The Department of Defense Closing Down CME Office
As we recently noted, in addition to a recent decrease in the number of state-accredited continuing medical education (CME)…
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Par Pharmaceuticals vs. FDA Calling for Truthful Speech vs. FDA Approved
Last June, the United States Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, invalidated a Vermont law, which tried to restrict commercial…
CMS Final Rule for the 2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRX) Incentive Program
According to a recent blog post written by Patrick Conway, M.D., MSc, Centers for Medicare and Medicated Services (CMS) Chief…
Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act Introduced: Senators Call for…
A group of bipartisan Senators including Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Burr (R-NC),and Michael Bennet (D-CO)…
Association of Community Cancer Centers Announces PI CME Program for…
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announced that they will launch a new initiative to educate the oncology…
A Hard Look at Physician-Industry Relationships and Ad Hominem Attacks by…
Arguing against science is difficult, so what we have seen lately is rather than arguing the science and eventual benefit to…
CCMEP Certification Sees Significant Retention Rate
The National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals (NC-CME) recently announced that 100% of eligible members of the…
AMA CEJA 2011 – The New Myths of the CEJA Report Financial Relationships…
During the 22nd Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, there was a presentation…
Effectiveness of Commitment To Change CME
The concept of commitment to change (CTC) is based on the principles of encouraging and enabling participant reflection on…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Key Opinion Leader Paradigm Shift
Historically, biological, pharmaceutical and medical device firms (“firms”) marketed products to healthcare providers (“provider”)…