After Announcing in December that it was in the initial phase of developing a medical meeting planner certification program, the Professional Meeting Planner Network, Durham, N.C., began sending a survey to a cross-section of CME and meeting...

While many pharma companies are dismantling their internal meeting planning departments and outsourcing their functions, Pfizer has taken a different approach: It has actually expanded three of its meeting planning teams. Find out how Pfizer...

The Association of Black Cardiologists, Atlanta, was gratified to learn that it was granted accreditation with commendation and a six-year term of exemplary accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education after its 2005...

Even Though CME providers undergoing the Accreditation Council for CME reaccreditation process only have to document that they've complied with the updated Standards for Commercial Support since May 2005, when the new rules took effect, they say...

CME Providers Talk a lot about collaborating effectively with commercial supporters. But how often do you hear about the “other” partner, the medical meeting planner? Of course, content quality and an unbiased presentation go a long way toward...

A new workshop, “Critical Skill Building for the New CME Paradigm,” will be launched May 11 to 12 at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. Jointly sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Office of CME, Madison; Steve Passin &...