06/2009 |

ViVio is on the move and getting bigger

On 2 July ViVio will leave its current HQ and move to its new headquarters at 70 rue Rodenbach à Forest (1190 Brussels). Our new, more spacious offices are better suited to our publishing activities and just a stone’s throw away from our present ones. The whole team will be delighted to welcome you to our new premises!

06/2009 |

“Living Life Better” – guides for a better quality of life

The “Living Life Better” series of richly illustrated, practical guides provide key solutions to adapting one’s environment to cope with illness. Drawn up in collaboration with patients’ associations, they offer tried and tested solutions to everyday problems. The first in the series, devoted to inflammatory arthritis, is now followed by a second guide on Parkinson’s Disease.

05/2009 |

e-sante.be and e-gezondheid.be overhaul

With better design and enhanced navigation comfort, e-sante.be and e-gezondheid.be are now better than ever. For readers, it is mostly about appearance and ergonomics. For advertisers, the big news is the possibility to set up exclusive partnerships on specific topics.

e-sante.be

05/2009 |

ViVio takes over at kilowatch.be

ViVio, leader in health custom publishing, is taking over management of kilowatch.be, the Belgian weight-loss promotion website launched in 2003, with the support of Abbott Laboratories.  ViVio is tasked with overhauling site content and managing the e-newsletter sent out to members. The new site’s technical platform is being developed by the Globule Bleu agency (Proximedia Group).

www.kilowatch.be

03/2009 |

New Belgian Patient Guide published

The first 2009 edition of the Belgian Patient Guide series has just been published. This guide is devoted to a condition that often goes unrecognized, yet can be deeply incapacitating – psychosis. An 86-page publication written by a specialist in the field, it addresses the causes of this mental disorder, its impact on everyday life and the treatments available to sufferers.

02/2009 |

A new patient magazine for Saint-Luc

ViVio’s custom publishing division is launching Saint-Luc Magazine. This bimonthly publication will reflect the intense activity that takes place at the St-Luc University Clinics. Aimed at patients and their relatives, it will be available in reception areas and  patients’ rooms… because hospitals need their patients to understand what they’re about!

01/2009 |

Patient Guides make more international headway

2008 saw the publication of the 25th Belgian Patient Guide, but perhaps more significant still, it saw the development abroad of these publications. Six guides have already been published by ViVio in the Netherlands, and five in France. Licence agreements have also been signed in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Germany, the Middle East, Turkey and Mexico.

12/2008 |

ViVioFilms are born!

Because one good animated film is worth so much more than a lengthy explanation! ViVioFilms DVDs tell patients what they need to know about an illness, its diagnosis and treatment in an accessible, accurate and original way. Produced in collaboration with opinion leaders, these DVDs are distributed directly to patients by their doctor.

11/2008 |

New Belgian Practitioner Guide on ADHD

With the support of Novartis, ViVio is publishing a new practitioner guide on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adults. This condition, which is well documented in children, remains poorly understood in adults. This high quality publication written by two opinion leaders, Dr Pierre Oswald and Dr Steven Stes, fills that gap.

10/2008 |

Ma Santé – 100 happy returns!

Launched in 1999 by Laurent and Philippe Violon (Vivio), monthly magazine Ma Santé is celebrating its 100th issue with a special edition, a fresh, new look and a fantastic competition with over 30,000€ in prizes... Belgium’s leading French language health magazine would like to give its 280,000 strong readership a big thank you and wish them good health for its next 100 issues!

10/2008 |

ViVio at Frankfurt Book Fair

This year, once again, ViVio will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair – Europe’s largest – presenting its series of health reference guides ("Les Guides Belges du Patient") from 15th to 19th October 2008. This series  – The Patient’s Guide – has already been distributed in a number of European countries. Come and see us on stand 4.2 L402!

08/2008 |

Living life better with illness

Produced in collaboration with the Association Polyarthrite, the first volume in the series is devoted to inflammatory arthritis. Looking at issues such as how to cook, dress and work in spite of the pain and limitations that accompany arthritis, this guide provides realistic answers in words and images.

07/2008 |

Pharmagazine – your guide to summer health

Choosing the right insurance, protecting yourself against tropical diseases, the pros and cons of spending time in the sun, taking up jogging again … To help make your summer go with a healthy swing, Pharmagazine is publishing a mini-guide packed with useful advice. A special edition to keep close at hand all summer long!

07/2008 |

Launch of new ViVio magazine on inflammatory rheumatic diseases

The first issue of the CLAIR-ReumaNet magazine devoted to rheumatic inflammatory diseases has just been published. With this new quarterly, developed in collaboration with CLAIR and ReumaNet, ViVio is for the first time putting its expertise and known-how at the service of patients’ associations.

06/2008 |

Patient Guides enter a new marketplace

S.P.A. (Drug Farma Group) in Spain and Reza a História in Portugal have become exclusive distributors of the ViVio collection of The Patient's Guides in the Iberian market. Following on from the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Scandinavia, ViVio is now extending its international development into southern Europe!

05/2008 |

Record figures for e-sante.be and e-gezondheid.be

With over 829,000 unique visitors in March, an advance of 30.7% compared with the same period last year, the e-sante.be and e-gezondheid.be sites – already market leaders in Belgium – are enjoying ever-increasing success.

04/2008 |

Epilepsy: a new visual guide

Epilepsy affects over 60,000 people in Belgium. ViVio, in collaboration with UCB, has recently published a new visual guide on this topic. An interactive tool for doctor and patient, this lavishly illustrated guide explains this complex condition, its effects and treatment in a simple, structured way.

01/2008 |

“Disease” info for Vanbreda

Vanbreda International, an insurance company specialised in international employee benefits, has asked ViVio to provide information to its members on various chronic disease by means of a new “diseases” section on its website. The aim will be to provide the basic essentials, from risk factors to treatment, including screening.

11/2007 |

Two New Patient’s Guides

Two new titles have just been added to ViVio’s key collection, the Patient’s Guides: “Understanding and treating prostate disorders” and “Understanding and treating urinary incontinence”. Twenty thousand copies of each guide have been published. Currently consisting of twenty-four titles, the collection proved very popular among medical publishers from five continents at the last Frankfurt Book Fair.

10/2007 |

ViVio at the Frankfurt Book Fair

For the first time ViVio presented its key collection, “The Patient’s Guides”, at the biggest book fair in Europe, the Frankfurt Book Fair, from 10 to 14 October. Our collection is already being distributed in several European countries.