Dik Barsamian Joins the US HealthConnect Inc. Group of Companies as the New President of Its CME Enterprises
Fort Washington, PA (PRWEB) August 26, 2013 -- US HealthConnect Inc. (USH), a leading conglomerate of healthcare education and information companies, announced today that Dik Barsamian will serve as President of TOPEC (The Omnia Prova Education Collaborative), directing all business and operations for its two continuing medical education (CME) divisions: Omnia Education and Prova Education.
Barsamian assumes the leadership role in TOPEC based on 25 years of experience in domestic and global medical education, healthcare communications, strategic management, and executive leadership. Barsamian reports to Frank Russomano, President and CEO of USH and former President of TOPEC.
"After 14 years of leading our CME enterprises, I am honored to bring on board a new President who will strategically expand Omnia Education and Prova Education both domestically and globally," said Frank Russomano, CEO of USH. "We continue to see a very bright future for medical education and healthcare information, and our CME team is excited to have Dik’s CME experience and business expertise."
Barsamian leverages extensive strategic development and executive management experiences gained in the medical education and healthcare information industries in positions including Executive V.P. of Haymarket Medical Education, Executive V.P. of Thomson Medical Education, Senior V.P of PDR/Thomson Healthcare, and other roles across industry.
"I have watched Omnia Education and Prova Education for years as they expanded their educational platforms and outcomes expertise, and there is no doubt in my mind that this CME enterprise is among the leaders across the globe," said Barsamian. "I am pleased to join TOPEC and know we will have great success as a growing team."
About US HealthConnect, Inc.
US HealthConnect, Inc., is dedicated to one mission – providing relevant and practical education and information to healthcare professionals that improves patient outcomes. Healthcare education is UHS’s core expertise, and it is developed and delivered based on in-depth knowledge of industry guidelines of the FDA, OIG, ACCME, PhRMA, AdvaMed, AMA and more. USH is the parent organization to six wholly owned entities and is structured to operate in full compliance with separation of accredited provider and commercial interest entities.
About Topec
TOPEC (The Omnia Prova Education Collaborative) is an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education. Its two divisions include Omnia Education and Prova Education. Omnia Education focuses exclusively on women’s health CME, and Prova Education provides primary care and specialty-focused CME. Collectively, they reach tens of thousands of clinicians annually through live, on air, online, print, and mobile CME, impacting the practice of medicine on millions of patients. For more information visit http://www.omniaeducation.com and http://www.provaeducation.com.
Alicia A. Sutton, Executive Vice President, US HealthConnect Inc., http://www.USHealthConnect.com, +1 (215) 237-5892, [email protected]
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