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Regulatory Updates
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Massachusetts Finalizes Drug and Device Marketing
Code
By Tamar Hosansky
By a vote of 10 to 0, the Massachusetts Public Health
Council adopted the Pharmaceutical
and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct on March 11. The
regulations, which are the toughest pharmaceutical marketing rules in
the country, have far-reaching ramifications for healthcare meetings.
The code, which will take effect on July 1, 2009, regulates
interactions between drug and device companies and healthcare
practitioners, placing restrictions on meeting venues, gifts, meals, and
entertainment.
The controversial regulations have generated tremendous concern in
the hospitality and medical meetings industry--although there is some
good news in the final version. Read more
and add your comments and questions.
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click here.
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Medical Meeting Management
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AAOS Pulls Big Numbers in Las Vegas
By Dave Kovaleski
The recession has not been kind to the meetings
industry, particularly in Las Vegas, but there are some bright spots.
Take the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which held one of its
best-attended meetings ever in Las Vegas last month.
While the final numbers aren’t in yet, AAOS brought more than 32,000
attendees to its annual meeting at the Sands Expo Center, February
25–28. That’s up slightly from the approximately 31,000 that AAOS
drew last year to San Francisco. “San Francisco is always our
strongest site, so if we’re up from San Francisco, that’s
excellent,” says Karen Hackett, chief executive officer at the
Rosemont, Ill.–based association.
Given the state of the economy and more restrictive Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) rules on trade show
giveaways, was Hackett surprised? Read
more about AAOS's meeting in Las Vegas.
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Cost-Cutting Tips for Medical Meeting Planners
Today’s slow economy is putting constraints on
medical associations and societies. To offset possible losses in revenue
due to flagging sponsorships, fewer exhibitors, or decreased attendance,
planners are looking at ways to rein in costs without affecting the
quality of the educational experience.
Jeffrey D. Melin, MEd, CMP, director of education for the American
Epilepsy Society, West Hartford, Conn., offers some ideas on ways to
stretch meetings budgets by cutting back costs or creating new revenue
streams, compiled from an assortment of medical meeting planners. Check
out the tips
and add your own.
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Pharma Alert
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Regulatory Updates at Pharma Forum
Find out how the new Massachusetts pharmaceutical
marketing regulations and other pending state and federal laws will
affect the life sciences meetings sector, and what meeting professionals
should do in response at the Fifth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting
Management Forum.
The forum will also address compliance strategies for the revised
AdvaMed and PhRMA codes, and provide a comprehensive update of
international regulatory developments.
Organized by Medical Meetings magazine and the Center for
Business Intelligence, the forum will be held March 29-31 at the
Baltimore Convention Center. Check out the complete program at the Pharmaceutical Meeting
Management Forum Web site.
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