USAID MEASURE DHS Contract

October 3, 2008

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the Macro team, including CAMRIS as a substantial subcontractor, to implement the MEASURE Phase III Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) contract. This $142 million, five-year contract will serve as the Bureau for Global Health’s primary demographic and health data collection effort. For nearly 20 years the DHS has been a major part of USAID’s initiatives to help developing countries collect and use data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Over 200 surveys have been compelted to date in more than 80 developing countries. MEASURE DHS surveys are large, nationally representative efforts, typically including 5,000 to 30,000 households and more than 10,000 respondents. The surveys cover a range of topics including family planning, reproductive health, child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, gender, and infectious diseases including malaria. The MEASURE DHS Phase III project also supports biomarker testing, providing countries with information on national rates of HIV, malaria, anemia, and other health threats. “The MEASURE DHS project is considered the ‘gold standard’ in national survey research,” said Ann Way, the project director. “DHS surveys are widely respected and used worldwide,” said Dr. Way. “For the new project, we will expand efforts to build local capacity to collect, analyze, and use demographic and health data in close collaboration with our project partners: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, PATH, CAMRIS, Blue Raster, and The Futures Institute.”

CAMRIS Celebrates over 45 years of Work with USAID

October 31, 2008

CAMRIS is known throughout the U.S. for its leading edge services to support our national programs and particularly for serving our Veterans. CAMRIS is also known worldwide for excellence serving client programs to improve economic, social, political, and health conditions of people in all parts of the world. For over four decades our most important partner in the international sphere has been the United States Agency for International Development (“USAID”). In fact, CAMRIS has worked with USAID in each year since its founding. Before USAID we assisted its predecessor, the Alliance for Progress, esablished by President Kennedy in 1961 to address humanitarian needs and to counter instability posed by underdevelopment. To date CAMRIS has carried out assignments for USAID in 50 countries in all regions and in many technical areas. Today CAMRIS continues this proud tradition as it works on significant USAID assignments in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our current work includes technical assistance to support major USAID-funded initiatives in the areas of Global Health, Democracy and Governance, Development, and Monitoring and Evaluation, and active assignments including several global initiatives and our present work in 20 countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland and Zimbabwe).

Funded by the SBIR Program, CAMRIS International to initiate work on Phase I for an Interactive Cognitive Interface and Health Monitoring System for injured soldiers

October 17, 2008

As of today, Oct 16th 2008, with its kick-off meeting CAMRIS International will initiate work on a SBIR Phase I award to develop an Interactive Cognitive Interface and Health Monitoring System called the Personal Autominder Coach Enhancement (PACE) which is an interactive, low cost, effective cognitive interface system to support soldiers living with minor cognitive impairments. This work is supported by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command under Contract No.W81XWH-08-C-0745. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation. In the conduct of research where humans are the subjects, the investigator(s) adhered to the policies regarding the protection of human subjects as prescribed by Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 45, Volume 1, Part 46; Title 32, Chapter 1, Part 219; and Title 21, Chapter 1, Part 50 (Protection of Human Subjects).

Iraq Agriculture Sector Evaluation Assessment

September 26, 2008

CAMRIS has begun work under contract to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out an evaluation assessment of USDA capacity building projects in Iraq. Under this contract CAMRIS will analyze and assess programs, processes and data, develop assessment tools, and provide training to USDA personnel to bolster Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practices.

SBIR Phase II award for the USAF and ASFBP Global Profile Blood Donor Database

September 19, 2008

CAMRIS International and Global Med Technologies®, Inc. (“Global Med”) (OTCBB:GLOB), an international e-Health medical information technology company, today announced the award and advancement to the next phase of a project to develop and commercialize a global profile database to track blood donor identity, health and travel history for the U.S. Military worldwide. CAMRIS has partnered with Global Med’s Wyndgate Technologies® Division since 2006, and last year, under a Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, the partnership won a Phase-I competitive bid. After winning the Phase-I award, the companies were recently awarded a new Phase-II contract to expand development and customize the software for clinical settings to support robust, accurate and consistent performance and provide a secure interface to be used worldwide. The Phase-II award is significant in that it advances the project from prototype through development, culminating in potential commercialization and roll-out.

