The days of the pharma meeting bacchanal have been rendered nothing but a hazy memory by those federal government killjoys, and the planners who organize them may need a sedative just to get through the regulations and red tape.
In her “Painful Procedures” story, Senior Editor Maria Lenhart takes the healthcare meetings segment into the examination room, and the diagnosis, if not dire, calls for further follow-ups—and lots of paperwork. Government scrutiny of continuing medical education programs is requiring planners to be ever-more vigilant to ensure the programs don’t smell of payola from the pharma companies.
No more free golf clubs, and we hope you like flying coach, doctor. Take a standard room and call me in the morning.
Also, as this is an election year, make sure your vote counts! Well, at least as part of our annual Best of MidAmerica Awards. Vote online at www.meetingstoday.com/awards!
