TY  - JOUR
T1  - USefulness of medical conferences
AU  - Antman EM, Harrington R, Tomaselli G
Y1  - 2012/07/04
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.6374
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 31
EP  - 33
VL  - 308
IS  - 1
N2  - 
Missing from the discussion by Dr Ioannidis1 is the benefit to attendees of being immersed in an environment in which scientific discussions among peers are constantly occurring. While reading a journal article or hearing a video clip summary are valuable, they cannot replace the enrichment from face-to-face networking. Ioannidis seems to emphasize the plenary sessions at conferences and does not discuss the extent to which meetings provide investigators the opportunity to present their own original research.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.6374
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6374
ER  -