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ARVO Conference in Seattle Opened Eyes to Lingering International Travel Challenges

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Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Barbara Connell, CMP Fellow

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But now, she says, resources are everywhere, from texts and classes, to online materials and study groups. It gave me a sense of real commitment to a facet of business that I didn’t know existed until I came to ADA.” When she took the CMP exam, there weren’t many test prep materials.

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Event Case Theory: MGMA’s Leaders Conference

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Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers Swanson says the conference used to bring professionals of all types, like medical billers or coders, to the conference. “We We used to track them by saying, ‘For this low price of X you can come sit in these 10 sessions.’

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‘Hybrid Events Are Here to Stay’

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The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is aiming to restore its pre-pandemic in-person participation at the same time it cultivates a larger online audience. The registration fee was structured according to the length of access to the online content, with prices increasing for each month of continued access.

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‘The Hugs Felt More Genuine’ at This In-Person Health-Care Meeting

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While COVID forced the event online in 2020 , and it was well received by attendees, the organization — which represents more than 38,000 emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, and medical students — was strongly in favor of returning to a face-to-face event. Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and online.

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Turning a Supertanker in a Storm

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We have been very focused on our journals, which are the most utilized of our CME activities, and our in-person meetings and self-study packages. The partnership gives us the ability to try some different formats of online learning in order to meet the needs of our learners. Knight: Yes.

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Salary Survey 2022: Calculating the Pandemic’s Effect on Event Organizers’ Compensation, Day-to-Day Work

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As a result of the pandemic-forced move to online events, one-quarter of respondents said they earned the DES (Digital Event Strategist) designation, compared to just 7 percent who had a DES in the 2020 survey. of respondents supervise a meetings staff. Senior-level. Twenty-six percent are managers, followed by directors (22 percent).