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.
Philadelphia International Medicine is sponsoring a trade mission from June 10 to 14 of health care executives from Brazil representing insurers and physician cooperatives with a goal of establishing channels for contracts in medical services...
In a recent national survey of physicians, more than 90 percent of the country's primary care doctors could not correctly name the top three tests that a person with diabetes should have on a regular basis -- tests that could save their lives...
The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, recently honored professionals who embody excellence in cancer care...
A unique 3-D dissection of the human pelvis was introduced earlier this week at the American Urological Association's Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. The project, which was constructed at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in...
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) objects to the recommendation from the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Gray Panthers that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdraw Synthroid, a thyroid medication...
“Putting courses up on the Web is like feeding an elephant,” says Jann Balmer, PhD, director of continuing medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, a registered nurse, and long-time advocate of online learning. “It's an...
Do a quick head count at your next CME program: If you're like many CME providers, you'll see a lot more men than women. But why? According to the Association of American Medical College's Women in U.S. Academic Medicine Statistics 1999-2000, the...
