At the AMA Conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration last October, attendees got a hands-on demonstration of a system for training doctors to handle difficult patients. Participants watched videos of patients talking to their doctors and...

Pharmacists do a lot more these days than hand out cough syrup: According to U.S. Pharmacist, in 2001 97 percent conferred with physicians about prescriptions; 94 recommended modifications in patient prescriptions; and 93 percent recommended at...

It was a breezy, crisp morning as my taxi pulled up to the new Country Club at Mirasol, across from the PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The setting at this gated community can only be described as exquisite, with stately, Spanish-style...

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It has been a challenging year for the meeting industry: the September 11 tragedy, a recession, and the continuing threat of terrorism. It may never be as it was before, but it will get better. Meanwhile, what's a meeting planner to do...

When a conference features speakers with different research results or different perspectives, a panel discussion is a great way to increase both the educational value and attendee engagement. This format brings together four to eight people for a...

Carol Krugman, CMP, CMM, president/CEO, Krugman Group International Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., was incorrectly identified as Carol Krug on p. 14 of the June issue...

Norman Shostak, director of management & fiscal affairs at Harvard Medical School — CME, was one of eight meeting niche specialists who came to a half-day educational forum in June put on by MM publisher Primedia Business Meetings Group and...

Often, when a person is brought into the hospital, many complex and challenging decisions must be made rapidly. Unfortunately, some of those decisions must be made with financial limitations in mind. Medications, tests and services are often...

“This is serious. Everyone has to comply. It's coming from the top down.” That was the refrain I heard over and over while researching the cover story about the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's new ethical guidelines on...