The Boca Raton Community Hospital CME Committee is sponsoring a Cardiovascular Summit entitled, ``A Climate for Learning'' at the Boca Raton Resort and Club from December 7 through December 9, 2001 in Boca Raton, Florida...

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has announced this year's organization and individual winners of the fifth annual Ernest A. Codman Award to recognize excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to...

In a report released Thursday by Healthbanks, Burlington, Mass., authors Michael S. Brown of MSB Associates and Jack Barrette detail pharmaceutical companies' race to secure the online communication channel between physicians and patients. In the...

The October issue of Regulatory Affairs Focus, the monthly magazine of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, may be a useful source of ideas for CME courses on medical ethics. The entire issue is devoted to examining several ethical issues...

At a time when there is general concern that healthcare costs are once again skyrocketing, it is somewhat surprising to see that the Premier Patient and Guest Services Conference is not only still around but growing rapidly. The fourth annual...

At the American Academy of Family Physicians conference held in Atlanta earlier this month, Robert Bonakdar, MD, of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in LaJolla, Calif., presented a study on alternative medicine looking at herbal cancer...

A former champion of market-driven healthcare practices now condemns them. Private medical marketplace forces, long held out as the only alternative to a government-controlled system, have aggravated rather than alleviated the problems plaguing...

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) announces its 18th Annual Scientific Session. With the theme ``From Solo To Symphony,'' marking the increased likelihood that its members work as part of a team, the conference will be held May 7 ...

The AMA-Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) is inviting medical staff members to an educational program on bioterrorism. The program will be held at the OMSS Assembly Meeting immediately preceding the AMA Interim Meeting in San Francisco...

More than 700 mental health professionals from around the United States will participate in the 11th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference to discuss topics related to adolescents struggling with eating disorders and trauma. The four-day...