January 2010 MM
Cover Story
2009 Annual Physicians' CME Preferences Survey
The results of our annual survey of physicians on their preferences in continuing medical education, from educational format to sites and venues....
Checkup with Editor Sue Pelletier
Evidence-Based Medicine and the Art of Medicine
Where do you draw the line between evidence-based medicine and physician experience when it comes to making treatment decisions?...
Vitals
Grassley Questions Associations About Industry Funding
Sen. Charles Grassley,R-Iowa, has asked 33 of the largest medical societies for detailed information on the funding they receive annually from pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies for everything from research to continuing medical education...
ACCME Expands Education and Training
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education was busy last year expanding its educational outreach. Among new offerings are town-hall-style...
American Dental Association's Hawaii Conference Hangs Tough
With the country in the midst of an economic crisis and the healthcare industry under scrutiny about holding meetings in what are perceived as resort destinations, this fall’s American Dental Association meeting in Hawaii attracted 6,000 fewer people than it did in 1999. And that’s OK....
Pharma Meeting Planner Forum Tackles Today’s Top Challenges
The Pharma Forum will explore how the healthcare reform debate, the new post-AIG environment, and the evolving regulatory landscape—including the likely passage of the Sunshine Act—affect medical meeting professionals in 2010 and beyond...
Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Rolls Forward; Meetings Casualties Still Uncertain
Pfizer completed its $67 billion acquisition of one-time-competitor Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on October 15, just one in a string of recent mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry. (Think Merck’s November 3 merger with Schering-Plough and Genentech’s March 26 deal with Roche.) According to a variety of sources, plans are already in place to merge the companies’ meetings teams, but Pfizer representatives are staying very close-lipped about the process, and so far, there are more questions than answers. ...
ABTS Offers Advice on International Attendees
Facilitating non-U.S. physician attendance at U.S.-based meetings is business as usual for ABTS...
New Medical Meeting Planner Association Announces Board
St. Louis–based International Medical Meeting Professionals Association, whose formation was announced earlier this fall, officially launched last month with the creation of a board of directors, an advisory board, and introductory educational sessions held in conjunction with the Missouri Meetings and Events Expo in Kansas City. ...
Consult, CME: In Practice by Ann Lichti
Are We Losing the Art of Medicine?
The emphasis on evidence-based medicine, technology, and guidelines brings much good. But we may be losing something along the way...
Consult, CME Monitor
Commemorating Brian Russell | Grace Was Taken From Us
Brian Russell was more than a veteran in the CME field; he also was a friend and mentor....
Consult, Lighten Up by Lawrence Sherman
Is CME Better Off Now?
The continuing medical education community has gone through a lot of changes lately. The question is: Have they made for a stronger CME enterprise?...
Consult, Peer Perspectives by Rachelle Nall, CMP
6 Tips to Streamlining Contract Approvals
Here’s how you can speed up the contract review and approval process...
Features
Guest-in-Chief
What happens when your meeting hotel gets a presidential surprise?...
Pharma Sales Meetings Must Reinforce the Message
Pharma meetings consultant Vicki Swift explains how sales training is changing from a one-off event to a strategic year-round campaign....
Sites
Seabourn Odyssey Prepares for its First World Cruise
The new Seabourn Odyssey is the first luxury vessel to debut in six years. This month, it will embark on Seabourn’s first world cruise, a 108-day voyage visiting 26 countries on six continents from Fort Lauderdale to Athens...
Hilton Washington
The best-kept secret about my property is the unique panoramic skyline views of the nation's capital that can be seen from many of our guest rooms...
Ethical Hypothetical
Last-Minute Faculty Replacement Could Lead to Trouble
The Case Sara Bellum, MPH, is vice president of education at Medical Education Outcomes Work Inc., an accredited medical education company. MEOW is conducting...
Articles
Medical Meetings' 2009 M&D Award Winners
Medical Meetings' annual M&D Awards program honors the 40 hotels, resorts, and conference centers chosen by our readers for merit and distinction in serving...
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