WHILE ORGANIZING THE 17th World Conference of Family Doctors, known as Wonca 2004, which took place in Orlando this past October, Sondra Biggs, CMP, director, convention management division, American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kan....
A SOMEWHAT DISTURBING trend appeared in this year's physician survey, which was conducted in September and October of 2004: The younger docs — those under 45 — were less likely to have participated in CME in 2004 than those in the higher age...
IN THE AFTERMATH of the December 26 tsunamis in South Asia, I read an article on Israel121c.org about how Israeli doctors, who were among the first on the scene in Sri Lanka, have the ideal training for dealing with a disaster of such proportions...
Pittsburgh-based CECity, which provides online CME and quality improvement tools, capped 2004 with two eHealthcare Leadership awards for its CE Medicus site: a Platinum Award for Best Health/Healthcare Content, and a Gold Award for Best Overall...
A group of board-certified PharmD's have formed a nonprofit organization to provide ”checks and balances” to drug rep detailing by conducting specific drug reviews and incorporating data from objective, unbiased sources. While additional...
PART OF THE frustration of spending so much time and energy to create the perfect conference is felt when the curtain comes down and the show is over. All that work to create a meaningful connection with our attendees, but only for a fleeting...
AFTER THIS FALL'S firestorm over the initial conflicts-of-interest document released with the ACCME's new Standards for Commercial Support, I have a deep appreciation for both the difficulties and the benefits of using faculty with ties to pharma...
On September 29, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill (S.B. 1765) that requires pharmaceutical companies that do business in California to adhere to the OIG guidance and PhRMA Code. Among the requirements is that...
“Is the ACCME trying to put itself out of business?” commented one CME provider during the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in September in Baltimore. During the conference, Murray Kopelow, MD...