Academic Organizations Letters from Grassley: University Ghost Writing Policies Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2009 0 Continuing to investigate the practice of ghostwriting, Senator Charles E. Grassley recently sent letters to 10 top medical…
CME Reflections on Industry-Supported-Continuing-Medical Educational Activities… Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2009 0 In response to the “torrent of recent literature decrying the role of industry support for postgraduate medical education,”…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act 2009: Comparison of House and Senate… Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2009 1 The next three weeks the Senate will be tied up in the debate on healthcare reform. In each Healthcare reform…
CME Medical Education Companies, Commercial Support and Transparency Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2009 0 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Companies have recently been targeted as being opposed to transparency in continuing medical…
Memorial Memorial: Richard (Buzz) Goodstein, MD — Founder of the Good Guys Thomas Sullivan Nov 26, 2009 4 On this thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful about and one thing that I am personally thankful for is that I was able to know…
Executive Branch HHS OIG: How Grantees Manage Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research… Thomas Sullivan Nov 23, 2009 0 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a follow up report…
Healthcare Reform Senate Opens Debate on Health Reform Bill Thomas Sullivan Nov 23, 2009 0 The Senate on Saturday voted 60 – 40 to open debate on their version of Health Reform. We expect debate to begin December…
Medical Journals Medical Journals Conversion to New Disclosure Forms Thomas Sullivan Nov 20, 2009 0 When the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors came out with a new conflict of interest disclosure form last month…
Healthcare Reform Harvard Medical School Dean Gives Health Care Reform Proposals Failing… Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2009 0 In a recent evaluation of current health care reform proposals, Harvard Medical School dean Jeffrey FIier, MD Dean of Harvard…
Academic Organizations University of Minnesota to Adopt University Wide Interest Policies Thomas Sullivan Nov 18, 2009 0 According to the Minneapolis Star Ledger a draft policy requiring faculty, researchers and staff to file annual reports…