Elsevier is pleased to announce that ten of its professional and scholarly books were honored at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition ceremony in London on September 8th 2009. An additional 19 Elsevier books were highly commended. In total, 684 books were entered to the BMAs competition with 126 prizes awarded with 26 first prizes, 91 highly commended prizes and 9 commended prizes.

Grays Anatomy for Students by Richard Drake, Wayne Vogl, and Adam Mitchell won first prize in the BMA Basic and Clinical Science category. This is the second edition of an anatomy textbook for medical students that has quickly become a favorite textbook around the world, translated into a dozen languages. It has captured a strong following because it explains complex anatomy with clear, understandable language, strong clinical correlations, and a stunning fullcolor artwork program. It is now part of an extensive family of Grays products including Grays Atlas of Anatomy, Grays Anatomy for Students Flashcards, Grays Anatomy Review, Dorland/Grays Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and, of course, Grays Anatomy, 40th Edition.

Elseviers Rheumatoid Arthritis by Marc C. Hochberg, Alan J. Silman, Josef S. Smolen, Michael E. Weinblatt, and Michael H. Weisman was awarded first prize in the BMA Orthopaedics and Rheumatology category. A first edition in brilliant color, it provides the most current insights into the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, while also including comprehensive coverage of clinical features of the disease, as well as evidencebased options for treatment.

“We congratulate all of the winners and especially thank all of the authors, editors and Elsevier publishing staff who have worked on these prizewinning titles,” said Randy Charles, Managing Director Global Clinical Reference Group at Elsevier. “This is an amazing achievement and reflects our dedication to developing and delivering quality content.”

First prizes were awarded to Elsevier books in the following categories Anesthesia Andrew Bersten and Neil Soni Ohs Intensive Care Manual, 6th edition

Basic and Clinical Science Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, and Adam WM Mitchell Grays Anatomy for Students, 2nd edition

Cardiology John Hampton The ECG in Practice, 5th edition

Haematology Stuart H. Orkin and others Nathan and Oskis Hematology of Infancy and Childhood, 7th edition

Health Care for the Elderly Hylton B. Menz Foot Problems in Older People

Medicine Mark Strachan, Surendra Sharma and John Hunter Davidsons Clinical Cases

Orthopaedics and Rheumatology Marc C. Hochberg and others Rheumatoid Arthritis

Primary Health Care Andrew Polmear EvidenceBased Diagnosis in Primary Care

Radiology Gerald de Lacey, Simon Morley and Laurence Berman The Chest XRay A Survival Guide

BMA Student Textbook Award Elspeth Brown and others Heart Sounds Made Easy with CDROM, 2nd edition Source
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