As you may have heard, I am leaving Medical Meetings to take on a new position as editor of our sister magazine, Association Meetings. While it's a terrific opportunity, the decision to take the job was one of the most difficult I've had to make...

Optimism is Not my strong suit, but in putting together this issue I couldn't help but notice that there's a lot of good news for the CME and medical meetings community. Here are the highlights...

Many of Us think that direct marketing means mailing thousands of brochures or creating a blast e-mail that must be coordinated through a large database to be sent out — strategies that can be time-consuming and very expensive. While mail...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has extended its probe of pharmaceutical industry educational grants by sending a letter of inquiry to the Accreditation Council for CME. The December 19 letter, available at www.accme.org, explains that the...

Industry-Funded CME activities continue to focus on arming physicians with the latest scientific research data regarding novel, often expensive, diagnostic and treatment approaches. However, physicians may fail to translate that information into...

Professional attendance at healthcare meetings has climbed 13.8 percent compared to five years ago, according to a new study by the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association...

More choices, more pressures. With the introduction over the past few years of Internet point-of-care and performance improvement activities, physicians' menu of methods for obtaining CME credits has grown larger than ever. On the downside...

James Leist, EdD, will assume the position of interim executive director of the Alliance for CME on February 1, after the current executive director, Bruce J. Bellande, PhD, steps down. Leist currently serves as the Alliance's coordinator of...

Two Themes Weave through the new Accreditation Council for CME criteria that relate to planning CME interventions. Those themes include a deeper understanding of learners' needs, environments, and gaps in knowledge. This requires a more...

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