Information and updates on the rules, regulations, and codes that regulate continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development activities for physicians and other healthcare providers.
I was delighted when I received word that MM's former Executive Editor Sue Pelletier and I had been selected to receive 2007 Alliance for CME President's Awards. I felt re-energized; and my commitment to the CME enterprise became even stronger...
The Accreditation Council for CME's new accreditation criteria were top of mind for many of the 1,820 attendees at the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education 2007 Annual Conference, held January 17 to 20 in Phoenix. Speaking at several sessions...
During a session led by members of the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME at the Alliance for CME 2007 Annual Conference, providers had the opportunity to grill their pharmaceutical industry partners on anything and everything on their minds. First...
A celebration with a champagne toast and cake marked the fifth birthday of the North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies. The birthday party was held January 19, in conjunction with the Alliance for CME 2007...
During the past few years, hospital providers have been quite concerned about whether the CME they provide free to physicians violates the Stark law. At the Hospitals and Health Systems Provider Section Meeting, held during the Alliance for CME...
In a 10-year period that saw a technology boom, a stock market bust, terrorist attacks, strict new corporate accounting standards and pharmaceutical regulations, a recession, and finally, an economic rebound, the medical meetings industry has gone...
The Accreditation Council for CME’s new accreditation criteria were top of mind for many of the 1,820 attendees at the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education 2007 Annual Conference, held in January in Phoenix. Speaking at several sessions...
Frustration with the more nebulous requirements of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals was one of the major discussion points during a session, called Medical Meetings...
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has extended its probe of pharmaceutical industry educational grants by sending a letter of inquiry to the Accreditation Council for CME. The December 19 letter, available at www.accme.org, explains that the...
In good news for continuing medical education providers, respondents to Medical Meetings' 2006 Physicians’ Preferences in CME Study earned an average of 57 credits during the 12 months preceding the survey, compared to 51 last year. The highest...
