SUNNYVALE, CA,
April 4 2007
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
announced today that Vilma Lopez, RN, MSN, OCN, is the 2007
recipient of the annual ONS/IMPAC Excellence in Nursing
Informatics award. IMPAC sponsors this ONS annual award to
recognize outstanding service in the practice of oncology
nursing and applied informatics. The award will be presented to
Ms. Lopez during the ONS Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV,
April 24-27, 2007.
Ms. Lopez was nominated by her peers for exemplary service in
clinical research and data management. She is currently a
clinical research specialist at University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, where she designs clinical
research tools.
“Nursing informatics increases productivity, promotes
creativity, and enhances the nurse's role in clinical research.
The tools I design make clinical research data more accurate and
protocol management easier,” describes Ms. Lopez. “I feel
honored to receive the 2007 Excellence in Nursing Informatics
Award from ONS. It means recognition from other oncology nursing
experts and the opportunity to share my work with all other ONS
members.”
The processes of clinical trials are the main focus of Ms.
Lopez’s research. Her recent presentations at the ONS Congress
include New Nursing Strategy to Improve Patient Understanding of
Informed Consent for Phase I Clinical Trials, and Automating a
Nursing Process: How to Design a Computer Tool to Verify
Eligibility for Clinical Trials.
Ms. Lopez is also active in the ONS Houston Chapter and was
recently elected editor of the newsletter, which she converted
from a static document to a dynamic collection of web pages. In
2004 she facilitated the first electronic voting use for ONS
chapter elections.
The Oncology Nursing Society (http://www.ons.org)
is a national organization of more than 28,000 oncology nurses
and other healthcare professionals committed to promoting
excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. ONS is
the largest association of oncology professionals in the world.
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For more information, please contact:
Lorna Murdock, Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 830 8937, e-mail:
pr@impac.com
Product
Inquiries:
Jerry McCann, Senior Product Manager,
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.,
Tel: +1 408 830 8022, e-mail:
jmccann@impac.com
Investor Enquiries:
International: Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications,
Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail:
peter.ejemyr@elekta.com
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides
healthcare information technology (IT) solutions that streamline
clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer
care. IMPAC’s open integration to multiple healthcare data and
imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and
practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for
anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry.
With products that are used in association with diagnosis and
treatment environments through long-term follow-up, IMPAC
provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps
improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality
of patient care. For more information about IMPAC products and
services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC or visit
www.impac.com.
About
Elekta
Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing
meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems
and services for improved cancer care and management of brain
disorders. All of Elekta’s solutions employ non-invasive or
minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically
effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.
Clinical solutions include among others Leksell Gamma Knife® for
non-invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy®
for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Following the
acquisition of IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. in April 2005, the
Elekta Group is the world’s largest supplier of oncology
software. Elekta’s systems and solutions are used at over 4,000
hospitals around the world to treat cancer and manage clinical
operations as well as to diagnose and treat brain disorders,
including tumors, vascular malformations and functional
disorders. With approx. 2,000 employees, Elekta’s corporate
headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is
listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb.
For more information about Elekta, please visit
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Lorna Murdock
Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
408-830-8937
pr@impac.com
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