In a unanimous vote last week, the Accreditation Council for CME Board of Directors voiced its approval for the new revision of the Standards for Commercial Support (available at www.accme.org)...

As one of the designers for W2W, an invitation-only pilot program for 32 women in the meetings industry, held in March, I had never really worked with a conference center before, so I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. And this was a toughie: a...

The Accreditation Council for CME’s policy is to share the list of accredited providers achieving exemplary compliance and the areas in which the highest achievement was received, provided the accredited organization has agreed to share their best...

As one of the designers for W2W, an invitation-only pilot program for 32 women in the meetings industry, held in March, I had never really worked with a conference center before, so I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. And this was a toughie: a...

Christopher Bowers recently was named chief executive officer of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. Bowers, who’s lived in Chicago his entire life, is a former United Airlines senior executive and served as chairman of the Travel Industry...

A recently released survey of more than 1,500 practicing pharmacists who attended Boston-based Pri-Med Institute's Pharm-Med Updates, a continuing series of medical educational conferences held in six cities last year, found that pharmacists are...

Direct-to-consumer, or DTC, pharmaceutical promotion has unquestionably created value. It has created a healthy sense of empowerment among patients, reduced undiagnosed disease, and, for drug companies, created unsurpassed brand awareness. As part...

CME PROVIDERS WILL face more confusion, frustration, and bureaucracy when soliciting commercial support, Bruce J. Bellande, PhD, told attendees at the Alliance for CME annual conference, which was held January 21 to 24 at the Hilton Atlanta. The...

WHEN YOU WALK into the air-conditioned entrance of New Orleans' only AAA Five-Diamond luxury hotel, you're not just leaving Canal St. — you're entering another world altogether. From the doorman's greeting to the friendly and efficient front desk...

SO THERE'S THIS WELL full of money called a pharmaceutical company's marketing department. Lots of buckets dip into that well, including those for promotion and education. After researching this issue's cover story, I can't help but wonder if the...