Dannemiller Continues to Expand with Educational Excellence

July 22, 2009 - PRLog -- (SAN ANTONIO, TX)  – Dannemiller, a leader in providing innovative educational resources for a wide range of medical specialties, has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Dannemiller also holds accreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and is an accredited provider through the California Board of Registered Nurses (CBRN). ACCME accreditation with commendation places Dannemiller in the top 8% of accredited providers.

“Our main priority has always been to develop the highest-quality continuing medical education – education doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals can learn from and implement into their patient care practices,” says Dannemiller President Scott Bonnallie. “Accreditation from these highly-respected organizations is essential in this process, as well as assures our healthcare community we follow the most stringent guidelines in regards to education.”

Charged early last year to lead Dannemiller, Bonnallie immediately began focusing on expanding the company’s educational offerings. “Like many educational companies, for years Dannemiller relied on pharmaceutical grant money to develop education,” he explains. “But we saw the writing on the wall – and knew this type of funding would eventually decrease.”

Stricter ACCME guidelines combined with legislation enacting laws ending pharmaceutical educational funding sent many companies into a panic, Bonnallie says. However, he stresses, “We knew the quality of our education never depended on pharmaceutical funding.” Instead, he says, “Dannemiller focused on creating additional products and educational content, leading to additional revenue streams.”

Director of Continuing Medical Education Robyn Brown agrees with Bonnallie. “We have a stellar educational development and content group consisting of well-known and respected medical professionals and educators,” she says. “I like to think we aren’t just following these new laws and guidelines, but setting our own standard of excellence in delivering continuing education – and considering our recent accreditations, I believe we are doing just that.”

Bonnallie says he’s pleased at how Dannemiller is adjusting to the changing continuing education industry, and is confident stricter regulations will not hinder its mission, but instead, enhance and strengthen it. However, he hopes lawmakers realize the importance of providing this type of education to medical professionals, regardless of who provides the funding.

“What legislative and other law-making bodies need to realize is that there is a strong need for continuing medical education,” he says. “Politicians, patients, the general public – they all need to be keenly aware of how important this type of education is.”

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Located in San Antonio, Dannemiller was established 25 years ago as the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation. Today, with roots firmly planted in the fields of anesthesiology and pain management, Dannemiller continues to expand its offerings to a wide range of specialties in the medical community. Accrediting over 250 medical education programs and providing more than 50,000 credit hours yearly in a variety of therapeutic categories, programs are presented and delivered in several different formats, including course reviews, interactive online courses, DVD and flash (USB) drives, printed publications, and advanced online technologies such as webinars and podcasts. For more information, visit www.dannemiller.com.