What medical and pharmaceutical/bioscience/medical device meeting planners and continuing medical education professionals need to know to plan meetings and CME activities for healthcare professionals.
When Lorna Murdock took the role of director of marketing communications at Sunnyvale, Calif.-based IMPAC Medical Systems Inc., it wasn't long before she realized she could use her previous experience as an executive producer of events to bring a...
Every year, readers who fill out a ballot nominating their favorite hotels, resorts, and conference centers for a Merit & Distinction Award are entered into a drawing to win a special vacation package. This year, Carol Duke, medical education...
The Accreditation Council for CME has proposed two new positions regarding the Standards for Commercial Support, one of which could have drastic consequences for medical education and communication companies. The first states that providers will...
Ebullient Fijians often raise both arms in salutation (bula!), leaving no doubt that visitors to this archipelago of 333 islands are welcome. Ocean breezes, white-sand beaches, clear water, and cheerful, polite islanders begin working their magic...
Anger. Frustration. Finger-pointing. Emotions are running high in the CME community in reaction to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee report on CME. Issued in April, the report expressed strong concerns that the Accreditation Council for CME's...
On Wednesday, July 25, join an attorney, a meeting planner, and a hotelier as they discuss the finer points of the APEX panel report on contracts and how both meeting planners and suppliers can put the recommendations into everyday use. This is...
Stakeholders in the CME enterprise could learn a lot from John F. Kennedy. “Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past,” Kennedy once said. “Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” ...
