Norman B. Kahn, MD, has been promoted to vice president, education and science, at the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kan. He had been director, division of education. Kahn will oversee the activities of two new education...
By now most of you have probably heard all about Hyatt Hotels Corp. vs. Women's International Bowling Congress. That's the case in which Hyatt tried unsuccessfully to bring a lawsuit against WIBC for breach of contract when the group failed to use...
Steeped in Southern charm, yet strikingly contemporary in facilities and services, the Opryland Hotel is the largest combined hotel and convention center in the world.It features 30 retail shops, 10 restaurants, 5 lounges, and 9 acres of beautiful...
MEDICAL ERRORS PREVENTION--CME'S ROLE In a recently released report that garnered an enormous amount of media attention, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) stated that between 44,000 and 98,000 people die each year in hospitals as a result of medical...
The hotel is completing an $85 million redesign, including a new front entrance and lobby for speedier check-in, two new floors of meeting rooms, two new restaurants, new lounge, and new bar...
FDA NOTE The Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) has released a position paper proposing new Food and Drug Administration guidelines for company dissemination of off-label (uses unapproved by the FDA) drug information. Recently, the U.S...
"My concern is, we do programs we think are terrific, but do they have lasting impact? How do we document [that] we have done a good job changing physician behavior? That's what the folks who fund the programs really want know." ...
The Peabody Orlando is well known for its outstanding blend of service, facilities, elegance, and location--directly across the street from the main entrance to the 1.5-million-square-foot Orange County Con...