ACRE ACRE Response to NIH Proposed COI and Transparency Policy Thomas Sullivan Jul 22, 2010 0 In response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) call for comments regarding proposed transparency rules, the Association…
Academic Organizations Oncology: Europe Beating US Hands Down on Innovation and CME – the Dumbing… Thomas Sullivan Jul 21, 2010 0 An interesting video and script from MedScape recently discussed a troubling trend in clinical research regarding gastrointestinal…
FDA Top Three Diabetes Organizations Issue Physician Guidance on Avandia and CV… Thomas Sullivan Jul 21, 2010 0 After an FDA external advisory panel last week provided mixed recommendations regarding Avandia (rosiglitazone), the American…
ACCME ACCME Annual Data: Increased Competition for CME Resources Thomas Sullivan Jul 20, 2010 0 According to the Global Education Group, the ACCME 2009 annual report data showed that “increased competition for continuing…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Merck Closing Cambridge Massachusetts… Thomas Sullivan Jul 20, 2010 0 The Boston Globe reported that “pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., will shut a five-year-old Cambridge research lab as part of…
CME FDA REMS: Continuing Medical Education Requirement for Malaria Drug Thomas Sullivan Jul 19, 2010 0 Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) on AR Scientific…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Creating a Collaboration Gap Thomas Sullivan Jul 19, 2010 0 The Boston Business Journal recently highlighted the “Collaboration Gap” that is being caused by the gift ban in Massachusetts,…
Media Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Nature’s Unintended Consequences Thomas Sullivan Jul 16, 2010 0 As drug companies “prepare for new draconian provisions for reporting on financial relationships with academia,” a recent article…
Academic Organizations University of Wisconsin – Physicians Revolt on “Conflict of Interest… Thomas Sullivan Jul 15, 2010 0 Physicians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School are no longer taking lightly the recently drafted foundation…
Uncategorized FDA Avandia Hearing Update – Committee Votes to Keep Avandia on the Market… Thomas Sullivan Jul 14, 2010 0 The FDA advisory panel on Avandia voted in favor of keeping Avandia (rosiglitizone) on the market the vote breaks down as…