CAMRIS Evaluating Supervision Training for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Employee Education System

September 12, 2008

September 15, 2008 - CAMRIS announced today the initiation of the evaluation of the “Nuts and Bolts of Supervision,” a required training national curriculum for new supervisors for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Employee Education System under an ADDIE Task Order (see www.ADDIEProject.com). ADDIE provides a full range of eLearning services, production and management to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and its nationwide network of hospitals. “New Supervisors” are employees who are promoted or hired into a supervisory position and have less than 12 months of previous VA supervisory experience. This applies to all disciplines, services and levels. The training is currently offered in three different modalities – Face-to-Face, online instructor-led, and online self-study modules. CAMRIS will design an evaluation to compare the effectiveness of the three modalities and to assess the effectiveness of the curriculum overall. CAMRIS will evaluate outcomes in three VISNs (Veterans Integrated Service Networks) , each using one of these modalities exclusively: VISN 2 (Upstate NY), uses a three-week face-to-face format; VISN 6 (Virginia/North Carolina) uses online instructor-led via blackboard.com; and VISN 7 (South Carolina/Georgia) is using the online self-study modules. CAMRIS will address the essential questions of: how well is the training working in building supervisory competencies, what elements are driving success or failure of learning transfer, and which training modalities result in the best outcomes?

CAMRIS welcomes CTC and Vertex Solutions to the VA ADDIE eLearning team

August 22, 2008

CAMRIS announced the addition of two new team members to its ADDIE consortium (see www.ADDIEProject.com). ADDIE provides a full range of eLearning services, production and management to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and its nationwide network of hospitals. CTC – or Concurrent Technologies Corporation -- offers a broad range of services and capabilities in areas including: advanced materials & manufacturing; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) Readiness; energy & environmental sustainability; and other areas. Performance Support Vertex Solutions provides web-based Training (WBT), computer-based training (CBT), synchronous training, interactive video teletraining (IVT) and instructor-led training (ILT). CTC and Vertex Solutions expand the CAMRIS offering to service VA eLearning needs.

Expansion of Teleradiology Services in Greater Chicago Region

July 25, 2008

The CAMRIS eHealth Group continued to expand its teleradiology service delivery network and is now providing teleradiology services to VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) in the “VA Great Lakes Region – VISN 12”. CAMRIS eHealth provides board certified radiologists, radiological interpretation and teleradiology services 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. New hospitals recently brought online by CAMRIS eHealth in the great Chicago area include VAMC North Chicago, VAMC Hines and VAMC Jesse Brown. Expansion is currently underway to extend services to an additional VA hospitals under contract in the region.

Media and Communications Management

July 11, 2008

The CAMRIS Strategic Communications and OSI Group has received a new multi-year award from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA / Department of Justice) to support its management of media and communications activities. This innovative program enables DEA to monitor and maintain active tracking of all press and media releases containing content pertinent to DEA program areas.

Cognitive Measurement Tools Enable Testing and Research for Improved Performance in U.S. Aviation

June 20, 2008

CAMRIS has been contracted to provide the U.S. Navy Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory with state-of-the-art software to measure pilot cognitive functions in wide range aviation and aerospace settings. The new software will be provided in partnership with Cognifit Ltd.(www.cognifit.com).

Navy Health Research Center

June 6, 2008

CAMRIS has been notified of the award of a new contract (contract ceiling $40 million) from the U.S. Naval Health Research Center to support aerospace medicine research at facilities throughout the U.S. This contract builds on CAMRIS performance under previous contracts with the US Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab in Pensacola, FL.

Evolution Energy: Innovations in Bio-Fuel Development

May 23, 2008

CAMRIS has become a co-founder of Evolution Energy, an innovative bio-fuel and energy sector research and development company. Evolution Energy will build on its patented technology that enables efficient and cost-effective conversion of unlimited amounts of industrial waste, chemical waste, solid was and municipal sludge, into ethanol and butinol biofuel products.

CAMRIS Brownbag on Sudan Technical Assistance Project Activities

April 11, 2008

A brown bag luncheon meeting was held in Rockville headquarters to present ongoing work carried out by CAMRIS as it continues to provide technical expertise to USAID in its implementation of technical assistance in Southern Sudan under the SUPPORT project.

CAMRIS part of new USAID "ENGAGE" $750 million global anti-corruption and good governance project

March 2008

March 20, 2008, [Rockville, MD]  -  CAMRIS is a member of a team selected by USAID to implement the “ENGAGE” indefinite quantity contract (IQC).  ENGAGE is a 5 year project that will provide a wide range technical assistance services in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance in all regions of the world. The total cost ceiling for this global project is $ 750 million. The CAMRIS team is led by Management Systems International (MSI) as prime contractor.

