Changes to French Hospitality Limits Expected

Changes to French Hospitality Limits Expected

It is expected that CNOM Conseil National de l’Ordre des Médecins (Physicians Council) who manage the approval process for French HCPs to attend meetings, will change significantly the amount of time physicians can work for healthcare companies and raise the limits applied to meal and accommodation expenses for meetings attended by Physicians. We understand that this is not yet approved by LEEM the French industry association and that their code of practice relating to honoraria payments and hospitality limits remains the same.

  • Travel time to meeting could be paid
  • HCPs allowed a maximum of 20 working days per year with healthcare companies
  • Hourly rate increased to €250
  • Meals limits increased from €60 to €70 including taxes
  • Accommodation limits of; €325 in Europe (capital cities), €350 in Asia, Switzerland, the USA and Australia.
  • We will monitor the response of the Healthcare and Life science companies to assess if these changes will be adopted in their codes of practice and company policies.

Feel free to contact [email protected] for further information.

 

the Andrew Winterburn interview – What does change look like for Healthcare sector meetings?

the Andrew Winterburn interview – What does change look like for Healthcare sector meetings?

We managed recently to grab hold of Andrew Winterburn, formally Global Business Director at Ashfield Meetings and Events, as he was flying to and from Dubai on a consulting project, to share with us (and with you) some thoughts on the key topics expected to drive change in Healthcare sector meetings and events. If you read one thing, work-related of course, over the holidays you might try this.

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Our Training Programmes Gain Industry Recognition

Our Training Programmes Gain Industry Recognition

We are pleased to announce that our Venue Healthcare Champion and Agency Compliance Champion training courses have been recognised with the award of CM-HCP (certified meetings professional – Healthcare) clock hours leading to the only across borders, healthcare sector specific meeting planning programme, offered by the Convention Industry Council.

To read more about the programme offered by the Convention Industry Council click here.

Mark Handforth confirmed, “we have been assessing relevant organisations to provide our learners with further recognition when completing our courses. In the meetings and events world we are very fragmented with no single body to accredit training programmes. We were pleased to become a member of the CIC and support their educational programme which is the only one of its kind.”

http://www.conventionindustry.org/CMP/CMPHealthcare.aspx

We are pleased to announce that our Venue Healthcare Champion and Agency Compliance Champion training courses have been recognised with the award of CM-HCP (certified meetings professional – Healthcare) clock hours leading to the only across borders, healthcare sector specific meeting planning programme, offered by the Convention Industry Council.

For more information contact: [email protected]

Compliance Benchmarking Session at Meeting Show UK

Compliance Benchmarking Session at Meeting Show UK

We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting the Meeting Show UK with a session designed to test your knowledge of Healthcare sector Regulatory Codes and how they are applied to Meetings and Events. It’s a bit of fun, minimal PowerPoint (hooray) and a panel including corporates and specialist agencies to help us place ourselves on the graph as an expert or something else !!

If you represent a Medical Society, Specialist agency or member of the M&E supply chain come along.

There is a prize, but it’s appropriate and compliant with good taste !!