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CME Watch
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House Introduces Version of Sunshine Act
A new bill introduced in Congress would require
pharmaceutical and medical device companies to disclose any payments or
gifts made to physicians.
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 (H.R. 5605) was introduced
by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) on March 13. It is the House equivalent
of a similar bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last September. The
House bill applies to all companies with annual revenues over $1
million, while the Senate bill covers only those with more than $100
million in annual revenue.
At the start of each quarter, drug and medical device companies must
report any payment or “transfer of value” over $25 made to
physicians--either directly or through a third party. Read more about
the bill.
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Medical Meeting Management
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Slow Growth for Medical Meetings in 2007
By Dave Kovaleski
The medical sector of the exhibition industry had its
slowest growth in at least seven years in 2007, with revenues actually
declining, according to the latest CEIR Index, published by the Center
for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas.
The medical sector—the largest in the industry, representing 23
percent of all exhibitions—was essentially flat last year, growing
just 0.2 percent. By comparison, the overall exhibition industry grew
3.2 percent in 2007.
Check out the full story on the CEIR
Index.
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What's New in Adult Ed
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UNLV Offers Webinars for Meeting
Planners
The University of Nevada Las Vegas is now offering
live, college-level classes online featuring UNLV faculty, faculty from
other prominent hotel colleges, and leading industry experts. Each
one-hour, commercial-free webinar is designed to be a stand-alone
learning experience.
Event planners, meeting planners, and hospitality industry professionals
can gain new levels of expertise and receive specific, relevant
information to enhance their performance--all without leaving their
offices. Plus, those who enroll receive continuing education units.
Read more about the speakers, the sessions, and a special code offered
to MM readers that will get you a discount
on the registration fee.
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Speak Out
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MM Coverage Cited in Blogs
The March/April issue of Medical Meetings got
some attention in the blogosphere, including a mention in The
Carlat Psychiatry Blog, published by Dan Carlat, MD, a
Newburyport, Mass.-based psychiatrist who is also editor of the The
Carlat Psychiatry Report.
Carlat, who advocates for eliminating commercial support from continuing
medical education, spotlights MM Editor
Tamar Hosansky’s
editorial titled "Fast-Track
CME Reform" in which she writes about the need for the CME community
to initiate change. Carlat also blogs about contributor Donna Beales’
article
called "5 Steps to Building Real Firewalls." Beales, MLIS, librarian/CME
coordinator at Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Mass., writes about
strategies to keep commercial bias out of CME.
Also, at the Compassion Forum, held April 13 in Grantham, Pa.,
presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D-NY) each cited the success of President Bush’s program to
fight AIDS in Africa, called PEPFAR--the President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief. Medical Meetings explored in depth the major
challenges that went into planning the 2007 PEPFAR meeting in Rwanda.
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