DEA Awards Media Management contract to CAMRIS International

March 27, 2008

Rockville, Maryland [March 27, 2008]:  The Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Agency today awarded a contract to CAMRIS International for the Agency’s Media Management System.  This five (5) year contract will provide DEA with a web-based solution for management of journalists; non-media contact management; targeted distribution; news measurement and reporting. 

Department of Veterans Affairs awards education system task order to CAMRIS International

March 2008

[Rockville, MD] — March 19, 2008 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it has been awarded a task order to completely re-design the catalog and VA Internal Order forms for the “Infection Don’t Pass it On” course ensuring graphics of the highest quality and 508 compliance.  CAMRIS International has a five year ID/IQ contract to develop courses for VA-wide eLearning programs.  For more information on this project please visit our project website www.ADDIEproject.com.

NAMRL Awards Contract to CAMRIS International

March 2008

Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory awards CAMRIS International a multi-year contract for support services

[Rockville, MD] — March 1, 2008 — CAMRIS International announced today that after having provided research specialists to the Naval Aerospace Medical Research laboratory (NAMRL) in Pensacola, Florida since 2006, CAMRIS has been awarded a new contract to expand its on-site support. This contract will provide up to twenty (20) additional research staff to the NAMRL team including research specialists, data specialists and related technical and administrative support specialists.

CAMRIS International selected by Federal Bureau of Prisons

February 2008

CAMRIS International selected by Federal Bureau of Prisons [Rockville, MD] — February 2008 — The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Brooklyn, New York has once again selected CAMRIS International as its chosen provider for teleradiology services.

CAMRIS International to participate in Blood Safety Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 2008

[Rockville, MD] — February 1, 2008 — CAMRIS International announced today it has been selected as part of a team led by Safe Blood for Africa, a nonprofit organization, to develop a blood safety program for the Democratic Republic of Congo.  CAMRIS responsibilities focus on the development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation program to ensure an integrated validation capability as part of the ongoing national blood safety program.

USAID Sudan SUPPORT Project

January 2008

CAMRIS has been selected as part of a team led by Management Systems International (MSI) under the USAID "SUPPORT" project in Sudan. SUPPORT activities will include assessments to assist in program development and implementation; specialized research on how to structure interventions and effectively manage the transition from relief to recovery to reconstruction to development; provide quick short term technical assistance to support program implementation; monitoring and evaluation of relief and development programs; specialized training for new staff; and specialized cross-sectoral technical assistance.   

CAMRIS International selected by VAMC Bay Pines, Florida

November 2007

[Rockville, MD] — November 2007 — The Veteran Affairs Medical Center Bay Pines, Florida has selected CAMRIS International again as its chosen provider for after hours teleradiology services.

Department of Veterans Affairs awards education system task order to CAMRIS International

November 2007

[Rockville, MD] — October 2, 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it has been awarded a task order to complete the SCORM Conversion of the “Timekeeper” web-based training course for inclusion of the VA learning management system. CAMRIS International has a five year ID/IQ contract to develop courses for VA-wide eLearning programs.  For more information on this project please visit www.ADDIEproject.com.

CAMRIS International selected by VA Medical Center Providence, Rhode Island

October 2007

 [Rockville, MD] — October 2007 — The Veteran Affairs Medical Center Providence, Rhode Island has once again selected CAMRIS International as its chosen provider for after hours teleradiology services.

Department of Veterans Affairs awards major eLearning contract to CAMRIS International

September 2007

[Rockville, MD] — September 1, 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it has been awarded a major award from the VA for a five year ID/IQ Project (up to $14M project ceiling) to develop courses for the agency-wide eLearning program. CAMRIS will carry our needs assessments, develop content, develop courses, and support web-based course implementation and evaluation in a wide variety of subjects.  CAMRIS subcontractors on this project include Information Experts, Inc.; Maslow Media Group; and VCampus Inc. For more information on this project please visit www.ADDIEproject.com.

Department of Veterans Affairs awards education system task order to CAMRIS International

September 2007

[Rockville, MD] — September 5, 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it has been awarded a task order to create a web-based course to develop and enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes in the fulfillment of roles and responsibilities in the writing of a “Performance Work Statement and Statement of Work”, and to ensure compliance with VA rules, regulations and handbooks. The primary target audience for this course is VA professional staff responsible for writing Performance Work Statements. CAMRIS International has a five year ID/IQ contract to develop courses for VA-wide eLearning programs.  For more information on this project please visit www.ADDIEproject.com.

