ACCME actions examined in NYT article
Oct 21, 2009
Check out this article from the New York Times: Steps to Greater Accountability in Medical Education. From the article: ...
New Sports and Meetings Authority Created For Washington, D.C.
Oct 21, 2009
The Washington Convention Center Authority, which owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, has merged with the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission to create a new entity, the Washington Convention and Sports Authority...
PCMA Announces 2009 Achievement Award Winners
Oct 21, 2009
The Professional Convention Management Association has announced its 2009 Achievement Award winners. The honorees will be recognized at the 54th PCMA Annual Meeting in Dallas, January 10–13, 2010. The awards honor members for their contributions...
Incentive Federation to Speak Before Congress
Oct 19, 2009
On its Web site, the Incentive Federation Inc. calls itself “quite possibly the best-kept secret in the incentive marketplace.” Now, the umbrella group for the incentive industry's associations, is making headlines as its leaders advance on...
Study Finds Not All Presenters Disclosed Payments at Medical Meeting
Oct 14, 2009
Commercial support and CME continues to be a hot topic.
Commentary: The Shape of Things to Come
Oct 13, 2009
In the last few weeks, I’ve begun to wonder whether the meetings industry as we know it will survive the outside pressures that are lining up against face-to-face gatherings...
Massachusetts Medical Meetings Business Still Healthy
Massachusetts Medical Meetings Business Still Healthy
Oct 08, 2009
Despite lots of trepidation about the effect of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct, which went into effect in July, on medical meetings in Boston, the city’s convention and visitors bureau President ...
GSK Changing Its CME Granting Process
Oct 08, 2009
GlaxoSmithKline recently joined Pfizer in changing its continuing medical education granting process to eliminate medical education and communication companies as prospective grantees. In a press release on September 21, the company said that...
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