Patients can deliver huge impact at life-sciences meetings—but hosts must employ a meticulous, respectful approach with them.

The medical and pharmaceutical segment of the meetings industry poses some of the toughest challenges for planners, with different codes and regulations depending on where events are held and the country of origination of attendees. Discover some of the new challenges and improvements impacting medical meetings compliance.

Planning any type of meeting or event is always a stress-inducing affair, but with the rampant regulations in the murky world of pharmaceutical and medical meetings, planners best know the lay of the land before they accept the mission. Three of the major healthcare meetings certification programs include: 3Sixty's Healthcare Champion Program, MPI's Healthcare Meetings Compliance Certificate and the EIC's CMP-Healthcare Subspecialty.

SmithBucklin Event Director Benjamin Rabe shares his knowledge of the evolving medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare meetings segments and what is in store for the future.

It’s no secret that medical and pharmaceutical meetings are a huge part of the meetings and events industry.

Innovative new programs are finding a strong pulse with medical professionals.

Medical meeting planners are some of the most specialized and highly trained planners in the industry.

Medical meetings today are difficult to diagnose.

Pharma and medical meeting groups are leading the way in event technology.