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In a 10-year period that saw a technology boom, a stock market bust, terrorist attacks, strict new corporate accounting standards and pharmaceutical regulations,...

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Say Thank You

I was eelighted when I received word that MM's former Executive Editor Sue Pelletier and I had been selected to receive 2007 Alliance for CME President's...

CME

New Criteria: A Tough Climb

The Accreditation Council for CME's new accreditation criteria were top of mind for many of the 1,820 attendees at the Alliance for Continuing Medical...

Stark II Update

During the past few years, hospital providers have been quite concerned about whether the CME they provide free to physicians violates the Stark law....

Providers Grill Pharma Partners

During a session led by members of the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME at the Alliance for CME 2007 Annual Conference, providers had the opportunity to...

Congrats, NAAMECC!

A celebration with a champagne toast and cake marked the fifth birthday of the North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies....

Setting Your Sights on Level 3 Compliance

The Accreditation Council for CME made it very clear at the 2007 Alliance for CME annual meeting that it may not be possible for providers to achieve...

Customize Your CME

How effective is CME at changing physician behavior? This question has taken on new urgency with the Accreditation Council for CME's updated accreditation...

We Need CME-Harmony.com

Let's face it we're all looking for something or someone. When it comes to CME, it is especially true for learners, educators, providers, and supporters....

Meeting Management

WHTI Worries

With the Association's 2007 annual meeting in Toronto this May, Kathy Cannon, associate executive director at the American Pediatric Society/Society for...

AAFP Plans for a Pandemic

When Michael Chamberlain, CAE, assistant division director of administration, American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kan., was looking for guidance...

Power of the Press Release

How to draft a press release that gets results...

Pharma Meetings

Education, Not Entertainment

As a 25-year veteran of the pharmaceutical meetings industry, Carol Krugman, CMP, CMM, is familiar with the perception that many meeting professionals...

Sites & Venues

Focus on Conference Centers

The Conference Center at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently got an updated look. Rich red, teal, sage, and umber highlight...

Texas

What's New Not only are many of the meeting and convention facilities in Texas adding new services, but there is also a trend toward building large neighboring...

Central Florida

What's New Everything about Orlando is off the charts: its mega-resorts, gargantuan theme parks, and skyrocketing growth. This is a city with 113,000...

Ethical Hypothetical

Content Review Conundrum

The Case Dr. Ima Payne, vice president of medical affairs for Voodoo Health (a large multinational pharmaceutical company), posted a call for CME proposals...

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