McGraw-Hill Professional's Critical Care Resource Receives British Medical Association's Top Prize

McGraw-Hill Professional announced Principles of Critical Care, which is available online through McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com, has been honored with a first prize award in the Anesthesia category by the British Medical Association (BMA).

The new third edition of Principles of Critical Care, by Jesse B. Hall, Gregory A. Schmidt, and Lawrence D. H. Wood is praised for being a complete reference for the care of the critically ill patient and management of the intensive care unit. Now on AccessMedicine.com, an innovative online service that provides instant answers from trusted content for the medical community worldwide, Principles of Critical Care provides the latest information related to the pathophysiology underlying critical illness and balanced recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

The BMA Medical Book competition has been conducted annually since 1994 by the BMA's Board of Science and administered by the BMA Library. It aims to encourage and reward excellence in medical publishing and patient information. The competition received 573 entries in 26 categories, and 25 first place prizes were awarded. All entries are reviewed by physicians and educators who are asked to consider accuracy, currency, originality, book production quality, and whether the title meets the needs of its audience.

"We are thrilled that a McGraw-Hill medical book that is available on AccessMedicine has received this recognition," said Mike Hays, vice president, McGraw-Hill Digital, a unit of McGraw-Hill Professional. "Our customers look to us for the highest quality medical reference content available, and being honored by such a prestigious organization reinforces that we are truly providing the best resources online," he said.

Principles of Critical Care is one of many highly acclaimed references available through AccessMedicine.com, which also include Harrison's Online, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, and much more. Updated daily by world-renowned physicians and expanded continuously, AccessMedicine keeps pace with the changing practice of medicine by delivering the latest medical advances and knowledge in a digital aggregation with online desktop, PDA, iPod, and other MP3 compatible device solutions.

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