25 Years of Continuing Medical Education Organized by Physicians                  

CME without commercial support. Is it still possible? (Press release to AAFP and JAMA journals)

MCE Conferences is pleased to announce its quality commercial free and unbiased continuing medical education seminars. MCE- Conferences has demonstrated year after year that physicians will support quality medical education programs and do not have to depend upon commercially sponsored post graduate medical education.

"It is hard to find CME programs that have not been influenced by commercial interests or the pharmaceutical industry" claims Dr. Cyril Light medical director of MCE Conferences, "with so much money to be made by encouraging medication use, the tentacles of commercial influence is very wide and subtle. Physicians' often think they are above influence and can spot bias, but unless a physician spends all his or her time keeping up to date in one area the manipulation is not easy to spot. Even with programs that claim 'unrestricted educational grants provided by.' there is pervasive redirection of the talk or the mention of drug names or treatments. With pharmaceutical companies paying "experts" many thousands of dollars, luxury hotel stays, first class airfares, and chauffeured limousines just to speak for one to two hours, how can bias not slip into the presentations?", says Dr. Light.

The only way to keep everyone honest is not accept any commercial support. MCE-Conferences has specialized in providing unsponsored quality education programs at beautiful locations worldwide and on cruise ships allowing physicians to learn as well as relax with their family and friends.

MCE has put on educational programs unheard of in the commercially supported post graduate education world. "Take our program 'Just say know to Drugs,' an evidence based look at appropriate medication usage, it has received rave reviews and physicians have told us that is should be mandatory for every physician and medical director to hear, but you would never see that talk being commercially supported?

MCE-Meridian Conferences has shown that high quality, independent CME programs without commercial influence is the wave of the future.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Cyril Light MD, FAAFP                                                                                                                  MCE Conferences Medical Director of CME Programming                                                      Family Practice Sharp Rees Stealy                                                                                  Associate Clinical Professor UCSD Medical School                                                                                           Toll Free 888-533-9031

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All MCE Conferences programs are reviewed for Prescribed Credit for continuing education by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted  by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA category 1 credit toward the       AMA Physicians Recognition Award. The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of the activity to cmecomment@aafp.org

.MCE Conferences Member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) The official trade organization of the cruise industry, CLIA works in partnership with nearly 17,000 affiliated travel agencies throughout North America to ensure the highest caliber of cruise sales expertise and service for cruise vacationers. Our MCE travel coordinators have worked many years in the field of travel and tourism. 

             “See what others have to say about us”    

“Very good speaker and interesting topics: all relevant to my practice. I enjoyed  the all inclusive accomodations onboard the ship and care free time at sea.  Excellent and professional service from MCE Travel Coordinators".  Frederick Lanferd MD

“I liked the unbiased course content. The speaker is an expert in the field and it was a  pleasure learning from his many years of experience. This is my 5th CME conference cruise and MCE provided the best service we ever had”.  Joseph Wihng, MD

 “Every physician should attend the Pharmacology Update-Just Say Know to Drugs.               Excellent service from MCE Conferences. Linda helped my family with all our travel needs. Her recommendations for excursions in Alaska made our trip memorable”.   Corrine Josephson, MD 

“MCE-Meridian Conferences helped our organization select a wonderful resort hotel for our annual medical conference family retreat. MCE organized all our meals, activities, conference space, complimentary kid’s club for the children of physicians attending and arranged an excellent comedy team to perform at our Saturday night banquet. MCE organizational skills and expertise in event planning helped make this year's retreat a success for our medical group”.    Sharp Community Medical Group, San Diego, California

"The small interactive group sessions were a pleasure. MCE does not offer the usual lecture style course with large groups. I had the opportunity to ask all my questions and we had great group discussion on topics of interest".   Robert Calordean, DO