Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (FPI) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forest Laboratories, Inc.— manufactures, distributes, and sells Forest-branded ethical prescription products in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Operating several manufacturing and packaging plants in Missouri and Ohio, FPI is headquartered just outside St. Louis on an expansive campus that is home to many of Forest’s customer services and support, including our Professional Affairs center and Distribution hub. Forest’s national sales force – the largest component of FPI – promotes our growing line of CNS and cardiovascular products to healthcare professionals.
Innovative customer service strategies, state-of-the-art technology and cross-disciplinary teamwork enable us to deliver our products quickly to those who need them most.
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Choice CME Partners
In 2000, the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians launched a new program called the Choice CME Program. Our goal is to be the primary and premier CME provider for primary care physicians in Oklahoma. Since the inception of the Choice CME Program, the OAFP has provided Oklahoma physicians with:
- Over 750 hours of cutting-edge CME
- Updates in numerous disease states
- Education on the latest pharmaceuticals, diagnosis criteria and treatment options.
Benefits of being a Choice CME Partner include, but are not limited to:
- Recoggnition of Choice CME Partners in all OAFP Publications.
- "First Class" exhibit booth space at the Annual Scientific Assembly.
- Opportunity to support CME meetings across the state, in both urban and rural communities.
A complimentary full-page advertisement in the OAFP Membership and Referral Directory.
If you would like additional information on becoming a Choice CME Partner, please contact Susan Hinrichs at the OAFP headquarters, 405-842-0484.
2010 OAFP Choice CME Partners
AstraZeneca
The history of AstraZeneca goes back nearly 100 years. In that time we’ve produced medications for cancer, heart disease, mental illness, stomach, infections and respiratory conditions, and our commitment to research grows stronger every year.
Today, not only are we working to discover the next new medicine, but we’re also working to help make healthcare a more meaningful, more personal experience for patients. The key to this goal is empowerment. By empowering patients with information, and providing access to medicines and support systems, we can help patients make better informed choices about their care, and ultimately help them lead healthier lives.
This is an ambitious goal, but one that every employee in our company is striving to achieve each day.
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The history of AstraZeneca goes back nearly 100 years. In that time we’ve produced medications for cancer, heart disease, mental illness, stomach, infections and respiratory conditions, and our commitment to research grows stronger every year.
Today, not only are we working to discover the next new medicine, but we’re also working to help make healthcare a more meaningful, more personal experience for patients. The key to this goal is empowerment. By empowering patients with information, and providing access to medicines and support systems, we can help patients make better informed choices about their care, and ultimately help them lead healthier lives.
This is an ambitious goal, but one that every employee in our company is striving to achieve each day.
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Cornerstone Hospice
Located in Tulsa, Cornerstone Hospice offerst 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a week on-call care and support. In additoin to physician-directed and hospice-medical-directed services, Cornerstone offers pain and symptom management, medical equipment and supplies, medications, incontinence supplies, medical social services, authorized inpatient care, physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies, bereavement services, spiritual, emotional and crisis counseling and continuous care at home and during crisis periods.
Located in Tulsa, Cornerstone Hospice offerst 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a week on-call care and support. In additoin to physician-directed and hospice-medical-directed services, Cornerstone offers pain and symptom management, medical equipment and supplies, medications, incontinence supplies, medical social services, authorized inpatient care, physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies, bereavement services, spiritual, emotional and crisis counseling and continuous care at home and during crisis periods.
Deaconess Hospital
Deaconess has served the medical needs of the Oklahoma City community since our founding in 1900 as the Home of Redeeming Love. For over 100 years, we have provided the citizens of Oklahoma City with the highest quality care possible. As a leading healthcare facility we are equipped with the latest cutting edge technology. Our compassionate physicians and medical staff as well as our volunteers focus on providing world-class patient care. Throughout our history, our ministry of providing compassionate Christian care to those in need has not changed. Visit us and see how Deaconess is building a Legacy of Caring, a Future of Hope for you, your family, and your community.
