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.
According to the Pharma Compliance Alert, the Office of Inspector General 2007 Work Plan, released last week, found that despite a large number of False Claim Act investigations currently under way, this year has been relatively quiet when it...
Congratulations to Valerie Richard, CMP, associate conference manager, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Boulder, Colo., for a winning a free registration to the Third Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum. Co-organized by Medical Meetings magazine and...
Many conference organizers — including healthcare conference planners — are leery about using social media such as blogs, podcasts, and wikis in conjunction with their events. Yet basic rules for going online are not much different from...
A survey conducted by the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association, Atlanta, and Pri-Med, Boston, revealed that both physicians and exhibitors find value on the trade show floor at healthcare conferences. While 98 percent of the...
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the achievements of six individuals who have made an indelible mark on the meetings and incentives industry at the Convention Industry Council's Hall of Leaders Gala on August 20 in Boston. Held only every other year...
The total income for Accreditation Council for CME — accredited providers is still on the rise, according to the ACCME's “Annual Report Data 2005,” though there are signs that the unparalleled growth the industry has enjoyed is beginning to slow...
