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How Will The EFPIA Disclosure Code Change Medical Meetings?

PCMA Convene

In 2015, many European Union–based pharmaceutical companies took steps to voluntarily comply with the then–newly introduced European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Disclosure Code. But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings. Effective Jan.

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Why This Medical Meeting Simulated a Crisis

PCMA Convene

Imagine walking into a major international medical meeting and finding your afternoon session transformed into an intellectual, public-health version of a murder-mystery dinner party. million deaths a year.

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Rethinking Certification at Medical Meetings

PCMA Convene

ABIM issued a statement in February 2015 that began: “ABIM clearly got it wrong.” In late 2015, ABIM announced a significant change to its MOC process. HRS uses the OASIS platform from Coe-Truman Technologies to manage its speaker invitations, abstract submissions, and CME offerings. AAPS’s lawsuit is still pending.

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Maritz Expands Solutions for Med/Pharma Meetings

SmartMeetings

As director of professional development for the Meeting Professionals International health care sector, she founded its Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate (HMCC) program, which helps med/pharma meetings planners understand basic compliance principles.

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A Prescription for Disruptive Design

PCMA Convene

T wo years ago, Stacey Chang was working as the managing director of the health-care practice for the influential design firm IDEO when he received a call from a former client. “We who had become dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Can you recall a medical meeting that left an impression on you?

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

PCMA Convene

“It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. Why go from Portugal to North Carolina’s eighth-most-populous city?

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The Power of Advocacy: How Two Medical Conferences Empowered a Family with Disabilities

PCMA Convene

Brouhard circulated the petition, and even picketed outside an Apple store in Denver with fellow supporters, where they were invited inside to continue their protest after they told the manager their story. In 2015, Apple emailed Brouhard to open a dialogue. That totally, totally came from the conference, which was great.”.