CAMRIS International completes SBIR Phase I in support of development of a Blood Donor Tracking System for the U.S. Air Force

August 2007

[Rockville, MD] — August 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it successfully completed Phase I of a project funded by the U.S. Air Force to develop a state-of-the-art blood donor tracking system. Funding for this project was provided under the SBIR Program. This activity was developed with CAMRIS technology partner Wyndgate Technologies. For more information on this project and on blood donor tracking systems please contact Dr. Maria Trujillo, MTrujillo@CAMRISinternational.com.

CAMRIS International awarded Training Contract for DoD Pilot Program

August 2007

[Rockville, MD] — August 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that
it awarded a training contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency in support of flight operations.

CAMRIS International Announces New Staff

August 2007

[Rockville, MD] — August 2007 — CAMRIS International is pleased to welcome Mr. Alan Ruprecht as the new Director for our eHealth Division.  Mr. Ruprecht has over two decades of healthcare administration, project management and customer support experience.  He has managed numerous military medical programs throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world.  He is a trusted professional with a proven track record of successfully managing operations and meeting customer expectations.  Mr. Ruprecht’s selection to head our eHealth Division is part of CAMRIS’ resource investments aimed at accommodating our expansion as we become a leading teleradiology provider on a national level.

CAMRIS International selected by VAMC West Palm Beach, Florida

July 2007

[Rockville, MD] — July 2007 — The Veteran Affairs Medical Center West Palm Beach, Florida has selected CAMRIS International again as its chosen provider for afterhour’s teleradiology services.

CAMRIS International Receives U.S. Army Teleradiology Contract

July 2007

[Rockville, MD] — July 2007 — CAMRIS has received a contract from the U.S. Army Fort Carson Medical Command (MEDDAC) to provide daytime and after-hours teleradiology services

CAMRIS International Supporting improved governance in Colombia under USAID program

June 2007

[Rockville, MD] — June 2007 — CAMRIS has been selected as a subcontractor to provide services to USAID in Colombia in the implementation of the "CIMIENTOS" Project. CIMIENTOS supports the development of local governance and democratic development in regions throughout Colombia. The prime contractor for the project is MSI (Management Systems International) of Washington DC.

CAMRIS International selected by Tennessee Valley Health System

June 2007

[Rockville, MD] — June 2007 — The Veteran Health Administration's Tennessee Valley Health System once again has chosen CAMRIS International as its chosen provider for teleradiology services to all VA facilities in TVHS.  CAMRIS provides around the clock coverage to TVHS. We are proud to be given the opportunity to continue servicing our nation's veterans.

CAMRIS International selected by Federal Bureau of Prisons

April 2007

[Rockville, MD] — April 2007 — The Federal Bureau of Prisons has selected CAMRIS International to continue as its chosen provider for after hours teleradiology support to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, New York.

CAMRIS INTERNATIONAL Awarded VISN 12 Teleradiology Contract

January 2007

[Rockville, MD] — January 2007 — The Veteran Health Administration's Great Lakes Health Care System has awarded CAMRIS a contract to provide teleradiology services to all VA facilities in VISN 12. VISN 12 is a region comprising seven Medical Centers and thirty Outpatient Clinics serving the Great Lakes region, including the States of Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. The CAMRIS eHealth Division now proudly serves our nation's veterans with the highest quality teleradiology services available in VISN 12 and in Medical Centers and clinics throughout Florida, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Tennessee.

CAMRIS International’s Board of Directors appoints Dr. Laurence M. Day as President and Chief Operating Officer

January 2007

[Rockville, MD] — January 1, 2007 — CAMRIS International announced today that it has appointed Laurence M. Day, Ph.D. as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).”Over the past four years, Larry has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and strategic ingenuity,” said Carlos G. Rivera, CEO of CAMRIS International.  Dr. Day joined CAMRIS International in 2003 as its Chief Operating Officer and has been responsible for streamlining operations and managing multiple project teams.

USAID Sudan SUPPORT Project



January 3, 2008, [Rockville, MD]  -  CAMRIS International announced today that it has been selected as part of a team led by Management Systems International (MSI) under the USAID "SUPPORT" project in Sudan. SUPPORT activities will include assessments to assist in program development and implementation; specialized research on how to structure interventions and effectively manage the transition from relief to recovery to reconstruction to development; provide quick short term technical assistance to support program implementation; monitoring and evaluation of relief and development programs; specialized training for new staff; and specialized cross-sectoral technical assistance.