creative perspectives

Cases in Cardiology wins “People’s Choice” Award

Charlotesville, Virginia (10 August 1997) — “And the winner is...”

“Cases in Cardiology”, a CD-ROM for primary care physicians, received a “People’s Choice Award” at the 8th annual Macromedia International User User Conference in San Francisco, CA. Tom McCrystal of Creative Perspectives inc. accepted the award, which was presented by Macromedia’s Chairman Bud Colligan, President Rob Burgess, and conference organizer Sheri Kramer. Creative Perspectives was the CD-ROM’s developer.

“It wasn’t surprising to see Creative Perspectives win a Macromedia People’s Choice Award,” Colligan remarked. “They’ve broken a lot of new ground with their work over the last eight years. Cases in Cardiology is no exception--it’s an incredible piece of work! It really shows what can be done using Macromedia’s tools.”

This year’s competition was notable for its international flavor. Cases in Cardiology, named “Best Educational Multimedia”, joined winners from England, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Canada,and New Zealand. Finalists in 16 categories were selected from over 1500 entrants; ballots were distributed to those attending the conference who then selected the winners. Other notable category winners included Disney and International Travel Maps. Sharing the award for educational multimedia was the Dynamic Mathematics Series, developed by Edutech Media Pte Ltd., Singapore.

“The ultimate judges for this competition are some of the best designers and developers actually working in the industry,” said McCrystal. “There’s nothing else quite like it. It’s a huge honor for the whole team.”

“What really impressed me was how simple Cases in Cardiology is to use, despite the complex information on the CD. creative perspectives designed a beautiful, elegant interface”, commented Ronnie Sampson, President of Viridian, a San Francisco-based multimedia developer who attended the conference.

Developed to address the continuing education needs of medical professionals, Cases in Cardiology uses a unique “case presentation methodology” to help users sharpen their diagnostic and patient management skills through case studies. Each case is supported by pertinent clinical studies and appropriate patient medical imagery, including: EKG’s, echocardiograms, nuclear imaging, cineangiograms, and 3-D models of the heart.

Cases in Cardiology is published by Carden Jennings Publishing Co., Ltd., Charlottesville, Virginia. Carden Jennings is a premier publisher in the area of science and medicine, reaching national and international markets. Carden Jennings produces twenty print titles, among them eight respected international science publications. In recent years, they have developed a strong multimedia and electronic publishing strategy aimed at multimedia medical education products for primary care physicians.

Creative Perspectives is a recognized leader in computer-based multimedia and visual design. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, they have been responsible for a number of groundbreaking multimedia projects throughout the 1990s, including the service demonstrations at the Bell Atlantic Intelligent Home as well as The IntelliService Network, an easy-to-use, fully graphical, interactive television system. Creative Perspectives was a finalist in the 1992 New Media Invision Awards, a finalist in the first Macromedia People’s Choice Award program, and was included on the 1996 AV Video/ Multimedia Producer Top 100 list.

Dr. Ralph Buckley and Dr. Larry Gimple of the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center wrote the cases contained on the CD-ROM and provided much of the content. Cases in Cardiology is accredited for six hours of Category I Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit, a substantial portion of a doctor’s yearly requirement.

This year’s Macromedia People’s Choice Awards were sponsored by Kodak and Microtouch.


Creative Perspectives Produces Real-Time Training Event for Upstate Ellen White Named to AV Video Multimedia Producer Magazine's Top 100 Cases in Cardiology Wins "People's Choice Award"	Cases in Cardiology wins “People’s Choice” Award Charlotesville, Virginia (10 August 1997) — “And the winner is...” “Cases in Cardiology”, a CD-ROM for primary care physicians, received a “People’s Choice Award” at the 8th annual Macromedia International User User Conference in San Francisco, CA. Tom McCrystal of Creative Perspectives inc. accepted the award, which was presented by Macromedia’s Chairman Bud Colligan, President Rob Burgess, and conference organizer Sheri Kramer. Creative Perspectives was the CD-ROM’s developer. “It wasn’t surprising to see Creative Perspectives win a Macromedia People’s Choice Award,” Colligan remarked. “They’ve broken a lot of new ground with their work over the last eight years. Cases in Cardiology is no exception--it’s an incredible piece of work! It really shows what can be done using Macromedia’s tools.” This year’s competition was notable for its international flavor. Cases in Cardiology, named “Best Educational Multimedia”, joined winners from England, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Canada,and New Zealand. Finalists in 16 categories were selected from over 1500 entrants; ballots were distributed to those attending the conference who then selected the winners. Other notable category winners included Disney and International Travel Maps. Sharing the award for educational multimedia was the Dynamic Mathematics Series, developed by Edutech Media Pte Ltd., Singapore. “The ultimate judges for this competition are some of the best designers and developers actually working in the industry,” said McCrystal. “There’s nothing else quite like it. It’s a huge honor for the whole team.” “What really impressed me was how simple Cases in Cardiology is to use, despite the complex information on the CD. creative perspectives designed a beautiful, elegant interface”, commented Ronnie Sampson, President of Viridian, a San Francisco-based multimedia developer who attended the conference. Developed to address the continuing education needs of medical professionals, Cases in Cardiology uses a unique “case presentation methodology” to help users sharpen their diagnostic and patient management skills through case studies. Each case is supported by pertinent clinical studies and appropriate patient medical imagery, including: EKG’s, echocardiograms, nuclear imaging, cineangiograms, and 3-D models of the heart. Cases in Cardiology is published by Carden Jennings Publishing Co., Ltd., Charlottesville, Virginia. Carden Jennings is a premier publisher in the area of science and medicine, reaching national and international markets. Carden Jennings produces twenty print titles, among them eight respected international science publications. In recent years, they have developed a strong multimedia and electronic publishing strategy aimed at multimedia medical education products for primary care physicians. Creative Perspectives is a recognized leader in computer-based multimedia and visual design. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, they have been responsible for a number of groundbreaking multimedia projects throughout the 1990s, including the service demonstrations at the Bell Atlantic Intelligent Home as well as The IntelliService Network, an easy-to-use, fully graphical, interactive television system. Creative Perspectives was a finalist in the 1992 New Media Invision Awards, a finalist in the first Macromedia People’s Choice Award program, and was included on the 1996 AV Video/ Multimedia Producer Top 100 list. Dr. Ralph Buckley and Dr. Larry Gimple of the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center wrote the cases contained on the CD-ROM and provided much of the content. Cases in Cardiology is accredited for six hours of Category I Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit, a substantial portion of a doctor’s yearly requirement. This year’s Macromedia People’s Choice Awards were sponsored by Kodak and Microtouch.