SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

On the hunt for the top medical communications companies to help you run better life science events? Planning and running successful events in the pharma industry involves managing multiple vendors, overseeing details, and executing a plan that’s cost-efficient and produces tangible results.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2020

In the last few years, planners have been working to infuse wellness into their meetings, right alongside the usual networking and education. So did Krause, and so have a growing number of other health-care meeting organizers. Other meetings are taking it even further with education around nutrition.

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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 In these ways, MANOVA will continue to break out of the traditional medical-meeting mold.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

Today, Johnston thinks there are more innovative, engaging ways to deliver medical education. And not just in medical school. Clay Johnston thinks that health care in the United States has ‘gone off the rails’ — and that fixing it means changing the medical-education model. Illustration by Selman Design.

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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. Additionally, they all went through many years of education to enter their chosen profession. First, HCPs like education.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2023

Rules, regulations and innovations in the design of medical meetings In 2019, Radiological Society of North America drew 51,800 people to McCormick Place in Chicago. An estimated 25,000 were medical professional attendees from 116 countries. Costs for everything else must fall under the category of “fair and reasonable.” “You

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC President, Schaumann Consulting Group, LLC For launching a certification for newcomers in the medical-meetings field Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC, has had an outsized influence on the medical-meetings industry over the years, and she’s at it again.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings. Europe’s pursuit of transparency in health care continues, now moving on to the medical-device industry. How will it affect medical meetings? The primary difference is what comes after an event is approved.

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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? Erickson Stock/Adobe Stock). I would say that this is absolutely true.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown from Jan. A direct beneficiary of this activity has been the medical meetings industry , helping propel hospitality and tourism to Philadelphia’s third largest industry. Click for more details.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Johnston has some ideas for how to address that, beginning with the way in which phycisians are trained and receive continuing medical attention. AM-T: Clay Johnston has been dean of UT Austin’s medical school for three years. I mean the other difference is that for us conveying facts was a key function of education.

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

HCP events: what HCPs want in 2023. Pharma companies are talking about going back to in-person HCP events in 2023. To go back to traditional event formats? That means their experiences with tech is changing their expectations for medical education events too. HCP event platform: 8 features to look for.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 24, 2020

As the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis has learned, offering CMEs at virtual events comes with different requirements, depending on when the sessions are viewed. It was still critical for us to offer continuing education” via the virtual program, said Lisa Astorga, CMP, DES, ISTH’s director of meetings.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When Kenes Group , a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, shifted to hosting virtual events for its medical and science groups this past April, company leaders knew they needed more insight into the minds of their health-care practitioner (HCP) attendees. Lower price tag than an in-person event.

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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. The number of dinners and in-person meetings may be shrinking, but the need for learning opportunities isn’t. It’s changed the paradigm. The industry has to create options for physicians.”.

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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. First responders don’t arrive at chaotic scenes and traumatic events hoping someone knows how to treat patients, secure the area and deliver the most positive outcome among a challenging circumstance.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

“Our audience is at least 90-percent physician,” said Joyce Paschall, CAE, CMP-HC, CMM, director of education and meetings for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), “so if we didn’t offer MOC [programs], we would be rather foolish.”. But what exactly is MOC, and where did it come from?

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2022

The changes brought about by the pandemic have created “the best period” in his long career in the business events industry, said Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP. I’m a firm advocate that hybrid events are here to stay,” Reed said. Our audience really has grown to expect choices and the hybrid event is the ultimate choice.”.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced business event planners to swiftly move canceled face-to-face events online, changing the digital event landscape forever. The event’s success was a revelation to Strupp. She said she’s “the last person” who would want to cancel a face-to-face event — she began her career planning them.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. Using research results from a recent white paper by Ashfield Meetings & Events, three medical-meeting specialists will discuss how physician preferences at meetings and congresses are evolving, and why.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 26, 2021

Physicians need to complete a certain number of continuing medical education hours each year, and that drives a lot of conferences. Healthcare too has seen some larger meetings, like HIMSS , return to Vegas; the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is also still planning to hold its conference later this month in San Diego.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2019

Inclusive Meetings: Where to Start’. You can start by collecting and sharing data [about the inclusivity of] your meeting now, at the planning stages, during, and after the meeting, and continuing to collect and share it in the future. How a Text Group Went Viral.

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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. based medical meetings. 1 — conflicts with the U.S. 1 — conflicts with the U.S.-based

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Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

For life sciences companies, attracting Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) to their events is a key to success. 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. Gather Pre-Event Suggestions.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

As health care and technology converges, how can medical meetings stay relevant? Organized by the Aspen Institute’s Medicine and Society Program, the event offers continuing medical education credits for physicians and nurses. Some of the most influential — and one newcomer to watch — include: TEDMED , Nov.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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 Convene

MARCH 28, 2019

Specifically, Manzani said, the event traces back to AIM’s relationship with Professor Marco Matucci-Cerinic, WSF chairman, and director of the Rheumatology Department at the University of Florence. “He In addition to its patient-centered focus, WSF actively engages the next generation of health- care providers with its association and event.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Register for “10 Steps to Planning a Hybrid Meeting” Extending your event to the online world can often seem like a daunting task. Despite concerns around technology platforms and on-site participation, hybrid events provide unique opportunities to extend your event reach across multiple geographies and time zones.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 29, 2021

The ASH Virtual Booth was open for business throughout the event. Reed, FASAE, CMP, ASH’s chief event strategy officer. Reed started his career in hotel sales, and that background, he said, has enabled him to look at the revenue component of ASH’s events through a different lens. We learned that everyone wants different data.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Jan. The boutique conference has built quite the following , drawing the most influential managers in the medical meetings market. Dominguez’s presentation on Feb. To register, go to smartmeetings.com/webinars.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2020

For Clif Knight, MD, FAAFP, senior vice president of education for the American Academy of Family Physicians, 2020 was supposed to be about a gradual reshaping of the organization’s CME portfolio. The May online event exceeded our expectations and provided crucial feedback for future virtual offerings.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

While this scenario tragically plays out all too often in real life around the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, the emergency situation has been re-enacted at a simulation during a medical event — the SIAARTI (Italian Society for Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care) Academy — that has taken place there for the past two years.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Read on to find out why we expect more diversity in business-event speakers, why we think relationships will be key to improved event security, and why we are following the rise of artificial intelligence and cognitive-enhancing drugs. Diversifying the Stage. David McMillin, Editor . David McMillin, Editor . From Congrats!

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. We’ve also been doing a lot in terms of making the meeting more of a celebration of science as well.”.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Integration is a hot term that won’t be dying down anytime soon in the event industry when it comes to attendee engagement. As more and more attendees rely on their mobile devices at events for information and communications, event organizers have been compelled to integrate the live event experience with the online experience.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

What makes one meeting professional happy may not be another’s cup of tea. Which is pretty good news: There are a different ways to find fulfillment in the business-events industry. . Bringing my vision for an event to completion. Building and coaching my team, producing live educational and interactive experiences.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Bright Ideas Events in Vancouver, British Columbia What I love about my job: There are so many that the list is endless. I love producing a variety of different events with different themes. I love creating an actual event out of one of my ideas. Job title: CEO and president. in Vancouver, Washington.

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