Ascend Integrated Media announced the appointment of Darren Sextro to VP of sales. Sextro, who has worked in healthcare media since 2003, and B2B media since 1987, brings to the organization “a 20-plus year successful track record in media marketing, advertising sales, and both technical magazine and health care publication management,” according to Ascend president Barbara Kay.

Elsevier has acquired Spanish medical site Fisterra.com. The site provides access to Fisterrae, an e-clinical reference solution that integrates support resources for HCPs in a local language platform. The website’s offerings currently include clinical guides and protocols, a clinical drug database with dosage calculators, a vaccination tool, electronic continuing medical education content and patient handouts, with a mobile app for patient point of care in development.

Quadrant HealthCom Inc. (QHI) has announced the promotion of Elizabeth Katz to publisher of Neurology Reviews. Katz has been with QHI for nearly four years, and most recently held the position of director of medical communications for the journal. Prior to joining QHI, Katz served as associate publisher for CNS Spectrums.