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<title>MDgroove.com™ Launched for Canadian Physician Community</title>
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<span style="font-family: Arial"></span><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial">MDgroove.com&#8482; Launched for Canadian Physician Community</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></strong> </font>

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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial"></span></strong><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial">Guelph, January 22, 2008: </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial">Meducom International Inc.&#174; today announced the eagerly awaited launch of MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482;, a new web community exclusively for Canada's physicians. MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482; extends the types of experiences and activities that Canadian physicians can have on the internet, opening up the power of the participatory web and marrying this functionality with a fun and friendly 1970's design motif.</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> 



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<font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial"></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> To describe MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482; as anything less than <em>far out</em> would just be inappropriate,' declared Serge Moraca, President and General Manager of Meducom International Inc.&#174; </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> We have built a new gold standard for the medical web - something designed with the needs and aspirations of Canadian physicians at the forefront of our efforts.' </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> 



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<span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">MD<strong>groove</strong>.com<sup>TM</sup> is an empowered, energetic, convenient, customizable online community created exclusively for Canadian physicians with free membership.<span>  </span>The website interface allows users to customize their MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482; experience - taking advantage of Web 2.0 architecture.</font><span><font size="2">  



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<span style="font-family: Arial"></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">MD<strong>groove</strong>.com<sup>TM</sup> is also ambitious - it is a web portal where Canadian physicians can:</span> </font>
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	<li><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Engage with your colleagues to build social and clinical networks with other Canadian physicians (e.g., catch up with classmates, interact with local colleagues, make friends with those with shared interests)</font></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"></span><font size="2">Work through (and share!) challenging patient simulations</font></span><font size="2"> </font></li>
	<li><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">Participate in dynamic, on-demand accredited continuing medical education (CME)</span> </font></li>
	<li><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">Access up-to-the-minute medical news, weather and hot podcasts</span> </font></li>
	<li><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">Use one of the web's most functional calendar of events, with listings of international, national, regional and local medical and CME events</span> </font></li>
	<li><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">Share opinions - about almost anything! - through polls, a web forum and a blog (all available at a secure site on your personal page at the <strong><em>groove</em></strong><em>Pad)</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span> <font face="Arial">

	

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<span style="font-family: Arial"></span><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial">Why MDgroove.com&#8482;?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span> <font face="Arial">

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<span style="font-family: Arial"></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">S</span><span style="font-family: Arial">urveys of Canadian physicians have indicated that the medical internet is in need of improvement.<span>  </span>While use of the internet amongst clinicians continues to increase, with very high penetration among Canadian specialists, data indicates that doctors have not yet developed loyalty to a preferred  all-encompassing' website that incorporates a full spectrum of current medical news, e-learning opportunities and useful services and features. Results from a series of CME Needs Assessments, including different specialties and the primary care audience, have revealed that approximately 30% of all physicians have yet to try CME on the internet, and another 30% expressed disappointment with current offerings. Market research suggests the need for a multifaceted web community such as MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482; to meet the growing needs of modern Canadian physicians.</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Berlin Sans FB&#39;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><span style="font-family: Arial"><span> </span></span> </font><font face="Arial">



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<span style="font-family: Arial"><span></span><font size="2"> We believe that </font></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482;</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> brings together news, learning and social networking in a powerful and unique way that will truly support Canadian physician engagement, collaboration and the creation of community,' said Todd Kasenberg of </span><span style="font-family: Arial">MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482;</span><span style="font-family: Arial">.  </span><span style="font-family: Arial">MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482;</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> was designed with strong  bones' - a flexible architecture and the best use of modern Web 2.0 technology to help physicians have fun while learning and working towards optimal outcomes for their patients.' Noted Kasenberg,  We believe it's <em>right on</em>!'</span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font face="Arial">

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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial"></span></strong><font size="1"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial">MDgroove.com&#8482;</span><span style="font-family: Arial">, 18 Macdonell, Suite 200, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 6M1</span></strong></font>
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<title>MDgroove.com Announces Launch of On-Demand Learning Program on Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Function</title>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">MDgroove.com&#8482; Announces Launch of On-Demand Learning Program on <a href="/index.jsp?resourceID=3908"> Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Function' </a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Guelph, June 10, 2008: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Meducom International Inc.&#174; announced the introduction of a new <strong><em>On-Demand Learning</em></strong> program, entitled <a href="/index.jsp?resourceID=3908"> Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Function',</a> at its web portal for Canadian physicians, www.MD<strong><span style="font-family: Arial">groove</span></strong>.com&#8482;. </span>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">On-Demand Learning</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> provides Canadian physicians with a powerful and rapid i-learning platform through which credible content, developed by respected Canadian experts, is delivered.<span> </span>The platform integrates audio and visual media, animations and personal reflection and assessment tools.<span> </span>One or more patient case studies support the delivery of evidence-informed and guideline-supported medicine using an online adaptation of the familiar  slide' presentation.<span> </span>Each <strong><em>On-Demand Learning</em></strong> program at MD<strong><span style="font-family: Arial">groove</span></strong>.com&#8482; is designed to adhere to the principles of adult learning ( andragogy') and among key considerations is the accomodation of the many learning styles of the physician audience so that all program participants may benefit.</span> 
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">The program has been co-sponsored by the Centre for CME, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, and features content organized, prepared and presentd by Dr. James Tam of Winnipeg, MB and Dr. George Honos of Montreal, QC.<span> </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Physicians licensed to practise medicine in Canada who are members of the MD<strong>groove</strong>.com&#8482; community are eligible to participate in this program.  Membership at MD<strong>groove</strong>.com for Canadian physicians is free and registration is simple.<span> </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">On program completion, specialists belonging to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada may claim 1.5 Section 1 credits.<span> </span>Primary care physicians interested in this program may document 1.5 MAINPRO-M2 credits in their CPD diaries upon completion of this program.</span> 
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<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">What is MDgroove.com&#8482;?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">MD<strong><span style="font-family: Arial">groove</span></strong>.com&#8482; is the next-generation web community that extends the types of experiences and activities that Canadian physicians can have on the internet, unleashing the power of the participatory web ( Web 2.0') and marrying this functionality with a fun and friendly 1970s design motif. The site interface allows users to customize their MD<strong><span style="font-family: Arial">groove</span></strong>.com&#8482; experience - taking advantage of Web 2.0 architecture where Canadian physicians can:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span>
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	<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Engage with colleagues to build social and clinical networks with other Canadian physicians (e.g., catch up with classmates, interact with local colleagues, make friends with those with shared interests)</span></li>
	<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Work through (and share!) challenging patient simulations</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></li>
	<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Participate in dynamic, on-demand accredited continuing medical education (CME)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></li>
	<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Access up-to-the-minute medical news, weather and hot podcasts</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></li>
	<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Use one of the web's most functional calendar of events, with listings of international, national, regional and local medical and CME events</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></li>
	<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Share opinions - about almost anything! - through polls, a web forum and a blog (all available at a secure site on each member's personal page at the <em><strong><span style="font-family: Arial">groove</span></strong></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial">Pad)</span></em> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></li>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial">MDgroove.com&#8482;, 18 Macdonell, Suite 200, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 6M1</span></strong>
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