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.
The Government has widened its probe into CME. Two months after the United States Senate Finance Committee issued its CME report, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing about conflict of interest created by industry's educational...
It's unclear how or when the pharmaceutical industry became the new whipping boy for the press and Congress alike. Fair or unfair, this is the new reality, and since CME is largely funded by industry, we can expect the scrutiny to continue — even...
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...
