January 1, 2007 MM
Cover Story
CME Changes Course
More choices, more pressures. With the introduction over the past few years of Internet point-of-care and performance improvement activities, physicians'...
Checkup
Good News for the New Year
Optimism is Not my strong suit, but in putting together this issue I couldn't help but notice that there's a lot of good news for the CME and medical...
CME
Senate Spotlights CME
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has extended its probe of pharmaceutical industry educational grants by sending a letter of inquiry to the Accreditation...
Funding Forecast Looks Bright
Despite dire predictions that pharmaceutical companies' commercial support of CME would shrink or evaporate entirely, a study conducted by Cutting Edge...
Leist Takes Over
James Leist, EdD, will assume the position of interim executive director of the Alliance for CME on February 1, after the current executive director,...
Consult
Keys to Level 2 Accreditation
Two Themes Weave through the new Accreditation Council for CME criteria that relate to planning CME interventions. Those themes include a deeper understanding...
Patient-centric Programs
Industry-Funded CME activities continue to focus on arming physicians with the latest scientific research data regarding novel, often expensive, diagnostic...
Same Time Next Year?
I just returned from Pharmaceutical Executive's 4th Annual MedEd Forum where I spent two and a half days interacting with the same people I saw at the...
Meeting Management
The Asian Equation
When the American Veterinary Medical Association booked Honolulu as the site for its 2006 annual meeting, it was with some trepidation. It was viewed...
Attendance on the Rise
Professional attendance at healthcare meetings has climbed 13.8 percent compared to five years ago, according to a new study by the Healthcare Convention...
MM Forum Features Pharma Exec Keynote
Michael W. Young, senior director, Global Oncology Strategy, Eisai Inc., San Diego, will present the keynote session at the Third Annual Pharmaceutical...
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Find out how the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) Toolbox can you save time and ease communications with suppliers. Join...
Correction Noted
The Professional Meeting Planners Network was mistakenly omitted from the sidebar Finding Travel Directors, in the article On Site, On Call, which appeared...
Elevating Planners' Role in CME
In Today's Constantly changing medical meetings business, professional planners are juggling more than logistics. With numerous parties involved in the...
Targeting Decision-Makers
You don't have to mass market to get good results....
Last to Leave, First to Return
When the American College of Emergency Physicians opened its 2006 Scientific Assembly on October 15 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans,...
Pharma Meetings
From Chaos to Control
Sure, Krista Reasoner knew life would change when her son, Noah, was born. She had watched family and friends and co-workers have kids, and they had always...
Second Opinion
Paying It Forward
As you may have heard, I am leaving Medical Meetings to take on a new position as editor of our sister magazine, Association Meetings. While it's a terrific...
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The Changing Face of CVBs
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