PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

The aim of the code was to provide patients with insight into dealings between pharmaceutical companies and physicians, including details on when companies would foot the bill for doctors to attend medical conferences. But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings.

Medical Meetings 45

Medical Meetings Meetings Sponsorships Education 45

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Okay, if you’re a meeting professional who works for a medical or health-care organization, it’s not actually a problem for you to imagine any of this. How is it different from standard continuing medical education (CME)? In fact, that’s more or less your job description. But what exactly is MOC, and where did it come from?

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Meetings 2012 Education 40

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Alice Brouhard was no stranger to medical conferences. But she never imagined her family’s life could be so deeply affected by not just one conference, but two — one that she attended and the other that she founded and organized. That totally, totally came from the conference, which was great.”. THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT.

Conference 49

Conference 2005 2012 2014 49

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The reinvented meeting included trips to the New School, Radio City Music Hall, and St. By all accounts, the 17,000 or so annual attendees were enjoying it just fine — as they had for more than 150 years, when the then newly formed association wrote annual meetings right into its bylaws. Patrick’s Cathedral.

2013 40

2013 Sustainability Conference Education 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56