NetLearning to Sell Emergency University’s Healthcare Training Package

July 18, 2007 - PRLog -- Clifton Park, NY - July 18, 2007 - Thomson Delmar Learning, the leading provider of lifelong learning products and services for the healthcare, technology and trades, and career education markets is excited to announce that NetLearning, the innovative provider of integrated software tools and courseware for healthcare training, compliance and competency assessment, is collaborating with Emergency University (EU) and will sell their blended Healthcare Professional Basic Life Support (BLS) Training Package.

NetLearning will provide sales and marketing support, which will be offered through the NetLearning Learning Management System (LMS) to new and existing customers. Emergency University’s Healthcare Professional BLS Training Package includes Adult CPR, Obstructed Airway, Child/Infant CPR, and AED training courses. Each course includes a training, practice and test modules and all courses meet the guidelines published by the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.

“This is a tremendous opportunity to expand NetLearning’s course offerings and a prime example of the ease with which NetLearning integrates training materials designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals,” said Cathy Esperti, Executive Director - Health Care Professional Business Unit. “In working with EU, NetLearning has chosen to provide courseware that enables healthcare facilities to train more effectively and that increases staff competency and the quality of patient care.”

Emergency University became the first company in 1999 to offer nationally accredited web-based adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) courses. Developed by medical professionals and educators from the University of California San Francisco and Stanford University, Emergency University's clinically based training courses reflect decades of experience with real life-threatening emergencies and actual AED program management and training.

“Now that research has proven their efficacy, healthcare organizations worldwide are demanding quality blended emergency medical training solutions to maximize the learning potential of all trainees while saving time and money,” says Dr. Odelia Braun, President of Emergency University. “Healthcare professionals complete the majority of their cognitive training via multi-media interactive online training modules at their convenience, minimizing classroom time. Custom skills verification solutions are available to meet the unique needs of each health care organization. Emergency University is pleased to work with Thomson Learning to provide healthcare organizations with streamlined, high quality, cost efficient training that results in nationally accredited certification valid for 2 years.”

For more information on NetLearning, call 1-888-795-1603 or visit www.netlearning.com.

To find out more about NetLearning, visit: www.netlearning.com.

About NetLearning and Thomson Learning
NetLearning is the result of the merger of NetLearning, an e-learning software provider developing products for the healthcare industry since 1995, and Thomson Delmar Learning, a publisher of healthcare learning solutions since 1945 and part of Thomson Learning. Together, the NetLearning product suite allows for the deployment, management, and reporting of training-related activities. You can learn more about NetLearning, Thomson Delmar Learning by visiting us on the web at www.netlearning.com. Thomson Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, reference centers, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence and professional development, as well as provide measurable learning outcomes to its customers. Thomson Learning's mission is to shape the future of global learning by delivering consistently better learning solutions for learners, instructors and institutions. You can learn more about Thomson Learning by visiting us on the web at http://www.thomsonlearning.com/learning/g.

About Emergency University

Emergency University is the world’s leading provider of online and blended emergency training for healthcare professionals and the corporate health and safety community. In the government sector, Emergency University is the exclusive online and blended training provider for the federal Public Access Defibrillation program administered by Federal Occupational Health, while serving Fortune 500 giants Procter and Gamble, CSX Corporation and Levi-Strauss in the corporate community. Emergency University’s training programs meet the international guidelines established by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)and the American Heart Association (AHA) and are offered in multiple languages to support the global corporate community.

For more information on Emergency University, call 1-866 AED HELP or visit http://www.EmergencyUniversity.com

Website: www.emergencyuniversity.com