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.
I get a lot of marketing and promotional materials for the various different conferences. And a lot of those organizations have e-newsletters and magazines that they use to promote their events. But little of it charms me quite the way something ...
While it continues to decline, the pace at which commercial support is decreasing did slow a bit in 2013, and all other indicators show that the continuing medical education enterprise is still looking healthy.
The CCMEP exam, administered by the National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals, which created the designation program six years ago, consists of 150 questions in five content areas:
1. Adult Learning Principles (15 percent)—cov...
Deborah Brice, CMP
Senior Meetings ManagerThe Optical Society, Washington, D.C.
My Job: Responsible for two annual conferences: the 14,000-attendee OFC (Optical Fiber Communications conference and exposition) and the 5,000-person CLEO (Confere...
Robert SiegerSenior Vice President, Technology ServicesCreative Group
My Job: “I am responsible for meeting the technology needs and demands of
Creative Group’s internal as well as external customers.”
Robert Sieger, Creative GroupMy Device...
Stormi Boyd, CMP, CMMDirector, Professional ServicesRed Velvet EventsAustin, Texas
My Device: iPad
My Job: “95 percent of my job is meeting planning. I support a team of planners doing big events.”
Must-Have Accessory: Stylus
Stormi Boyd, CMP...
Charlene DeCesare
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Boardroom Events
Marathon, Fla.
My Device: iPadMy Job: Marketing strategy and business development, plus “whatever else is needed to make our three annual events incredibly succes...