ACCME Prescription for Conflict: CME Funding from Big Pharma to Big Placebo Thomas Sullivan Apr 19, 2010 0 It seems like every day we run into people and groups who believe in something that scientific evidence has disproved. Often…
CME CME Helps Physician Compliance Thomas Sullivan Apr 16, 2010 0 With more and more studies showing that America is going to be facing a significant shortage of physicians in the near…
State Policy Massachusetts Meal Ban: Hurts Restaurants, Physicians and Patients Thomas Sullivan Apr 15, 2010 0 In response to the Massachusetts Code of Conduct which bans restaurant meals at FDA regulated events, Dr. Carlat recently debated…
Medical Journals Journal Supplements: Citation and Peer Review Thomas Sullivan Apr 14, 2010 0 A recent article in PLOS One, titled “Citability of Original Research and Reviews in Journals and Their Sponsored Supplements,”…
Memorial Bob Franks – Legislator and Advocate for Innovation (1951 –… Thomas Sullivan Apr 14, 2010 0 This past weekend, Robert Franks, former US Congressman and New Jersey State Assemblyman passed away from a battle with cancer. …
State Policy State Policy: Some State Bills to Watch in 2010 Thomas Sullivan Apr 14, 2010 0 While health care reform has taken a national stage over the past year, states have also begun introducing legislation to address…
Media Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bias Reporting on Physician Industry… Thomas Sullivan Apr 13, 2010 0 The Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel continued on its track to discredit physicans working with industry by publishing…
CME CME Providers Have Suitable Oversight to Ensure Compliance Thomas Sullivan Apr 12, 2010 0 A recent interview about Continuing Medical Education (CME) with Steven Kawczak, MA, associate director for the Center for…
State Policy Vermont Physician Payment Disclosure Report for 2009 Thomas Sullivan Apr 9, 2010 0 A recent article in BusinessWeek discussed how “drug companies spent almost $2.6 million on marketing their products to Vermont…
Medical Journals Medical Innovation Largely Responsible for Huge Decline in Heart Attack… Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2010 0 While media, politicians, and critics continue their crusade to limit physician-industry relationships, recent evidence suggests…