July 1, 2008
Cover Story
Tough Love
Imagine proposing to your higher-ups that they eliminate your department. That's what the Pfizer CME team did last year. With government, public, and...
Checkup with Editor Tamar Hosansky
An Ethics Code for MECCs?
Should medical education and communication companies develop an ethics code to counter the perception that they are agents of pharmaceutical companies rather than independent education providers?...
Second Opinion, Reader Reactions
Credit the Team
The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians credits its whole CME team for its successful COPD CME initiative....
Vitals
Grant Ban Stalls
The American Medical Association did not approve a proposal by the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs to eliminate commercial support from CME, but the proposal could return in another form next year....
AAMC Approves Tougher Standards
The Association of American Medical Colleges approved stricter CME rules and a ban on gifts to physicians from industry ...
Myspace for You
Pharma Planners Connect is now open for membership to meeting professionals in the pharmaceutical industry...
Consult, CME Monitor
CME Needs a Marketing Plan
There's a big difference between certified CME and promotion. The problem is -- legislators and other stakeholders don't understand the distinction....
Consult, Lighten Up
Go Green, CME
Ideas for jumpstarting eco-friendly CME practices ...
Consult, Marketing Medical Meetings
Making a Case for Case Studies
How to use case studies to boost attendee involvement before, during, and after your meeting...
Consult, Peer Perspectives
Commercial Support: The Last Gasp
It's no longer a question of whether commercial support will be eliminated -- the question is when -- and how stakeholders will accept the transition. ...
Clinic, ACCME Update
Border Control
The Accreditation Council for CME is rolling out a three-year plan to strengthen its oversight....
Features
The Great CME Smoke out
In an ambitious CME coalition, nine organizations join forces to help stamp out tobacco addiction...
Investing in Vendor Relations
Toss aside the usual vendor relationship. Novartis' 5 step program treats suppliers as partners -- empowered to help meet corporate goals. ...
Medical Meetings' 2008 M&D Award Winners
Arizona Scottsdale The Scottsdale Plaza Resort The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa California Coronado Hotel Del Coronado Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore...
Sites
9th Annual Las Vegas Corporate Invitational
Medical Meetings' annual meeting planner golf tournament featured two of Las Vegas’ most spectacular courses: Cascata and Rio Secco....
The Grand Del Mar San Diego
San Diego has a new luxury resort, the Grand Del Mar, which opened in October 2007....
On Location: Scotland
Whiskey, haggis, poet Robert Burns, designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the windswept moors and, of course, golf. These were the images I had of Scotland...
Meet the Greens 2008
MeetingsNet Cosponsors the 2008 Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace in Puerto Rico...
9th Atlantic/Caribbean
The clouds shadowing the U.S. economy are creating a gloomy picture for the usually sunny Caribbean...
The Mid-Atlantic States
New meeting-friendly properties are going up all along the eastern seaboard....
Ethical Hypothetical
Off with Their Heads: Headhunters and Hiring Managers Need to Get It Right
How to craft CME job postings in compliance with relevant guidelines...
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CVB Supplement 2008
The Changing Face of CVBs
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*CVB's Go Green
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