About Us

The omnichannel market leader in healthcare education and clinician engagement for 40 years

We are the force behind Healthcare Made Practical. We are the omnichannel market leader in healthcare events, education, and market insight — with a mission to improve patient care.

For 40 years, the company has built trusted brands including Psych Congress, the premier source for mental health education, and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. HMP Global partners with leading experts around the world to deliver more than 450 annual events, medical strategy and marketing for pharmaceutical and medical device customers through HMP Collective, and pharmaceutical market insight, engaging a global community of healthcare stakeholders that includes nearly 2 million clinicians across 600 medical specialties as well as managed care, behavioral health, senior living, emergency medical, and pharmaceutical commercialization professionals.

Our Groups

Tackling healthcare’s most 
pressing challenges.

 

Our HMP Omnimedia team drives content creation, commercial support, event management, promotion, and production for our portfolio of leading brands. Through an omnichannel approach to delivering information and education  — we are focused on enhancing healthcare knowledge always, in all ways.

HMP Education is the driving force behind some of the global healthcare community’s most valued and highly regarded Accredited Medical Education offerings. Developing and delivering practical education that improves care quality and patient outcomes is at the heart of what we do. Since 2004, HMP Education has consistently maintained its accreditation status, successfully becoming one of the first five jointly accredited continuing education programs in the United States. In late 2021, HMP Education achieved Joint Accreditation with Commendation from the governing bodies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program (ANCC). Aside from Joint Accreditation, HMP Education is also accredited as a provider by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME), National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), and National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), and individual activities may be approved for additional accreditation types.

750+

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED ANUALLY

$500k

IN SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED IN 2021

Our medical strategy and communications agency HMP Collective helps our partners achieve extraordinary results through omnichannel approaches to building clinician communities. 

Our HMP Europe unit focuses on value delivery for the EMEA region. Through localized strategies, we gain insight into customer needs and build important relationships to deliver tailored, practical, relevant, and best-in-class education and information for healthcare professionals, bolstering our vision of improving patient care around the world.

A deep understanding of health sector dynamics helps HMP Market Intelligence provide customers with expert insights and analysis on the increasingly complex healthcare ecosystem to drive more informed business decisions.

Our Timeline

We’ve thrived and evolved 
for 40 years. 

And we keep going.

Company Founded

Health Management Publications (HMP) was founded with an initial portfolio of education and publications focused on wound care and cardiovascular devices.

1985

SAWC Launches

Our flagship wound care brand sets early stage for best-in-class event-focused education build out.

1989

Princeton Media Associates Acquisition

Princeton Media Associates is acquired by HMP, launching the combined entity on its growth trajectory.

2008

Consultant Added to Portfolio

Since 1961, our flagship multispecialty brand Consultant has remained the market leader in medical education and information for the clinician community.

2011

Expansive Growth

HMP Global continues to expand its reach across the healthcare spectrum, announcing the major acquisitions of Imedex, the Institute for the Advancement of Behavioral Health Care (IABHC), and EMS World Expo.

2017

Acquisition and Launch of HMP Europe

A strategic alliance to produce the world-renowned Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) expands the company's footprint in Europe.

2019

Continued Digital Transformation

Amid the global pandemic, HMP Global builds VRTX Virtual platform and expands into new markets with launch of 25 virtual offerings.

2020

Rapid Growth Continues

HMP Global continues a period of rapid post-pandemic growth, acquiring wound care leader Kestrel Health and market access firm Proximity (now known as HMP Market Access Insights). The team expands to 300+ employees.

2021

Transformative Expansion

The landmark acquisition of Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) and the launch of HMP Collective contribute to company's transformative growth as a leader in education, events, medical strategy, and market insights.

2023

A Leader in Drug Channels Insight

HMP Global deepens its commitment to delivering greater value for its sizeable customer base and enhances its position as a dominant provider of pharmaceutical market access and regulatory insight with the acquisition of Drug Channels Institute. The HMP Market Intelligence business unit is formed.

2024