To succeed in today's rapidly changing environment, pharmaceutical meeting planners must go beyond implementation of logistics and position themselves as experts in strategic meeting management. Toward that end, Medical Meetings and the Center for...

THE INNER WORKINGS of major pharmaceutical companies are complex labyrinths of philosophies, regulations, strategies, plans, politics, personnel, and departments. In these labyrinths, CME is given varying levels of attention and importance. Some...

ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, the updated Accreditation Council for CME Standards for Commercial Support were finally approved. The new Standards were the main topic at the recent AMA Conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration in Baltimore. Three...

Trade show professionals are optimistic that an industry recovery is just around the corner, according to a survey just released by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association...

“In my company, CME is now considered too risky. We're pulling back,” said a participant at the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME breakout session at the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in...