September 1, 2007 MM

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Into Africa

Planning an international AIDS meeting in postwar Rwanda seemed like mission impossible. Here's how Sheila Stampfli and her team pulled it off....

Checkup

Shape CME's Future

For the first time, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education is initiating a review of the entire commercial support system, considering...

Vitals

Accreditation Council for CME Expands Definition of Commercial Interest

The Accreditation Council for CME has expanded the definition of commercial interest a decision that could preclude some medical education and communication...

CME Growth Slows

The CME enterprise brought in more than $2.3 billion in revenues last year, a 6 percent increase over 2005 according to the Accreditation Council for...

New Bio/Pharma Planners Forum

The inaugural Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, scheduled for December 10 to 11 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa in...

Speak Out: Don't Ban Pharma Grants

Without industry support we would not be able to keep our registration prices affordable, given the magnitude of our course (four-day board review). Physicians...

Accreditation Council for CME Responds to Senate Finance Committee CME Report

For the first time, the Accreditation Council for CME is initiating a review of the commercial support system that will include considering a full range...

Docs Still Like Meetings

While physicians' use of eCME is growing, even the most active Internet-users rely heavily on live meetings for their CME credits, according to a new...

Consult

How to Evaluate Bias in Your CME Activities

With increasing concern about the issue of independence in CME, providers face continued pressure to demonstrate compliance with the Accreditation Council...

Global CME Begins at Home

Is harmonization of continuing medical education possible around the world or around the block? I spent the month of June seeking an answer, especially...

What I Do for a Living

With extreme interest, I read Lawrence Sherman's article What Do I Do for a Living? (June 2007), and it was like a revelation....

6 Steps to Attract New Attendee Segments

Because every healthcare specialty has a finite pool of prospects, one way to grow your meeting is to move beyond your audience and attract professionals...

Features

How to Prevent Government Investigation of Pharmaceutical Meetings

It starts with a knock on the front door, usually of a lower-level employee, usually around supper time. The visitor, an agent from the Office of Inspector...

42 Tips for Managing Accreditation Council for CME Reaccreditation

Whether your next reaccreditation review will be under the Accreditation Council for CME's current Essentials, the updated criteria, or a combination...

Keeping up with George Odom

A decade ago, it was only trailblazers who were even thinking about global meetings consolidation. Today, it's right up there with return on investment...

Right This Way

Medical meetings are one of those hallmark groups you really want to go after, says Tom Noonan, president and chief executive officer at the Baltimore...

Sites

Featured Location: Big Gaming

In the mountains of Mescalero, N.M., Inn of the Mountain Gods after an expansion and renovation offers 273 rooms and suites, 40,000 square feet of meeting...

Mountain Meetings

Improvements to Denver's Colorado Convention Center, the new Hyatt convention hotel, and a bigger budget for marketing the city helped make 2006 a record...

The Mid-South

Slowly but steadily, meetings, conventions, and incentive events are returning to the Mid-South cities damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Nowhere is...

Ethical Hypothetical: CME Providers: Party Planners or Party Poopers?

The Case As the Meetings Coordinator for a medical center, you are thrilled to receive a request for proposal for a satellite symposium at an upcoming...

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