This presentation on the accuracy of physician self-assessment, given by Jocelyn Lockyer with the University of Calgary at the SACME fall meeting on Nov. 6 in Boston was right on target with the trend toward self-directed learning. As she said...

Joseph Luzi has been named executive vice President of the Institute for Advanced Health Education (Institute), an "accredited provider of solutions that facilitate continuing medical education (CME) courses and credits for professionals in the...

While I'm not sure how much it costs, this sounds like a good resource for those who are struggling to come up with new policies and procedures to comply with the new ACCME Standards for Commercial Support. Here's the press release: ...

The American Society for Association Executives just released its latest salary survey. Since the largest proportion of those surveyed are employed with medical/heathcare organizations (16 percent), I thought this might be of interest. The news...

Many know Mickey Schaefer from her role as APEX Commission Chair, or from her stint as PCMA's president, or from her many other roles as a leader in the industry. She has long been a mover and shaker also in her role as Vice President...

The research in CME sessions at SACME s fall meeting were great, albeit a little hurried as the presenters tried to get through some pretty nuanced materials in the 10 minutes each was allotted. ...

This post courtesy of Anne Taylor-Vaisey: ...

Sorry for the OT post, but this is such a great idea I had to share. According to an article in the New York Times: ...

Poor Bob Kristofco with the University of Alabama School of Medicine had a tough row to hoe at the SACME fall meeting Nov. 6 in Boston. He not only had the last session after a very long day, but he also had one of the hottest hot topics to deal...

A session at SACME s fall meeting on working with industry during these increasingly difficult regulatory and lawsuit-happy times was amazing. Led by a consultant who worked for industry for 23 years and a pharmaceutical industry representative...