MediSpin - The Multimedia Medical Education Company


	Excerpts from Press Releases: NIH CAP Program for commercialization of RxADHD and Decision Aid (September 9, 2009) MediSpin, Inc. is the recipient of an NIMH Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Phase II contract (NIMH SBIR Contract #HHS-N271-2009-0033C) titled Families as Research and Treatment Partners: Developing Evidence-based Decision Aids for Mental Health Treatment Decisions. Physician-consultants from Duke University, lead by Allan Chrisman, MD and Richard D’Alli, MD are collaborating with MediSpin to create an educational Web site that will provide information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to parents and primary care doctors and act as an individualized care management tool to optimize each child's ADHD treatment. Read full press release... American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Presents Media Award to Medispin, Inc. CEO, Brian Shanahan Award Presented at ACNP’s Annual Meeting (NASHVILLE, TN (December 17, 2009) Brian Shanahan, CEO of Medispin, Inc. has received the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) 2009 Media Award for his innovative contributions to professional medical education and public awareness of mental illness research and treatment. Through National Institute of Mental Health’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, Shanahan and MediSpin, Inc. have produced more than five online Continuing Medical Education programs covering topics from Postpartum Depression (PPD) to ADHD. Read full press release... NIMH-Supported Major Initiative Launched to Train Healthcare Providers in Diagnosing and Treating Postpartum Depression (New York, NY; January 23, 2007) MediSpin, Inc. has launched MedEdPPD.org, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-supported postpartum depression Web site developed under a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract. MedEdPPD.org gives medical practitioners the training, support, and information they need to more effectively assess and treat patients at risk for developing perinatal mood disorders. Read full press release... MediSpin Inc. Receives NIMH Contract to Create an Interactive Educational Website for Research Mentoring (New York, NY; September 30, 2004) MediSpin Inc. has received a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for $1,465,000 from the National Institutes of Mental Health to create a Web-based professional educational initiative for research and mentoring training in mental health. Read full press release... MediSpin Inc. Receives Fifth NIMH Small Business Innovation Research Award (New York, NY; September 30, 2004) MediSpin Inc. has received its fifth Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). The SBIR program, a competitively awarded, three-phase Federal Government initiative, is designed to stimulate technological innovation and provide opportunities for small business. Read full press release... MediSpin Inc. Receives NIMH Contract to Create Postpartum Depression Web Site (New York, NY; September 14, 2004) MediSpin Inc. has received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for $100,000 from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) to give primary care providers training and support materials on postpartum depression (PPD). Read full press release... MediSpin Inc. Receives NIMH Contract to Create an Extranet Platform for Research Seminars in Geriatric Mental Health (New York, NY; September 14, 2004) MediSpin Inc. has received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for $170,000 from the National Institutes of Mental Health to create an Extranet platform that will house an Internet-based series of bimonthly, multi-site seminars in geriatric mental health services research. Read full press release... MediSpin Inc. Receives NIMH Grant to Develop Assistive Internet Tools for Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (New York, NY; July 1, 2003) MediSpin Inc. has received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant for $100,000 from the National Institutes of Mental Health to provide community physicians with an Internet-based tool in the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read full press release... eSymposiaPLUS Selected by the American Epilepsy Society New York, NY. The American Epilepsy Society has chosen MediSpin's eLearning technology, known as eSymposiaPLUS, for its major seminar on Epilepsy for Women. eSymposiaPLUS is an interactive system for teaching and learning. This is the most rigorous and interactive of MediSpin's symposia modules. A pre-test precedes the synchronized slide/lecture section, followed by a post-test. Finally, a comparison is drawn between the pre- and post-test performance. The system has in-built polling feature too. This is an excellent module for rigorous education and training, supported by a robust database. The AES/Intramed-sponsored educational activity is available on the AES Web site and TheWomensHealthSite.