Elaine Rudell, Vice President, Editorial Director

Elaine has more than 33 years of healthcare industry experience, including medical education, the pharmaceutical industry, and nursing instruction (affiliated with New York University, Columbia University, and Hunter College). During her 16-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, Elaine acquired substantial experience in clinical research, regulatory, and marketing. For the past 13 years, she has been involved in medical education in a wide range of therapeutic areas, including oncology and women's health. Elaine spearheaded professional education programs addressing hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives and their associated cancer and cardiovascular concerns. More recently, Elaine has developed CME and CE programs for targeted/antiangiogenic oncology agents used in the treatment of breast cancer, non–small-cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.

Elaine's strong scientific background and industry experience have enabled her to provide strategic direction to business plans and educational programming. In medical education, she conceptualized and implemented a wide variety of programs, including symposia, content development meetings, speakers' training programs, print pieces, web-based educational programs, and managed care initiatives. As Vice President, Editorial Director, Elaine provides strategic and scientific direction to content developed for Projects In Knowledge's CME activities and grant requests.