EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-8, of our report dated
February 11, 1998, included in Healthworld Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, and our report dated July 24, 1998
included in Healthworld Corporation's Form 8-K and to all references to our
Firm included in this registration statement.

                                                       /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Melville,  New York
October 22, 1998