Pan-American Publishing

Pan-American Publishing is the English-language name associated with the Brazilian academic and professional publishing house founded in Porto Alegre in 1973 by Henrique Leão Kiperman under the name Artes Médicas, later known as Artmed. The company is best known in Brazil through its Artmed and Artes Médicas imprints, which publish reference works in medicine, dentistry, psychology, biociências, humanities, philosophy and chess, while its Bookman imprint covers exact sciences and applied social sciences. Over five decades the publisher has built a catalogue of thousands of titles and has distributed books across Brazil and Portugal. In the 2020s the business is presented as part of the +A Educação ecosystem, described on its own website as the largest health-education ecosystem in Brazil. Under the Artmed brand, the group offers postgraduate courses, continuing-education programmes certified by Brazilian scientific societies, technical books, the Artmed Academy international-certificate platform, professional apps, and institutional content curation for faculties and hospitals. The publisher states that the wider +A Educação platform has published more than 4,000 books, impacted a thousand educational institutions, employs more than 800 people and reaches 3.5 million students. The company remains headquartered in Porto Alegre and is privately held. Its leadership has included CEO Celso Kiperman and editorial director Adriane Kiperman. Through partnerships with scientific societies and medical institutions, Artmed positions itself as a provider of academically rigorous content that accompanies health professionals throughout their careers, from graduation to continuing education.

The publishing house that became Pan-American Publishing was founded in 1973 in Porto Alegre by Henrique Leão Kiperman under the name Artes Médicas. It began as a medical publisher and quickly became a reference in Brazil and abroad for publishing knowledge in medicine, psychology, education, administration, engineering, architecture and other fields. The Artes Médicas imprint focused on medicine and dentistry, while the Artmed imprint expanded into biociências, human sciences, mental health, philosophy and chess. As the catalogue grew, the company added the Bookman imprint for exact sciences and applied social sciences, with catalogues including Wharton, Microsoft, Adobe and Série UFRGS. It also developed the Pátio pedagogical magazines and the Penso Editora imprint for human sciences. A partnership with the BMJ Group produced BMJ Brasil, the Brazilian edition of the British Medical Journal. By the 2020s the business had evolved from a traditional publisher into what its website describes as the largest health-education ecosystem in Brazil, operating under the +A Educação umbrella. The Artmed brand now covers postgraduate courses, continuing-education programmes certified by scientific societies, technical books, the Artmed Academy platform for international certificates, professional apps and curated content for faculties and hospitals. The group reports more than 4,000 books published, a thousand institutions impacted, more than 800 employees and 3.5 million students. It remains headquartered in Porto Alegre and distributes throughout Brazil and Portugal.

• 1973

  Founded in Porto Alegre as Artes Médicas by Henrique Leão Kiperman.

• Adopted the Artmed name and expanded into biociências, human sciences, mental health, philosophy and chess.

• Added the Bookman imprint for exact sciences and applied social sciences.

• Formed a partnership with the BMJ Group to publish BMJ Brasil.

• Evolved into the +A Educação ecosystem, described as the largest health-education platform in Brazil.

Reference publisher and health-education ecosystem for health professionals in Brazil, combining academic rigour with practical, technology-enabled learning.

• Artmed Editora

  Reference publications for dozens of health specialties.

• Artes Médicas

  Imprint focused on medicine and dentistry.

• Bookman

  Imprint for exact sciences and applied social sciences, including Wharton, Microsoft, Adobe and Série UFRGS catalogues.

• Penso Editora

  Imprint for human sciences.

• Pátio

  Pedagogical magazines including Pátio, Pátio Educação Infantil and Pátio Ensino Médio.

• BMJ Brasil

  Brazilian edition of the British Medical Journal, in partnership with the BMJ Group.

• Pós Artmed

  Postgraduate courses developed by leading health references.

• Secad

  Professional updating programmes certified by major Brazilian scientific societies.

• Artmed Academy

  Exclusive platform for international certificates in health.

• Artmed Experience

  Event bringing together leading psychotherapy references, held 15–17 October in São Paulo.

1. 1Artmed - O maior Ecossistema de Educação em Saúde do Brasilartmed.com.br
2. 2Quem Somos | Artmed - O maior Ecossistema de educação em Saúde do Brasilartmed.com.br
3. 3Monitorização Contínua da Glicose: 3 Pontos Fundamentais | Artmedartmed.com.br
4. 4Pan-American Publishingwikidata.org
5. 5Grupo A (editora)pt.wikipedia.org