Between July 20 and 25 in Stockholm, the largest-ever global gathering of Alzheimer’s scientists will take place at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. The conference is expected to attract nearly 4,000...
The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) today announced that it is retaining Hollywood's leading talent agency, William Morris, in an effort to build bridges between health plans and the entertainment community. This is the first time an...
Here's an example of a medical society making the most of a patient outreach effort. The Chicago Dermatological Society will sponsor a free skin cancer screening at North Avenue Beach in Chicago on Saturday, July 13, 2002 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p...
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today that it has added data for 2000—the most recent currently available information on hospital stays—to its HCUPnet. The Web-based HCUPnet is a free service that enables users...
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, vice chairman of medicine at the University of California-San Diego and a cardiologist recognized for his clinical, academic, and leadership experience in the field, has been named editor in chief of the Journal of the...
Medical meeting organizers and continuing medical education providers need a global game plan to address public health issues that cross national boundaries, said M. Roy Schwarz, MD, president of the China Medical Board in New York, during his...
The biggest buzz at the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association annual meeting in Toronto was, not surprisingly, the potential impact of the new voluntary ethical code issued by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ...
A quick search for “on-line CME” on Google (www.google.com), the Web's most popular search engine, reveals that many on-line activities are little more than straight text with a few hyperlinks and a Web-based post-test. Even worse are the...
Talk to any medical meeting planner about satellite symposia — industry-supported educational events held in conjunction with, but independently of, an organization's meeting — and one word pops up over and over again: control. After all, these...