The expression pura vida rolls off the Costa Rican tongue like a mantra. Pura Vida--Pure Life. It's an expression of happiness, excitement, and national identity. And it fits Costa Rica and the Costa Rican people to a T...

Martyn Hotvedt, PhD, a former president of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, has been named director, Center for Educational Development and Support, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa. He was previously director of CME at the...

ACME Conference Calls for Compassionate, Community-Driven CME ...

Liquidated damage clauses, which establish the amount of damages to be paid in the event of a breach or cancellation of a contract, have become a standard part of hotel agreements. They can benefit both sides of a contract, but they can also be...

In Jerusalem's historic Mamilla district, Hilton International opened the 385-room Jerusalem Hilton on New Year's Day. Near the western entrance to the old city, the eight-story property overlooks such historic sights at the Tower of David and the...

What will have to happen at this session for you to go away satisfied?" asked facilitators Henry B. Slotnick, PhD, PhD, professor of neuroscience, University of North Dakota in Grand Forks; and Judith Ribble, PhD, director, CME, National Center...

For some time now, I have written about the relative effectiveness of niche marketing (see "One-to-One Programming Deserves One-to-One Marketing," Medical Meetings, June 1997, page 70). The concept behind niche or database marketing is that CPE...

Anyone who has tried to take notes by the light of a projection screen while sitting on a hard-backed chair balancing a notebook on one knee knows the value of an ergonomically designed meeting environment. Conference centers distinguished...

CME Notes The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its final guidance letter for industry-supported scientific and educational activities. It is a far cry from the original 1992 draft letter. Important differences (direct quotes from...

Since 1992's one-two punch of renewed threats to regulate continuing medical education (CME) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), followed closely by the Clinton Administration's initiative to reinvent American healthcare, CME directors and...