OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE EDUCATE AND EMPOWER

OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER ALL STAKEHOLDERS An Company

A medical education company expert in CE and non-CE programs Engage Educate • Via innovate creative participant preferred vehicles and formats • to achieve current standards of care Empower • and motivate to seek lifelong learning

PHILOSOPHY “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. ” Benjamin Franklin • Grounded in adult education principles • Supported by science (content validation) • Tied to physician competencies: ABMS, IOM, ACGME • Designed to accommodate provider’s varied learning needs and preferences • Recognizes and reinforces good practice

EDUCATIONAL APPROACH • Assessing needs – Triangulation involving expert opinion, literature review, market research data, knowledge of contemporary practice, informal discussion with colleagues • Leveraging content – Facilitates continuum of learning – Serves as reminder and enhances outcomes • Measuring outcomes (> level 3) – Commitment-to-change contracts – Follow-up surveys

LEVERAGING COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE: “THE BEST OF THE BEST” • Comprehensive program procedures • Supported by alliances with education partners • Networked with CME and medical experts

DO THE RIGHT THINGS… RIGHT • • • Promote compliant scientific exchange Design activities to address unmet needs Competence Commitment Combine adult learning principles with innovative techniques to develop evidence-based, interactive, credible educational activities Trust Integrity • • Encourage participants to reflect on how the educational activity applies to their practice, and to translate learning into practice Measure outcomes Consistency Reliability Results Sincerity

CONVERGING CONSENSUS ON EDUCATION Evidence-based education Interactivity Practical application Outcome measures

ACTIVITIES • Traditional❊ - Symposia, Mobile, Workshops, etc. • Non-Traditional❊ - Customized creative and innovative programs designed to meet preferences, audience needs, and educational goals. ❊ Ascendant assures strict adherence to all applicable regulations and guidelines.

WHY? Team built to ensure creative problem solving, flawless execution, and unparalleled collaboration • Extensive experience in CE • Independent, compliant development • Innovative design • Integrated outcomes assessment • Breadth of therapeutic and scientific expertise • Nimble, flexible structure focused on quality collaboration and creative problem solving Do the right things At the right time Right!

“Education is not filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” W. B. Yeats Engage – Educate - Empower