January 1, 2006 MM
Cover Story
Bias? What Bias?
CME providers agonize over eliminating the possible perception of bias in their activities due to pharmaceutical industry support, but are docs similarly...
Checkup
Make Reflection Your Resolution
During a break between sessions at a conference for CME professionals, I went into the networking area, eager to talk with other attendees. But everyone...
CME
New Standards, New Survey Process
Even Though CME providers undergoing the Accreditation Council for CME reaccreditation process only have to document that they've complied with the updated...
ABC's Exemplary Accreditation
The Association of Black Cardiologists, Atlanta, was gratified to learn that it was granted accreditation with commendation and a six-year term of exemplary...
Farewell to a CME Leader
Robert Raszkowski, MD, PhD, who passed away in November at the age of 64, was highly regarded in the CME community. He was an active member of the Alliance...
New Workshop Will Target CME Experts
A new workshop, Critical Skill Building for the New CME Paradigm, will be launched May 11 to 12 at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. Jointly sponsored...
Invasion of Privacy
There has been a frenzy of activity in recent months with seemingly everyone involved in CME seeking to avoid negative publicity or to assure that their...
The Serono Effect
As most of you probably know, biotechnology company Serono, based in Geneva, Switzerland, agreed in October to pay $704 million to the United States federal...
Meeting Management
Certification Controversy
After announcing in December that it was in the initial phase of developing a medical meeting planner certification program, the Professional Meeting...
Name Change Nixed at IAEM
The International Association for Exhibition Management will not be changing its name for the time being. At the annual meeting in December in Atlanta,...
Puerto Rico Opens Convention Center
Medical meetings have been one of the cornerstones of Puerto Rico's meetings business, and with the new Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, the...
MM Forum Features Pfizer Case Study
While many pharma companies are dismantling their internal meeting planning departments and outsourcing their functions, Pfizer has taken a different...
Medical Info Booths: New Revenue Opportunity
I Recently Attended the American Heart Association annual meeting in Dallas. It was an impressive event more than 27,000 attendees took over most of the...
The China Connection
When China Medical Tribune, China's largest medical newspaper, asked my organization, the Goodwin Group International, LLC, to help plan the 1st Beijing...
Pharma Meetings
Common Ground
Do corporate meeting planners from different sectors face similar challenges, and, if so, would they benefit from hearing each other's approaches? To...
Sites & Venues
High-Style Sojourns
The Historic Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland, has opened an $8 million, full-service spa with nine treatment rooms, including a private couples...
Special Section: M&D Awards
Medical Meetings' 2006 M&D Award Winners
Medical Meetings' Annual M&D Awards program honors the 40 hotels, resorts, and conference centers chosen by our readers for merit and distinction in serving...
Second Opinion
The Other Partner
CME providers talk a lot about collaborating effectively with commercial supporters. But how often do you hear about the partner, the medical meeting...
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