HEALTH CARE Minnie Baylor-Henry, RPh, JD, has resigned from her position as director, division of drug marketing, advertising, and communications, FDA. She has joined the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, a Johnson & Johnson company. Stepping...
AAMI planned its first-ever videoconference as a keynote presentation that would link two sites in Boston and introduce attendees to medical simulation technology and telemedicine. And then things got interesting...
Today's exhibit managers have to be a lot more versatile than ever before. Many HCEA members now plan meetings-- everything from sales training to satellite symposia. Here's what they learned at this year's annual meeting...
Medical Meetings' Annual M&D Awards program honors the 40 hotels, resorts, and conference centers chosen by our readers for merit and distinction in serving the needs of medical meeting planners. Readers voted for the hosts that best handled...
Reno is much more than a Vegas wannabe, and it's getting smarter about promoting its outdoorsy add-ons. Just a 20-minute drive out of the neon-decorated downtown, the road snakes into the Sierras, and in less than an hour, you can be on the shores...
CME NOTES Ever hear of an "intensivist"? It means the same thing as critical-care physician or nurse, and according to a study published in the April 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, they have an important role to play...
Planning a major meeting in three months is difficult enough, but when a pharmaceutical company hires Kendle International Inc., a contract research organization in Cincinnati, Ohio, to handle its clinical trial of a new drug, there's a lot more...