If you've ever wondered why drivers in Boston are so bad, try this game on boston.com, where you score points by driving a snowplow around Boston's famously tricky streets. It's harder than it looks! ...
Need a little adrenaline to go with your coffee this morning? Check out this excerpt of an article by Marcia Angell, author of The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What To Do About It, in the December 7 issue of CMAJ, sent...
Here's a good spot to find out who's speaking on what topic at some of the upcoming CME provider meetings, and for submission deadlines. Thanks to of Anne Taylor-Vaisey for the pointer. ...
I can't even begin to imagine a CME intervention that could prevent this medical mishap from occurring! As Grunt Doc says in the comments section of his blog on this, "care must be taken when combining wind and fire." ...
There's been an interesting thread on the pharma marketing forum about when is the best time to hold a virtual event for physicians, such as a webinar or teleconference. One person said that 8 p.m. EST U.S. seems to be the best. What works best...
Why not study what what makes physicians nod off during scientific meetings? Anne Taylor-Vaisey yesterday sent this out to her CE Awareness Yahoo group. I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I saw the title, but it is a really good read: ...
Anne Taylor-Vaisey sent this link to a study that confirms the obvious: Docs participate in commercially supported clinical trials and lectures for the money...
While they like the concept, family physicians aren't too thrilled with the way American Board of Family Practice's maintenance-of-certification program is working out--and they asked the American Academy of Family Physicians to take action on...