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ARVO Conference in Seattle Opened Eyes to Lingering International Travel Challenges

Smart Meetings

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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Event Case Theory: MGMA’s Leaders Conference

Smart Meetings

It didn’t always go by the name Leaders Conference. Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is hosting its annual 2023 conference at Nashville’s Music City Center with a change in how it approaches the in-person event. What about that line staff who are no longer in the Leaders Conference?

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Surveys: Med/Pharma Meetings are Growing

Smart Meetings

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.

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Event Case Study: Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

Smart Meetings

The scholarship program gave recognition to individuals with less than 10 non-consecutive years of experience in healthcare design and construction, including research and/or education. Read More : Event Case Theory: MGMA’s Leaders Conference “I learn something new every year, especially from our conference program,” Ferguson says.

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Why I Loved Being an Event Planner

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As a past event planner myself, I can imagine the euphoric feeling big event planners must have experienced after planning amazing, large-scale events like the Olympics, the Super Bowl, Carnival in Brazil, TED Conferences and more. Here is why I loved being an event planner, specifically planning medical meetings: A sense of doing good.

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Is This the Future of Medical Meetings?

PCMA Convene

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. PCMA put the amphitheater to work with two education sessions.

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Patient-Centered Care Conferences

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Impact on Healthcare Conferences? If these waves of change haven’t impacted your medical meeting’s business model, it’s just a matter of time. Here are four questions (and tips) for your conference committee to consider as they navigate this changing landscape: 1. Continuing Medical Education Eligibility.