Connecticut Considers Pharma Bill SB 270
Mar 11, 2010
Connecticut is considering SB 270, a bill that seeks to limit physician-pharmaceutical industry interaction.
Tool Time: Here Comes Visual Search, and More
Mar 10, 2010
Hard to believe that 2010 is in full swing. (Wasn’t it just the holidays?) Lots on the plate for this column: cool search ideas, a few industry tech tidbits (would those be techbits?), and a bit of social media, too...
Don Moore honored by Alliance for CME
Mar 08, 2010
I've been a big fan of Don Moore, PhD, professor of Medical Education and Administration and director of Continuing Medical Education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, since I met him at the first CME Leadership conference held back in...
The Motivation Show Wants You Back
Mar 06, 2010
The Motivation Show, held annually at McCormick Place in Chicago, has suffered declining exhibitor and visitor numbers, especially on the Incentive Travel & Meeting Executives side. But organizers are making changes, responding to opinions of...
Commentary: When Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong
Mar 05, 2010
Being a lightning rod gives one a heady, slightly edgy sensation. After last week’s column, I had an almost physical sense of the energy flowing through the MeetingsNet Web site, as colleagues debated the merits of a conference keynote who was...
Travel Stimulus Bill Awaits Obama’s Signature
Mar 02, 2010
President Obama is expected to sign in to law within the next week or so the Travel Promotion Act, landmark legislation designed to create 40,000 new travel-industry jobs and attract 1.6 million more international visitors to the United States...
Commentary: Don't Let a Speaker's Style Defeat Substance
Commentary: Don't Let a Speaker's Style Defeat Substance
Mar 01, 2010
A keynote speaker at Meeting Professionals International's MeetDifferent 2010 has been generating sparks from bloggers who followed the conference, not because of his message, but for the way he delivered it...
CME Leadership: 2010 and Beyond
CME Leadership: 2010 and Beyond
Mar 01, 2010
It's time to map out a plan of action we can use to overcome some of the challenges we face.
Keeping CME Clean in a Biased World
Keeping CME Clean in a Biased World
Mar 01, 2010
Can you imagine if the rest of the world were to be held to the same standards of disclosure that the CME community is held to? What if, say, members of the Senate Finance Committee had to disclose all ties they have to any companies that could be...
CME as Change Agent
CME as Change Agent
Mar 01, 2010
If continuing education providers want to create change, they need to understand the intricacies of the system they and their learners work in.
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