"Diversification and qualifications can and should be successful partners," said Vernon T. Tolo, MD, newly elected president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons during the 69th Annual Meeting in Dallas, this past February...

Mention Morbidity and Mortality Conference to most surgeons and watch flickers of painful memories play across their features. Many surgeons view these weekly hospital meetings – where one’s surgical errors are dissected before peers and superiors...

Are CME providers being used by the pharmaceutical industry to legitimize a treatment for a condition that isn’t really a disease? Did GlaxoSmithKline “invent” irritable bowel syndrome in part by underwriting CME on the subject? These...

You may be offering CME on the Web. But are you offering it in a format that can be read on a personal digital assistant (PDA)? These little devices are becoming a popular means for physicians to communicate and obtain information, according to a...

The majority of neurosurgeons practicing in developed countries have little or no support each year for medical support missions or an opportunity to consult with other physicians. Up to one third of the estimated 23,000 neurosurgeons practicing...

Physicians World (PW), a publisher and accredited CME provider based in Secaucus, N.J., is expanding its Advanced HealthMarket Strategies (AHS) division to better meet the educational needs of evolving and emerging markets. AHS is tailoring PW's...

Leading clinicians, healthcare executives, technology thought leaders and vendors will gather at the Emerging Technologies & Healthcare Innovations Congress 2002 (ETHIC 2002), June 19-21, 2002, at the Hilton Washington & Towers, Washington...

Leading clinicians, healthcare executives, technology thought leaders and vendors are expected to gather at the Emerging Technologies & Healthcare Innovations Congress 2002 (ETHIC 2002), June 19-21, 2002, at the Hilton Washington & Towers...

National leaders in medicine, biotechnology, agriculture and business will explore the implications of integrating medicine and food production to benefit consumer health at a national "Foods for Health" conference in Minneapolis May 19-21, 2002...

Recognizing the need for standardized, reliable and valid instruments to measure the outcomes of musculoskeletal care, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), in conjunction with a number of orthopaedic specialty societies, created a...