On the international front, budget cuts and stricter marketing guidelines are forcing pharma companies to curtail funding of medical congresses .

The Accreditation Council for CMEs proposed new model for commercial support receives widespread criticism

The day after the election I felt excited and energized about the potential for achieving healthcare reform in this country, and I think that CME and medical meeting professionals can play an important role in making this goal happen. With its...

Brandy and Stephen Lewis are partners in life and work. Here's how they keep a happy balance.

Sometimes it takes someone outside a particular environment to truly analyze it. This is what happened to me on a recent plane flight after I described what I did for a living...

CME must change focus from traditional formats to performance improvement to help solve the U.S. healthcare crisis

Regarding the future of continuing medical education, two things are for sure: Its future is built on partnerships, and we are all under the same roof

“We are feeling increasing political pressure in Europe [regarding] the sponsorship of delegates at medical meetings and we are expecting that the system will change dramatically in the future. So we all have to be prepared for the worst.” ...

It took three years and thousands of hours of volunteer time to create the first CME certification program.

Rough economy and stricter regulations are forcing medical association meeting planners to revamp their annual meetings