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PCMA Convene
JANUARY 17, 2020
They’re issues that people in every industry report suffering from, but for those in the medical field, they can be especially severe. Our attendees are cancer nurses,” said Jen Krause, the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS) director of national conferences and meetings.
PCMA Convene
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Patient-facing health-care professionals will need to improve their ability to explain complex medical terms, diagnoses, and treatments to patients and their families, so they can do their part in improving their health. What does that mean for professional medical conferences? If these waves of change haven’t affected your medical meetings’ business model yet, it’s just a matter of time. Forward Thinking Medical Meetings TipsA ccording to the U.S.
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Event Industry News
MAY 3, 2022
The Scottish Event Campus has welcomed the return of European medical meetings with the arrival of the 14 th European Paediatric Neurology Society Congress (EPNS) at the venue this weekend.
PCMA Convene
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Physicians don’t stop learning about the human body after medical school. 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)? Board certification in the United States dates back to 1917 and the country’s first medical-specialty board, the American Board of Ophthalmology. MEETINGS AS MEDIATORS.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 12, 2018
While the majority of PCMA Education Conference participants were at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland on June 11, a collection of medical meeting professionals made a quick trip to explore the future of patient care at the Cleveland Clinic. If that proves to be true, medical meeting professionals will be forced to revamp their education programs to help their attendees navigate the complexities of caring for an older population. Photo by Jacob Slaton.
SmartMeetings
JUNE 19, 2019
Important insights into health-care professionals (HCPs) and tips on how to host an event that will attract and retain them were among the highlights of Jocelyn Cote’s recent Smart Meetings webinar. Cote, global managing director of strategic meetings management for American Express Meetings and Events, hosted the webinar “ Drive Attendance at Your Medical Meetings ” on June 13. Quality content is the most important aspect of a medical meeting.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 2, 2018
Over the last decade, there has been a slow-moving revolution toward leveraging the advantages that accrue to both health-care professionals and patients when they can play a meaningful role at medical meetings. Speaking in 2010 at a technology conference on digital health in Dubai, Lucien Engelen, now director of the REshape Center for Health(care) Innovation at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands, asked the audience if any patients were present.
PCMA Convene
MARCH 25, 2019
The financial health of a medical association often depends on whether its annual convention exhibit floor is sold out. Orders for medical devices are no easier to trace, considering the lengthy purchasing timelines for costly equipment. As a result, medical meetings are finding other ways to demonstrate their value to current and prospective exhibitors. ATS and RSNA may be frontrunners in this tech among medical events. “We
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. At the time, meeting planners prepared for the worst, fearing that physicians would shy away from attending meetings altogether. But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 2, 2017
Claiborne “Clay” Johnston, inaugural dean at the University of Texas at Austin’s new Dell Medical School, told the audience at PCMA Convening Leaders 2017 in January. So Dell Medical School is changing the way medicine is practiced by changing the way medical students are trained. At Dell Medical School, students are taught team skills and collaboration along with anatomy and physiology. The U.S. health-care system is broken, Dr. S.
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 15, 2019
In August 2018, when Mark Addicks was in the midst of planning his first-ever event, the MANOVA Global Health Summit, he was determined to make it a dramatic departure from the typical medical conference. “We Rather than featuring the tried-and-true combination of abstract posters, continuing-education credits, and miles-long corridors of medical-device exhibition booths, Addicks wanted to mold MANOVA — a three-day program at the Minneapolis Convention Center from Oct.
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PCMA Convene
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Health-care providers have high standards for the meetings they attend, according to a recent report by American Express Meetings & Events. What’s most important to physicians when they consider whether or not to attend a medical meeting? In November, American Express Meetings & Events published research based on interviews with 12 physicians who practice in specialties across North America and Europe. In meetings, it’s handouts, handouts, handouts.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 1, 2017
Seven years after the Sunshine Act first lit up the health-care industry, the legislation is having a widespread impact on medical meetings. Physicians are scrutinizing every interaction they have with vendors,” Michael Sullivan, DES, director of client services at Vector Health — which manages pharmaceutical, medical-device, and diagnostics events — told Convene. “It’s We’re not changing the basic principles of medical edu-cation,” Sullivan said. “We’re
PCMA Convene
APRIL 2, 2017
attended his first medical conference more than 20 years ago, when he was a neurology resident at the University of California, San Francisco. Today, Johnston thinks there are more innovative, engaging ways to deliver medical education. And not just in medical school. Dell Medical School is trying to fix that with a curriculum that emphasizes team-based problem-solving, creativity, and leadership. Somehow we’ve got to bring more of that into all of our meetings.”.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 30, 2016
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. The simulation concept was suggested by Hande Harmanci, medical officer for WHO’s global hepatitis program and WHO’s representative on the summit’s program committee. Innovative meeting experiences are about engagement, Richardson said, and about storytelling.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 1, 2019
Of the top 12 excuses given by conference organizers to explain why female speakers are underrepresented in — or absent altogether from — their meeting programs, the leading one is this: “We know we have no women. For organizers of scientific meetings, the answer to that question, resoundingly, is yes. Inclusive Meetings: Where to Start’. As part of her work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Pendergrass organizes about 30 meetings a year.
PCMA Convene
DECEMBER 17, 2018
npr.org. At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the world’s largest annual breast cancer conference, hundreds of patient advocates are actively involved in the event’s daily programming. ( NPR ). Read More. Places & Spaces News Junkie
PCMA Convene
APRIL 11, 2017
” – Clay Johnston, dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. 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. He says medical conferences are ripe for an overhaul, but change is happening slowly.
