Progress Report wins APEX Award of Excellence!

West Palm Beach, Fla. -- Florida Medical Directors Association (FMDA), a chapter of the Columbia, MD-based American Medical Directors Association, has been awarded the APEX 2002 Award of Excellence in the One to Two Person-Produced Newsletters category for work on its statewide newsletter Progress Report.

APEX 2002 -- the 14th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence -- is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from
newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and Web sites.
According to the APEX 2002 judges, "The awards were based on excellence in graphic design, quality of editorial content and the success of the entry in conveying the message and achieving overall communications effectiveness."

Sherry King, MD, CMD, president of FMDA said, "We have worked hard to
publish a newsletter that is reader friendly and that provides the kind of
information we hope our membership finds useful."

"As editor, it is very gratifying to be recognized but it is a team effort
and I would be remiss if I did not thank both Pharmacia and Pfizer for their
continued support of Progress Report," King added.

About the APEX Awards:
The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for
writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. It is sponsored by Communications Concepts, Inc., publishers of business communication reports for professional communicators.

In the fourteenth Apex Awards, awards were given in 100 communications
categories, in 11 main categories including: newsletters; magazines and
journals; magapapers and newspapers; annual reports; brochures, manuals and reports; video and electronic publications; Web and intranet sites; campaigns, programs and plans; writing; design and illustration; and special
publications. In total, nearly 5,900 entries were judged.

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Florida Medical Directors Association represents more than 350 medical
directors, attending physicians, physician assistants, and advanced
registered nurse practitioners in long-term care facilities in Florida.
Medical directors are responsible for the clinical care delivered to
patients in Florida's nursing homes. The mission of FMDA is to promote the
highest quality care in nursing homes by providing leadership, professional
education and advocacy.


Ian L. Cordes, NHA
Executive Director
Florida Medical Directors Association
200 Butler Street, Suite 305
West Palm Beach, FL  33407
(561) 659-5581; Fax: (561) 659-1291
www.fmda.org