AHC Media, a Relias Company, Takes Home Multiple Awards at SIPA

AHC Media, a Relias Learning company, was awarded top honors at the recently concluded Specialized Information Publishers Association’s (SIPA) 41^st Annual Conference, held in Washington, DC. AHC received third-place honors in three separate categories: Best Blog or Commentary, Best Instructional Reporting, and Best Scientific Writing or Technical Reporting. Since 2010, AHC Media has won more than 30 awards from SIPA for excellence in content creation.

SIPA, an international trade association dedicated to advancing the interests of publishers and media companies, was founded in 1977 and represents thousands of professionals and nearly 150 members (of all sizes) located around the world, that publish more than 3,000 online and print publications.

SIPA honored the following AHC Media publications with third place awards:

• Best Blog or Commentary—HICprevent. Senior Medical Writer Gary Evans.
• Best Instructional Reporting—“Alternatives to Opioids for Acute Pain Management,” Parts I and II, Emergency Medicine Reports, Oct. 1 and 15, 2016. Authors Alexis M. LaPietra, DO; Sergey M. Motov, MD, FAAEM; Mark S. Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP; Physician Editor Sandra M. Schneider, MD; Executive Editor Shelly Morrow Mark.
• Best Scientific Writing or Technical Reporting—“Advances in Pediatric Abdominal Trauma: What’s New in Assessment and Management,” Trauma Reports, Sept/Oct 2016. Author Jennifer E. Guyther, MD; Physician Editor Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Executive Editor Shelly Morrow Mark.

“The quality of the content produced by AHC Media was a contributing factor in our decision to acquire them,” said Mark Belles, COO of Relias. “Providing clients with content that is evidence-based and proven by research to increase the quality of care delivered to patients is a defining quality of Relias and something we take great pride in. We’re thrilled and honored to receive these awards from SIPA.”

AHC Media was acquired by Relias Learning in September 2016. The acquisition, along with six others made since the beginning of 2016, are part of a strategy by Relias to provide learning, analytics, and assessment solutions to the healthcare industry across the continuum of care. Learn more about Relias Learning at www.reliaslearning.com.