I read an interesting editorial in yesterday's Boston Globe about Massachusetts' $250,000 academic detailing pilot program, and I can't help but be a tad impressed by it. I know a few years ago there was a lot of talk, if not action, around...
Federal authorities have brought charges against four individuals in the slaying of meeting planner Ben Novack—including his wife. Novack, the owner of Convention Concepts Unlimited, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found dead in his hotel room in Rye...
There's been lots of talk lately on the CME LinkedIn group about the need for someone, anyone, to take the lead in advocating the value of continuing medical education. ...
Why is it that ACCME always manages to release something juicy either right before or right after Medical Meetings goes off to the printer? Just minutes after all the files were finalized, the June/July edition of The ACCME Report hit my in-box...
The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a new Web-based service for convention groups, the Five-Minute Meeting Planner. This tool offers meeting planners the opportunity to quickly enter basic event details and compare the area...
The 2010 NIQIE conference is being organized to showcase all the different components that make up continuous performance improvement.
The University of Michigan recently announced that it would stop accepting commercial support from pharmaceutical companies for its CME activities.
Thomas Stossel, MD, expounded to GAME meeting attendees on why providers should be advocates for industry collaboration.
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide’s luxury brand, is at work on a 463-room property in Manhattan’s financial district for an opening planned for late 2011. The first Conrad hotel in New York City is under development at the current...
After protests from accredited CME providers, the ACCME further clarifies its rules about pharma industry speakers at certified CME activities.
