Managed Care's Impact on Medical Meetings

What role will specialty societies play in the world of managed care organizations (MCOs)? Two medical society executives, one medical tradeshow operator, and one expert in physician learning discussed the impact of MCOs on physician salaries, physician learning needs, and on alternate systems for delivering continuing medical education. In a conscious departure from standard lecture format, the session was held as a discussion-in-the-round, with speakers seated on an elevated platform in the