Registration
Online Registration is open!
Customer Service
Have a question about this event?
Customer Service representatives are available to help from 8 AM - 6 PM EST
Call 888-670-8200
Need Technical Assistance With this Website?
Send an email to IIR's Web Department
Send To A Friend
Invite a colleague to join you at this event
Add Event To Calendar
Save the event dates in your Outlook calendar
Find another IIR Event
| MedEd 2008 was a great success and we are looking forward to seeing you in Philadelphia in May 2009. The 2009 program is currently under development- so check back often for updates. Want to get involved NOW? If you are from a Pharmaceutical or Biotech company and are interested in speaking on the program- please contact Kelly Potanka at kpotanka@iirusa.com. If you are a Medical Education Provider and would like to be a part of the program- please contact Sarah Scarry at sscarry@iirusa.com. |
Keynotes
Keynotes
| MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: THURSDAY, MAY 8TH KEYNOTES & CONCURRENT TRACKS | |
| 9:15 | Opening Remarks from the MedEd Congress Chairperson Lawrence Sherman, The Physicians Academy |
| 9:30 | THE GLOBAL HARMONIZATION OF CME: CAN IT BE DONE? Lawrence Sherman, FACME, President & CEO, The Physicians Academy Alfonso Negri, MD, GAME Board of Directors, Italian Federation of Medical Societies, Italy, Chairman, Scientific Seminars International Foundation, Italy Bernard Maillet, MD, GAME Board of Directors, Secretary General UEMS, European Union of Medical Specialists, Belgium Diane Zuckerman, RPh, GAME Board of Directors, President, Foundation for Better Health Care Sibylle Weber, CMP, CMM, Global Congress Manager, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
| 10:30 | Morning Refreshments & Networking Break |
| 11:00 | THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE Don Moore, PhD, Director CME/Professor of Medical Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Beth Collins Sharp, Director of Evidence-Based Practice Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 11:45 | THINK, SYNTHESIZE, & GOAL SET! |
| 12:00 | Luncheon for Conference Attendees |
| 1:15 | CONCURRENT TRACKS BEGIN WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM THE TRACK CHAIRS |
| MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO: FRIDAY, MAY 9TH KEYNOTES & CONCURRENT TRACKS | |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks from the MedEd Congress Chairperson |
| 9:15 | LEADERSHIP ADDRESS: BECOME AN ADVOCATE FOR CME AND YOUR INDUSTRY John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication |
| 10:00 | BECOMING A STAKEHOLDER: DESIGNING CME THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF LEARNERS, PATIENTS, COMMERCIAL INTERESTS AND THE US GOVERNMENT Bob Meinzer, Senior Director National CME, New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians Dan Burgess, Vice President, Education, Global Operations and Development, American Academy of CME |
| 10:45 | THINK, SYNTHESIZE, & GOAL SET! |
| 11:15 | CONCURRENT TRACKS BEGIN WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM THE TRACK CHAIRS |
2008 Conference Brochure
2008 Event Partners
Sponsors
Exhibitors
Media Partners
