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How — and Why — You Should Include Patients at Medical Meetings

PCMA Convene

Instead they were in the level of involvement by patients, who told their personal stories on stage and around the table during meals and who took part in brainstorming health-care solutions and in presenting new technologies, she wrote in a blog post after the event. A Paradigm Shift’. Kernisan’s wish is more and more likely to be granted.

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How the ESC Supported Barcelona After the Attacks

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She was making preparations for the organization’s flagship event, ESC Congress, to be held in Barcelona the following week, Aug. MedPage Today polled a group of cardiologists to see if the attacks had an impact on their decision to attend the event. On the afternoon of Aug. Martha Gulati (@DrMarthaGulati) August 18, 2017.

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When Conferences Lie

PCMA Convene

But it’s also how fake and predatory events reach out to students, academics, and professionals across a swath of industries. Providing little or no substance, these events — if they even take place at all — not only create confusion in the market, they siphon off the very same audiences legitimate events work so hard to attract and educate.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

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Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community. HOLLY LAMMERT. The people!

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The Future Will See You Now

PCMA Convene

and a specialist in the future of medicine, Bertalan Meskó has attended hundreds of conferences and events devoted to medicine and health care. But most events were chock full of boring speeches delivered in front of bullet-point-filled PowerPoints, sounding and feeling the same as talks 20 years ago.”. ‘ALL Denise Silber.