Despite the thoughtful and good intentions of CME professionals, sometimes educational activities fail. While no one purposely creates inappropriate or unsuccessful educational events, the potential for such results is always present. When things...

As meeting planners, we bring together brilliant minds on a regular basis — to teach, to learn, and to inspire. Some of these meetings attract much attention in the media as well. You may hear of new studies discussed on the morning news, or read...

In the film The Bridges of Madison County, Clint Eastwood tells Meryl Streep that change is one of the things you can count on and in that way change is comforting. I've watched the movie several times and that line has always struck me — because...

With all the confusion created by Medicare Part D, the new drug prescription plan, which went into effect January 1, 2006, many patients are turning to their physicians for help navigating the system. To prepare doctors to assist patients, CME...

While peer review can help you document the integrity of your activity and provide a mechanism for resolving conflicts of interest with faculty and planners, setting up and maintaining an effective process can be cumbersome and time consuming, and...

As a follow-up to The Money Maze (Medical Meetings, March/April 2006), we'd like to reiterate some important messages we've heard from the pharmaceutical industry about commercial support. In preparing for this article, in addition to drawing on...

MP3 players aren't just for teenagers downloading their favorite tunes — they're also for docs to download CME. At least, that's the hope of CME providers who are podcasting their audio CME content so healthcare providers can download an activity...

What are the biggest challenges facing pharmaceutical meeting planners today? Polled via an audience-response system during the opening of the Second Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, held March 20 to 21 in Philadelphia, most attendees...

While sitting in the Understanding ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) Accreditation Workshop two years ago, a woman sitting next to me (a pharmacist) leaned over and asked me, “Are you getting any of this?” I...

Research, Educational, and professional institutions throughout the United States got a windfall this spring when Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers announced 24 grants totaling more than $9 million to be used over the next two years to develop...