While riding the elevator yesterday at the Marriott Philadelphia Towers, where I'm staying for the Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, I couldn't help but notice a slight problem with elevator etiquette. You know the way people always face...

Thought I'd take a few minutes to catch up while waiting for my room service dinner. Despite having to come down on a flight that made me get up early on a Saturday (most decidedly not my favorite thing to do), we got here in Philadelphia for the...

I just spoke with someone who's looking for a well-r0unded, experienced CME business manager for a medical education company, someone who also has pharma experience. That's really all I know about the position, unfortunately. If you know of...

I found this post on Gladwell.com to be fascinating. I won't even try to summarize his argument, but he identifies something that all too often isn't taken into account when looking at data, be it data about pitbull attacks or Prozac.

From Canada.com: Medical researchers caught faking it...

Recommended reading from Anne Taylor-Vaisey: From the current issue of CMAJ: Is medicine still a profession? [editorial] CMAJ. 2006 Mar, 14;174(6):743, 745...

This story is a bit alarming...

Here's an interesting idea: Pennsylvania, which is getting whacked with billions in drugs for state employees, Medicaid, and the elderly, has launched an "unsales" program where detailers visit docs to tout the benefits of generics and lifestyle...

That's the gist of this Forbes.com article: Early, Unproven Findings Changing Doctors' Practice. From the article...

I just got an e-mail from someone who is looking to pinpoint the origin of the current focus on outcomes measurement in CME. He says...