December 1, 2007 MM

Cover Story

Rethinking the Lifeline

Does the commercial support system as it exists today inevitably compromise CME's independence? That's the question the Accreditation Council for CME...

Checkup

ACCME: Time for Transparency

The buzz at the Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in October, was all about the FAQ document the...

Second Opinion

Letters to the Editor

CME/Industry Relations I read with interest the article ACCME Draws the Line (September/October 2007, page 9). You did a nice job bringing to light some...

Vitals

Repairing CME's Image

It's Been a Frightening Year for CME professionals, with increasing government scrutiny, including the Senate Finance Committee's report on CME. The good...

Best Practices for Getting Grants

More time, more money, more frustration. As CME providers know all too well, pharmaceutical companies' new grant application processes, created in response...

CME Certification Moves Forward

To strengthen CME's credibility in the face of increasing government, public, and media scrutiny, CME professionals must demonstrate their competence...

MM Pharma Forum to Release Research ReResults

Medical Meetings has partnered with Cutting Edge Information and the Center for Business Intelligence to conduct a study of pharmaceutical meetings industry...

Alliance Meets with Senate Finance Committee

A contingent from the Alliance for CME went to Washington, D.C., in October to meet with a senior staff member at the United States Senate Committee on...

Consult

The New CME Professional

A Certification Program...

Groundhog Day

Did you ever feel like Bill Murray's character in the movie Groundhog Day? Well I do, several times every year and it is always when I am at a CME conference...

10 Tips to Boost Exhibit Hall Traffic

A robust exhibit hall is crucial to the success of most association meetings. There are a number of tried-and-true exhibit hall traffic boosters, such...

Features

Accreditation Council for CME Prohibits Commercial Supporter Content Review

In a development that surprised many CME professionals, the Accreditation Council for CME issued an FAQ document prohibiting providers from asking commercial...

How Pharma Meeting Planner Lynn Rizdon Rose Through the Ranks

Lynn Ridzon's moment came early on in her career. It was the early 1990s and Ridzon was working as a planner in the marketing and communications department...

Strategies for Savings

When Barbara Dunlavey became executive director at the Biomedical Engineering Society two years ago, there was no meeting budget or system to track expenses,...

Sites

The Midwest

There's no shortage of cities, big and small, in the Midwest that offer great space for groups. Built on 24 acres in the heart of Chicago, Millennium...

Florida Meetings Planner's Guide

The big news in Florida is downtown. Cities are booming with new entertainment, restaurants, and shopping, while construction near the convention centers...

Conference Canada

Propelled by stronger demand for convention and event space and the buzz preceding the 2010 winter Olympic Games in British Columbia, facilities across...

The Midwest

There's no shortage of cities, big and small, in the Midwest that offer great space for groups. Built on 24 acres in the heart of Chicago, Millennium...

Florida Meetings Planner's Guide

The big news in Florida is downtown. Cities are booming with new entertainment, restaurants, and shopping, while construction near the convention centers...

Conference Canada

Propelled by stronger demand for convention and event space and the buzz preceding the 2010 winter Olympic Games in British Columbia, facilities across...

Ethical Hypothetical

Internal Peer Review: Too Close For Comfort?

The Case Teri Taintor is managing director of Health First Communication Co. (HFCC), an accredited provider. One year ago, she was promoted to the position...

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