PharmRep Direct from the editors of Pharmaceutical Representative
November 28, 2007 Issue 1 Vol. 1
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PharmRep Direct News
National Training Program Expands
Rutgers University is the latest college to reach an agreement to begin offering the National Association of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives’ national pharmaceutical sales training program.
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Prescription-Data Battle Moves to Maine
The state of Maine is the site of the latest front in the battle between the drug-data industry and healthcare workers. No fewer than six companies are involved in a lawsuit that is attempting to prevent prescribers from being able to opt-out of having prescribing information used for marketing purposes.
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ACCME Reorganizes With the Hope of Better Oversight and Expanded Programs
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has hired Steve Singer, PhD, as director of education, monitoring and improvement.
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PharmRep Direct Features
Performance Coaching
Managers are battling an ever-increasing barrage of time challenges, which make it hard to manage your team effectively. In this piece, Sam K. Shriver and Tommy Re tackle two fundamental issues of coaching: the when and the how.
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Setting Up Shop on Second Life
As companies begin expanding their Web presences, more and more are heading to virtual worlds such as Second Life. How is business being conducted, and how is this impacting pharma? Marylyn Donahue talks to one experienced consultant.
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Pump Up the Meeting

These days, it’s not enough to find an appropriately sized, convenient venue for a meeting. The old formula of PowerPoint, a microphone and a few tables won’t cut it. George Koroneos takes a look at some of the bells and whistles of modern meeting planning.
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PharmRep Direct Rep Association Happenings

The Arizona Medical Representative Association’s next meeting will be November 29th at the Lotus Garden, located at 5975 E. Speedway in Tucson, AZ, from 5-7.p.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to plan its sponsorship of three families this year for our Christmas wish project.

The Pharmaceutical Representative Society of New York will be holding its holiday party – and last meeting of the year – in Manhattan on December 5th at Dewey’s Flatiron (210 5th Avenue, between 25th and 26th Streets) at 6 p.m. For more information, please e-mail info@pharmaceuticalrepsociety.com.


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