Are medical societies violating the rules when they solicit satellite symposia funding from pharmaceutical companies?

Conflict of interest in medical research, education, and practice has been one of the most hotly debated topics that the Institute of Medicine has ever tackled.

The International Association of Conference Centers has updated its minimum technology requirements for member facilities. The association’s Technology Task Force published a new reference document, “Design for Great Technology,” which outlines...

Meeting Professionals International has recruited 18 high-level meeting professionals, most from large global corporations—and five who are not members of the association—for its new Executive Advisory Council. The new group is charged with making...

Gaylord Entertainment has canceled its plans to develop a $1 billion resort and convention hotel in the bayfront area of Chula Vista, Calif., just south of San Diego. The company cites “prolonged approval processes, complicated regulatory and...

All the major indicators measuring the health of the meetings industry were down in the third quarter, according to the CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas...

The American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs won’t recommend banning commercial support of continuing medical education, the group reported in a progress update to the AMA at the Interim Meeting, held in November in...

The National Faculty Education Initiative, a Web-based program to teach CME faculty the difference between certified CME and promotional activities, was introduced at the National Task Force on Provider/Industry Collaboration meeting held in...

What’s the difference between certified CME and promotional activities? How do CME programs manage conflicts of interest...