The title of this column comes from the now-defunct comic strip Pogo. The character named Pogo lived in a swamp, and the strip documented the adventures of the swamp's citizenry who, not surprisingly, encountered many of the same problems as those...

Get ready to rethink Certain Software. In June the company released Meeting Planner Plus meeting management software, which is a lot like its Event Planner Plus product — on steroids...

Medutainment: Golf Meets CME — ONLINE ...

At the AMA Conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration last October, attendees got a hands-on demonstration of a system for training doctors to handle difficult patients. Participants watched videos of patients talking to their doctors and...

Pharmacists do a lot more these days than hand out cough syrup: According to U.S. Pharmacist, in 2001 97 percent conferred with physicians about prescriptions; 94 recommended modifications in patient prescriptions; and 93 percent recommended at...

It was a breezy, crisp morning as my taxi pulled up to the new Country Club at Mirasol, across from the PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The setting at this gated community can only be described as exquisite, with stately, Spanish-style...

NEW AND IMPROVED ...

It has been a challenging year for the meeting industry: the September 11 tragedy, a recession, and the continuing threat of terrorism. It may never be as it was before, but it will get better. Meanwhile, what's a meeting planner to do...