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MANOVA Global Health Care Summit Redefines the Medical Meeting

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Addicks found a cast of government officials, business owners, and media leaders who also were ready to take a leap. The program was designed to more broadly define health care, bringing together companies not typically associated with a medical conference: Facebook, Verizon, and CNBC, to name a few.

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Not-Your-Average Medical Conferences

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As health care and technology converges, how can medical meetings stay relevant? The number of medicine-focused conferences that bring in a wide range of disciplines and diverse audiences is growing. Some of the most influential — and one newcomer to watch — include: TEDMED , Nov. CES Digital Health Summit , Jan.

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6 Technological Breakthroughs That Will Change Health Care

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Breakthroughs in health care that sounded like science fiction just a few years ago are rapidly becoming reality — and can be expected to have an impact on medical meetings. Eventually the technology will be used to manufacture everything from organs to medicine to medical equipment.

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Maritz Expands Solutions for Med/Pharma Meetings

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She served on the Convention Industry Council Healthcare Certification Governance Committee, helping develop the rigid CMP-HC certification. I’ve trained more than a thousand medical meetings professionals through the HMCC program, and heard first-hand about the challenges these companies face,” Schaumann says.

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5 Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2018

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As I worked on our January cover story on medical meetings, I took a deep dive into how AI is expected to disrupt health care over the coming years. I was both electrified and a little stunned by what I learned — who knew that nearly half of the hospitals in Rwanda receive medical supplies by drone?

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Q&A with Tori Barnes on Advocating for Bold Action

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Meetings support many other parts of the economy through business trade shows, scientific conferences and medical meetings. Those hard workers lost their livelihoods, customers and revenues through no fault of their own. We have also lost the mental health that comes with anticipation of travel.

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How to Host a Safe Event: Advice from Emergency Management Experts

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Veneman also suggests contacting local government or non-emergency police if you have specific questions or concerns about an event. Whitney and Veneman both mention the venue as a main point of contact here, however, the catch is to always review the venue’s plan to ensure it is applicable and satisfactory.