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How the Sunshine Act Affected Medical Meetings

PCMA Convene

Seven years after the Sunshine Act first lit up the health-care industry, the legislation is having a widespread impact on medical meetings. The number of dinners and in-person meetings may be shrinking, but the need for learning opportunities isn’t. The industry has to create options for physicians.”.

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How Medical Meetings Can Help A Broken U.S. Healthcare System

PCMA Convene

Johnston has some ideas for how to address that, beginning with the way in which phycisians are trained and receive continuing medical attention. This time on the podcast we meet Clay Johnston, dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. I’m your host, Ashley Milne-Tyte. CJ: I think that’s right.

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Embracing the Digital Opportunity

PCMA Convene

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. (Illustrations by Celyn Brazier). Cassandra Strupp.

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What Do You Like Best About Your Job?

PCMA Convene

What makes one meeting professional happy may not be another’s cup of tea. Which is pretty good news: There are a different ways to find fulfillment in the business-events industry. . Bringing my vision for an event to completion. Building and coaching my team, producing live educational and interactive experiences.

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5 Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2018

PCMA Convene

At Convene , we’ve made it a year-end tradition to ask ourselves this question: What’s the one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on next year? . As I worked on our January cover story on medical meetings, I took a deep dive into how AI is expected to disrupt health care over the coming years.

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Leaving a Life-Saving Legacy Behind

PCMA Convene

When the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) holds the World Diabetes Congress every three years, thousands of research scientists, endocrinologists, nurses, general practitioners, dieticians, diabetes educators, and health-care policy makers show up to learn about the latest advances in diabetes treatment and prevention. ”

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A Breakout Room of One’s Own

PCMA Convene

But what began as a mere elbow-room expansion became a bona-fide conference facility of its own in 2009—the Oquendo Center, with nearly 70,000 square feet of meeting space, with the capacity to train up to 250 veterinarians at once. But medical and scientific organizations often push their boundaries beyond current models. PROFIT MOTIVE.

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