PER Joins Oncology Group; New Conference Lineup Set

Physicians’ Education Resource (PER), a prominent medical education company that specializes in oncology and hematology conferences and programs, is now part of ArcMesa Educators, a division of the parent company of OncLive.

The merger, announced in early May, includes PER’s CancerLearning.OncLive.com Website, a variety of print and online accredited medical education activities, and relationships with thought leaders interested in sharing their knowledge with colleagues at conferences.

“This acquisition enhances our ability to bring oncology healthcare professionals the very best access to the latest information in oncology research and technology,” said Peter Ciszewski, president of the Oncology Specialty Group at Intellisphere, which publishes OncLive. “It opens additional avenues of communication that complement our print magazines and Internet offerings.”

“We are particularly excited to begin working with some of the most respected names in oncology,” Ciszewski added.

PER will operate through ArcMesa Educators, which is part of MJH & Associates, Inc, based in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

Thus far, PER has 6 major gatherings on the calendar:

10th Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer

1. August 4-7, 2011 Chair: Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy, MD, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center

Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, CA

12th International Lung Cancer Congress

2. August 11-14, 2011 Chairs: David Gandara, MD, University of California, Davis Cancer Center Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad, CA

3. November 3-6, 2011

School of Breast Oncology

Chair: Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy, MD, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center

Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

7th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Head and Neck Cancer

4. November 18, 2011 Chair: Ezra Cohen, MD, University of Chicago

Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA

5. March 2012

The 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress (IPCC)

Chairs: Leonard G. Gomella, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Columbia University

New York, NY

29th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference™

6. March 2012 Conference Director: Daniel A. Osman, MD

Fountainebleau Miami Beach, Miami, FL