and response generation. They also offer a wide range of acclaimed, ready-to-customize newsletters and magazines that offer great quality, economy, and ease of participation.

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JOHN DELFS NAMED GENERAL MANAGER FOR DOWDEN HEALTH MEDIA

As General Manager, John will oversee the day-to-day editorial operations as well as long-term strategies for Dowden.

John is an award-winning healthcare executive with more than 20 years' experience in the field. He received his PhD from Harvard Medical School and is board certified.

Prior to joining Dowden, John was Executive Vice President, Medical Strategy for CommonHealth, LLP, a leading healthcare communications company. He also served as President for his own company that provided consultative and outsourced medical director support to pharmaceutical marketing and medical education clients. While President, John supported new business development in winning a total of over $40 million in new accounts and created physician communications components of a campaign which lead to a 47% increase in prescribing and $525 million in annual sales for a key pharmaceutical agent in one year to achieve #1 position in its class.

About Dowden Health Media:

Dowden Health Media is a full-service custom publisher serving hospitals and health systems nationwide. In print and on the web, they create original programs tailored to each customer's communication needs, with special attention to brand building and response generation. They also offer a wide range of acclaimed, ready-to-customize newsletters and magazines that offer great quality, economy, and ease of participation.