Cvent
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
When choosing the events to attend, HCPs are looking to stay up to date on the latest trends for their specialties, meet with experts or key opinion leaders, and network with colleagues. At Cvent CONNECT, Ashfield Meetings and Event’s Katie Koziol shared results from its recent global survey of HCPs to better understand their perceptions of medical meetings, while Cvent’s Abby Fogarty discussed how these findings help maximize a Cvent solution.
SmartMeetings
APRIL 11, 2022
Event Tech for Medical and Financial Meetings. Nowhere is that more evident than in the world of medical and financial meeting and event planning. The post Smart Tech: The 20% Difference appeared first on Smart Meetings.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 12, 2021
Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly.
Smart Meetings
JULY 1, 2021
Travel Association believes professional meetings and events (PME) suffer from being lumped in with other gatherings—and is working to change that. Travel Association has kicked off its “ Let’s Meet There ” campaign, unveiled at MPI’s WEC 2021 , to further propel the comeback of PMEs.
SmartMeetings
JULY 9, 2020
Many meeting planners and are looking to someone else to tell them the right way to plan a successful and safe event. However, we can minimize the risk with proper emergency preparedness education, and a pre-plan of how to execute your next meeting. appeared first on Smart Meetings.
Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 26, 2017
If these waves of change haven’t impacted your medical meeting’s business model, it’s just a matter of time. Continuing Medical Education Eligibility. Education & Adult Learning conferences healthcare reform medical meetingsMost healthcare professionals are career motivated by saving/improving lives. They make a commitment to lifelong learning to be the best that they can be.
SmartMeetings
APRIL 9, 2020
How will meeting professionals address risk post-COVID-19? Why should meeting professionals address risk? If you were a client looking to contract with a meeting planner or a company, which would you want to work with one that did not address risk? Meeting Risk Checklist.
SmartMeetings
APRIL 10, 2020
One of the serious side effects of the wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the world was a sudden rush to learn a foreign language—or at least two words that had largely passed under many meeting professionals’ radar for years: force majeure.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 3, 2018
The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings. Showcasing similar results, the Smart Meetings survey highlighted the trends forming among med/pharma planners in response to the competition.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 1, 2020
An AGU grand prize winners presents his data visualization on NASA’s “hyperwall” at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 6, 2020
Several scientific and medical conferences are changing to meet the demand. After all, these are scientific and medical events. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.
SmartMeetings
JULY 22, 2019
To help you make sure you’re prepared for an emergency, Smart Meetings asked experts John Whitney IV of Emergency Concierge International and Joseph Veneman of StaffMate Online their top tips for emergency planning. From a grill fire, disgruntled exes, tornadoes and structure collapses to hazmat and medical situations; the list is as daunting as it is endless,” Veneman said. Each worker’s emergency contact and medical information.
MeetingsNet
AUGUST 12, 2016
Check out these creative ideas for getting attendees past the mid-afternoon slump and through a long meeting day with energy and good humor. Financial/Insurance Meetings Association Meetings Food & Beverage Medical Meetingsread more.
PCMA Convene
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
may be spilling into the events industry, including attendance to medical meetings. From the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda to new medical meeting regulations, a number of issues are being blamed for keeping international doctors from attending medical meetings in the United States. medical meetings is sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. The overall decrease in international travel to the U.S.
MeetingsNet
MARCH 23, 2016
Association Meetings Audience Engagement Corporate Meetings Medical MeetingsIncorporate these neuroscience findings into your event design when your objective is learning, collaboration, or change. read more.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 1, 2020
Students are a key part of the AAAS Annual Meeting — and all attendees are encouraged to have fun with badge ribbons. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 1, 2020
A participant at the American College of Chest Physicians’ CHEST Annual Meeting 2019 runs a probe over an “alien” with magnets in its chest in order to view ultrasound images revealing a cardiac condition. American College of Chest Physicians, CHEST Annual Meeting 2019.
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Financial/Insurance Meetings Association Meetings Site Selection/RFPs Medical MeetingsBenchmark Hospitality International and Gemstone Hotels & Resorts have merged to become BENCHMARK, a global hospitality company with a new corporate identity and three distinct hotel collections. read more.
PCMA Convene
OCTOBER 26, 2017
The new code — which Associate Editor Casey Gale wrote about a few months ago — prohibits MedTech Europe’s member companies from directly sponsoring a health-care provider’s attendance at a medical conference or other event. Instead, companies will provide indirect sponsorship via education grants made to a health-care organization such as a medical school or association. based medical meetings. Ethics Global Meetings Medical Meetings
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Association Meetings Risk Management Corporate Meetings Medical MeetingsBy Kelsey Dixon, davies + dixon. Whether you’re dealing with a small glitch or a major crisis, social media should be an integral part of your strategic communication plan. read more.
MeetingsNet
APRIL 1, 2016
Association Meetings Speakers Corporate Meetings Medical Meetings Negotiation InsightsMerrick Rosenberg urged Pharma Forum attendees to understand their own communication style, recognize the styles of others, and use that knowledge to create better relationships. read more.
PCMA Convene
MAY 11, 2017
When the Society for Simulation in Healthcare chose Orlando to host its International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) — the world’s largest conference dedicated to health-care simulation learning, research, and scholarship — this past January, it wasn’t so attendees would bring along their families to the country’s No. This “living lab” is a major reason why Orlando now hosts 40 percent of HCEA’s top 50 largest medical meetings. UCF Medical Facility at Lake Nona.
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