Love in the Time of Social Media
Love in the Time of Social Media
Dec 24, 2014
I may have already said this, but social media—and, the Internet—have changed my life. My husband and I met online in 2000, and after that it became the doorway through which many blessings have entered. One of those blessings arrived this month...
Your Conference’s Networking Dollar Value? Priceless
Dec 23, 2014
Many conference organizers provide justification toolkits to help registrants gain the boss’s approval to attend. These often include back-of-the-envelope calculations on expenses, as well as anticipated professional development and business...
People Leaders Enable Others
People Leaders Enable Others
Dec 22, 2014
Incoming Financial & Insurance Conference Planners board member Joe Scully, senior director with John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, Mass., made an immediate impact on the board of directors when he referred to the senior-most planner...
Why Companies Shun the ‘M’ Word
Dec 19, 2014
I have been involved in strategic meetings management for 12 years now, and I have seen only a small handful of instances where organizations were willing to use the word “mandate” when describing their SMM programs. In fact, I have usually heard...
CME Plays Key Role in Improving Patient Outcomes
Dec 17, 2014
Studies have repeatedly shown that physicians who are educated about the latest medical advances make more informed treatment decisions, resulting in improved patient outcomes. For example, physicians who attended an industry-supported educationa...
The Secret Sauce for CME
The Secret Sauce for CME
Dec 11, 2014
By Deborah Augustus and Ann C. Lichti, CCMEP During the recent Healthcare Financial Management Association meeting, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, professor of clinical medicine at the University of California San Francisco, touched upon a key concept t...
Introducing a New ACCME Compliance Documentation Tool
Introducing a New ACCME Compliance Documentation Tool
Dec 09, 2014
How to navigate the new Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's structured abstract for performance-in-practice submissions
A Meeting Planner in Dublin
A Meeting Planner in Dublin
Dec 08, 2014
One of the chief joys when traveling is visiting a world-class, historic city for the first time. That first time you set out to explore a metropolis is like the morning after a snowfall. The virgin snow stretches out as far as eye can see, just ...
What is Leadership Anyway?
What is Leadership Anyway?
Dec 05, 2014
Lessons I've learned from reading Bill McDermott's book, "Winners Dream"
12 Tips for Pain-Free e-RFPs
12 Tips for Pain-Free e-RFPs
Dec 03, 2014
Can the electronic request for proposal process between meeting planners and hoteliers be improved? The answer was a resounding “yes” from the participants at a session I led at last month’s Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Co...
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