December 1, 2007 MM
Cover Story
Rethinking the Lifeline
Does the commercial support system as it exists today inevitably compromise CME's independence? That's the question the Accreditation Council for CME...
Checkup
ACCME: Time for Transparency
The buzz at the Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in October, was all about the FAQ document the...
Second Opinion
Letters to the Editor
CME/Industry Relations I read with interest the article ACCME Draws the Line (September/October 2007, page 9). You did a nice job bringing to light some...
Vitals
Repairing CME's Image
It's Been a Frightening Year for CME professionals, with increasing government scrutiny, including the Senate Finance Committee's report on CME. The good...
Best Practices for Getting Grants
More time, more money, more frustration. As CME providers know all too well, pharmaceutical companies' new grant application processes, created in response...
CME Certification Moves Forward
To strengthen CME's credibility in the face of increasing government, public, and media scrutiny, CME professionals must demonstrate their competence...
MM Pharma Forum to Release Research ReResults
Medical Meetings has partnered with Cutting Edge Information and the Center for Business Intelligence to conduct a study of pharmaceutical meetings industry...
Alliance Meets with Senate Finance Committee
A contingent from the Alliance for CME went to Washington, D.C., in October to meet with a senior staff member at the United States Senate Committee on...
Consult
The New CME Professional
A Certification Program...
Groundhog Day
Did you ever feel like Bill Murray's character in the movie Groundhog Day? Well I do, several times every year and it is always when I am at a CME conference...
10 Tips to Boost Exhibit Hall Traffic
A robust exhibit hall is crucial to the success of most association meetings. There are a number of tried-and-true exhibit hall traffic boosters, such...
Features
Accreditation Council for CME Prohibits Commercial Supporter Content Review
In a development that surprised many CME professionals, the Accreditation Council for CME issued an FAQ document prohibiting providers from asking commercial...
How Pharma Meeting Planner Lynn Rizdon Rose Through the Ranks
Lynn Ridzon's moment came early on in her career. It was the early 1990s and Ridzon was working as a planner in the marketing and communications department...
Strategies for Savings
When Barbara Dunlavey became executive director at the Biomedical Engineering Society two years ago, there was no meeting budget or system to track expenses,...
Sites
The Midwest
There's no shortage of cities, big and small, in the Midwest that offer great space for groups. Built on 24 acres in the heart of Chicago, Millennium...
Florida Meetings Planner's Guide
The big news in Florida is downtown. Cities are booming with new entertainment, restaurants, and shopping, while construction near the convention centers...
Conference Canada
Propelled by stronger demand for convention and event space and the buzz preceding the 2010 winter Olympic Games in British Columbia, facilities across...
The Midwest
There's no shortage of cities, big and small, in the Midwest that offer great space for groups. Built on 24 acres in the heart of Chicago, Millennium...
Florida Meetings Planner's Guide
The big news in Florida is downtown. Cities are booming with new entertainment, restaurants, and shopping, while construction near the convention centers...
Conference Canada
Propelled by stronger demand for convention and event space and the buzz preceding the 2010 winter Olympic Games in British Columbia, facilities across...
Ethical Hypothetical
Internal Peer Review: Too Close For Comfort?
The Case Teri Taintor is managing director of Health First Communication Co. (HFCC), an accredited provider. One year ago, she was promoted to the position...
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