Feb 20, 2013
Nashville’s loss has become Cleveland’s gain, with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society signing on as an anchor tenant at the soon-to-open , newly-renamed Global Health Innovation Center there just a few months after plans for its prior potential home – the Nashville Medical Trade Center – were scrapped.
HIMSS will lease on the fourth level 12,500 square feet for its Innovation Center, a testing, demonstration, exhibition and educational facility, with another 12,500 square feet of exhibition space.
"We look forward to the opening in October… more
Jan 21, 2013
A record-breaking 4,050 participants from 56 countries, as well as every U.S. state attended the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s 4th annual mHealth Summit in December just outside of Washington, D.C.
The summit had 300 exhibiting companies, themed pavilions and 90 high-level panel sessions all focused on advancing mobile health and discussing the challenges surrounding wireless integration into the greater healthcare system for the delivery of quality, affordable healthcare in the U.S. and around the world, according to event organizers.
Held Dec. 3-5 at the… more
Jan 21, 2013
The Human Resource Executive Health & Benefits Leadership Conference & Expo, a new upper-level strategic health and benefits event, will dedicate five of its sessions to helping benefits leaders develop strategies, understand leading-edge thinking and discover what professionals in the business are doing to monitor the change in employees’ behaviors and uphold the requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
The event, on tap April 22-24 at Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, will feature sessions with several thought leaders in the field, such as Ron Leopold, benefits trends… more
Jan 21, 2013
CardioCare Live, the online cardiology congress, and John Hopkins Medicine have partnered to offer six one-hour interactive CME Summits that include experts via online video with live Q&A.
Sessions will focus on interventional cardiology and diabetes care, and participants will have the opportunity to earn continuing medical education credits.
The two main online events include the Cardiology Educational Summit and Diabetes Virtual Education Summit, which offer three sessions in each module.
Some of the sessions for the diabetes track are as follows:
“What Works for Type… more
Jan 21, 2013
The Winter Session of the 20th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies drew 3,000 delegates and corporate leaders to an educational program featuring more than 100 speakers, who presented the latest scientific data on advanced preventive medical diagnostics and therapeutics, as well as emerging biomedical technologies.
The show, produced by U.K.-based Tarsus Group, was held in December at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
”The physicians and scientists involved in anti-aging science have been the first to embrace innovative… more
Dec 16, 2012
J. Spargo & Associates, Inc. has been appointed the official exposition sales and management firm for the Clinical Lab Expo, sponsored by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
J. Spargo will be responsible for the sales and management of booth space, sponsorships and ancillary marketing opportunities for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Clinical Lab Expos.
Clinical Lab Expo is the world's largest gathering for laboratory medicine, according to association officials.
The show is ranked No. 86 in the TSNN Top 250 tradeshows… more
Dec 16, 2012
Custom content agency Ascend Integrated Media and the American Heart Association have partnered to offer the association’s popular 2010 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers in tablet format for iPads and iPhones via the iTunes store.
The quick-reference eHandbook includes information and treatment recommendations from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
The eHandbook provides healthcare professionals simple, easy-to-use algorithms and drug treatments, as well as step-… more
Dec 16, 2012
The Radiological Society of North America’s 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2012), one of the largest medical meetings in the United States, drew nearly 54,000 attendees Nov. 25-30 to Chicago’s McCormick Place.
“The RSNA annual meeting is the world's premier scientific and educational forum in radiology, bringing together more radiology and medical imaging professionals than any other venue,” said Mark Watson, RSNA’s executive director.
RSNA 2011 ranked No. 42 on the 2011 TSNN Top 250 trade shows list.
At the weeklong 2012 meeting,… more
Dec 15, 2012
Pri-Med, the U.S. medical education division of Portland, Maine-based Diversified Business Communications and provider of professional medical education to 260,000-plus clinicians, purchased Amazing Charts, a leading provider of electronic health records to independent medical practices.
“This acquisition is a natural extension of Pri-Med, our thriving medical education business” said Nancy Hasselback, president and CEO of Diversified Business Communications.
She added, “Pri-Med’s expertise in delivering live educational programs to so many clinicians at the local… more
Nov 24, 2012
The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, the largest gathering of cardiovascular health and care professionals in the country, was held Oct. 27-31, attracting close to 4,000 delegates to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
The event is co-hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and brings together a total of 20 different organizations.
Delegates include physicians, surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical students, and allied health professionals.
The delegates come together to share ideas and debate their work, foster important relationships… more
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