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Eli Lilly & Company
Lilly is a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical corporation. We are developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class, first-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from our own worldwide laboratories, by collaborating with eminent scientific organizations, by making use of the most up-to-date technological tools, and by providing exceptional service to our customers. Through these internal programs and external initiatives, we're seeking answers for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. As our products save and improve lives, they also save overall health care costs: they are often less expensive than other forms of health care, such as surgery and hospitalization.
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Forest Pharmaceuticals
Midwest Dairy Council / Dairy MAX
Midwest Dairy Council is the nutrition marketing arm of the Midwest Dairy Association. They work with teachers, school nutrition departments and community leaders to develop sound and effective dairy nutrition education programs.
Dairy MAX is a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Dairy Council and funded by dairy farming families in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and southwest Kansas. They are a dedicated team of professionals devoted to the promotion of dairy's lifelong health benefits and enjoyment of nutrient-rich foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt as supported by U.S. dietary guidelines. Dairy MAX provides timely, research-based nutrition information to the media, health professionals, schools, educators, consumers and others committed to fostering a healthier society. For more than 35 years, the Dairy MAX team has supported the demand for dairy foods through strategic partnerships and programs while proudly representing the dairy farming industry's positive image.
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Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates
Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates is the state's largest group of cardiovascular specialists with 40 physicians in nearly 40 clinics across Oklahoma.
OCA presents a unique combination of outstanding medical services and personalized care. Our exclusive focus on diseases of the heart and lungs, together with remarkable facilities and technology resources, have produced an environment of professional excellence for our patients, their families, and referring physicians.
Oklahoma consistently ranks in the top five states with the highest death rates from cardiovascular disease. OCA is working to change that by implementing programs and services to help prevent heart disease and by increasing the availability of advanced diagnostic and treatment services for all Oklahomans. The founders of the medical groups that joined to form OCA based their original practices on outstanding clinical skills and a passion for patient care.
Those same values are at the forefront of OCA today. As an organization, OCA is working to remain on the leading edge of technology, while continuing to develop important healthcare resources for this region. Individually, each OCA physician is dedicated to providing excellence in cardiology services and open, genuine communications with every patient we serve.
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Pfizer
Pfizer Inc, founded in 1849, is dedicated to better health and greater access to healthcare for people and their valued animals. Our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. Our route to that purpose is through discovering and developing breakthrough medicines; providing information on prevention, wellness, and treatment; consistent high-quality manufacturing of medicines, consumer products; and global leadership in corporate responsibility. Every day we help 38 million patients, employ more than 100,000 colleagues, utilize the skills of more than 12,000 medical researchers, and work in partnership with governments, individuals, and other payers for healthcare to treat and prevent illnesses—adding both years to life, and life to years.
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PLICO
Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO) was formed in 1979 by the Oklahoma State Medical Association to serve Oklahoma Physicians. Over the next two decades, many thousands of physicians would place their trust in professional liability insurance coverage from PLICO. Then, in 1997, PLICO began extending liability coverage to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. Today, more than 450 D.O.'s have come to rely on PLICO for their professional liability needs.
Since issuing its very first policy, PLICO has been managed by physicians for physicians. We are an outspoken advocate for medicine and care passionately for the advancement of Oklahoma health care and patient safety. These are time-honored traditions at PLICO that we will proudly continue throughout the twenty-first century.
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Sanofi-Aventis
In the U.S., sanofi-aventis is committed to maintaining the innovative approach to pharmaceuticals established by our parent company, headquartered in Paris, France. Audacity, Courage, Creativity, Performance, Respect and Solidarity are the core values that bind our company and foster an environment that allows our employees to grow and market our rich portfolio. Our dedication to these values results in better medical research and better medicine for patients across the U.S. and around the world.
At sanofi-aventis, we market our discoveries with integrity and with an eye to ensuring that every patient who can benefit from our drugs receives them. We have a sales force that is known throughout the industry for its excellence in training and development and its outstanding field execution. This marriage of science and commerce is the cornerstone of our success.
Sanofi-aventis’ involvement in "health matters" extends beyond our product portfolio: We are committed to making a difference in communities throughout the country through strategic partnerships with select charities and non-profit organizations, and by providing aid to targeted health and children's initiatives.
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