Preparing to attend the Alliance for CME meeting in New Orleans #ACME2010

I'm preparing to attend the Alliance for CME meeting in New Orleans on January 27-30. Last year, the Alliance meeting was in San Francisco, CA and I took a red-eye flight back home after the conference ended. That was painful. This year, I get to spend a few days with colleagues and friends in New Orleans, so I'm looking forward to some good food.


Lawrence Sherman, FACME, CCMEP and I have been exchanging some messages on Twitter about the upcoming Alliance meeting (Twitter hash tag #ACME2010). Lawrence will be hosting a ReachMD - XM Satellite 160 program that will cover the Alliance meeting and I've been asked to participate in an interview, so stay tuned.



As a board member of the North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies, Inc., (NAAMECC), I'll be staffing the NAAMECC booth in the exhibit hall, so please come by and say hello.

International Society for Medical Publication Professionals

Have you heard of International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) ? That's pronounced "Iz-Map"

They are having their 5th annual meeting in Philly. If you want to learn more about medical publishing and wish to network with others in this industry, then this might be a worthwhile meeting to attend. The ISMPP also offers distance learning via webinars through the ISMPP University for those who wish to learn more about the medical publishing industry.

The theme this year is: Defining Professionalism in Medical Publications: Transparency, Objectivity, and Ethics

The ISMPP also offers a certification program for those who wish to be a Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP). I wonder if that's where those in the CME industry came up with the Certified CME Professional (CCMEP).