PART OF THE frustration of spending so much time and energy to create the perfect conference is felt when the curtain comes down and the show is over. All that work to create a meaningful connection with our attendees, but only for a fleeting...

AFTER THIS FALL'S firestorm over the initial conflicts-of-interest document released with the ACCME's new Standards for Commercial Support, I have a deep appreciation for both the difficulties and the benefits of using faculty with ties to pharma...

On September 29, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill (S.B. 1765) that requires pharmaceutical companies that do business in California to adhere to the OIG guidance and PhRMA Code. Among the requirements is that...

Save for dietitians, there is no other group that should know and care more about the food they consume than physicians. Yet there seems to be a disconnect between what medical meeting planners say is important in meeting planning and what foods...

Planners who move their meetings from city to city should compare labor rates in new destinations so they can estimate costs and manage exhibitor expectations. One tried-and-true resource is Tradeshow Week's annual survey of U.S. and Canadian...

“Is the ACCME trying to put itself out of business?” commented one CME provider during the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in September in Baltimore. During the conference, Murray Kopelow, MD...