June 1, 2010
Cover Story
Duffy to Pharma Planners: Reposition the Meetings Industry
Keynoter urges attendees to fight for their industry's reputation....
Healthcare Reform, Public Perception Mean Greater Scrutiny of Pharma Meetings
The uncertain future of the country's healthcare system has direct implications for biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, and in turn will affect the way these companies approach medical meetings and education, said Kim Slocum during a keynote address at the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum ...
Are Independent Planners a Commodity?
Are third-party pharmaceutical meeting planning companies a commodity or a service? That was a question debated during an exclusive summit of independent planners at the 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum...
Inside the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum: A Slide Show
The Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, co-organized by Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence, drew nearly 800 planners and suppliers to the Philadelphia Marriott March 14–16. Compliance issues, global initiatives, the perception of meetings, and healthcare reform were among the hot issues discussed during dozens of sessions and networking opportunities over the two days. Check out our photo gallery....
Best Meeting Planning Practices in a Corporate World
Senior meeting planners at the Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum revealed best practices for everything from global management and compliance to SMMPs...
Checkup with Editor Sue Pelletier
The CME Provider/Parent Parallel
The other day I was talking with an accredited continuing medical education provider about the challenges involved in producing high-quality education...
Vitals
AANS Conference First Northern U.S. Medical Meeting to Use iPod Touch
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ 78th Annual Meeting, held May 1–5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, was the first medical meeting in North America to turn over the delivery of all of its content to the iPod touch. ...
CEJA Releases Fourth CME Funding Report
The latest report from the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs makes minor revisions...
CMSS Releases New Medical Ethics Code
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies had released the CMSS Code for Interaction with Companies. It is designed to keep medical societies’ interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device companies ethical and transparent. ...
New AZ Boycott Aims for SB 1070 Repeal; U.S. Chamber Says No to Travel Bans
A new boycott of meetings and travel to Arizona was announced last week in protest of SB 1070, the state’s recently passed immigration legislation that both proponents and critics agree is the strictest illegal immigration statute in the country...
Chicago’s McCormick Place Labor Reform Law Passed
On May 7, the Illinois General Assembly overrode a veto by Governor Pat Quinn and passed a law designed to reduce labor costs and make Chicago more competitive as a convention destination. ...
Connecticut Passes New Pharma Ethics Code
Earlier in May, Connecticut became the latest state to pass a bill requiring pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers doing business in the state to adopt a compliance program that is at least as stringent as the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and AdvaMed's Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals....
Medical Association Sees Nearly 50 Percent Spike in Attendance
At a time when many associations are seeing participation levels plummet, ADAA’s attendance jumped 43 percent to 933 at the association’s 2010 conference in Baltimore....
Group to Lay Out Research Agenda for CME
A group led by the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education is pushing forward with plans to create a research agenda that would examine the optimal ways to deliver and implement CME....
Consult, CME: In Practice by Ann Lichti
PI CME Meets Challenging Economy
Performance improvement CME doesn't have to be costly and time-intensive...
Consult, CME Monitor
Research Finds CME Non-Biased
After years of accusations without evidence, the truth about CME is finally setting us free...
Consult, Lighten Up by Lawrence Sherman
Integrating Technology and CME
How well are we integrating today’s technologies with proven CME methodologies...
Consult, Peer Perspectives by the CME LinkedIn Group
CME: Product Showcases and CME
Product showcases, which offer vendors time and space to demonstrate their wares, are becoming more a part of today’s meetings landscape. But if you want to go there, tread very carefully...
Consult, Cool Tools by James Spellos, CMP
Fighting the Good Fight Against Spam and Malware
It doesn’t matter what your favorite communication tool is—e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or something else—odds are that someone has found a way use it to try to compromise your security. ...
Features
Bias? What Bias?
It's long been assumed that an activity that is financially supported by industry will have a greater likelihood of being perceived as biased. According to a recent study, it's time to rethink that assumption....
Commenters Support Balance of Transparency and Discretion in ACCME’s Complaints Process
CME providers voice approval of the Accreditation Council for CME's proposed change to its Complaints and Inquiries Process that would keep confidential the identities of those accused of violating ACCME’s rules unless their accreditation status changes....
Healthcare Reform Passes House, Has Implications for Pharma, CME
The healthcare reform bill that passed the House on March 21 with a 219-212 majority aims to change not only healthcare delivery in the United States...
Ethical Hypothetical by Karen Overstreet and Jacqueline Parochka
Jointly Sponsored CME: How to Handle Compliance Concerns
Case study: What to do if your society doesn't have a formal compliance program for its jointly sponsored CME....
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