Academic Organizations Yale Updates Conflict of Interest Reporting Requirements Thomas Sullivan Sep 14, 2010 0 Last April, Yale University issued a press release regarding an improved conflict of interest (COI) reporting process in response…
Pharmaceutical and Device Pharmaceutical Development Challenges Includes Deficit in Human Capital Thomas Sullivan Sep 13, 2010 0 Pharmaceutical development and discovery has faced significant challenges over the past several years. While the rate at which new…
Letters from Grassley The Controversy on Disclosure of Private Donations to Patient Organizations Thomas Sullivan Sep 10, 2010 0 The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) is one of the nation’s best organizations for helping families dealing with…
Innovation Medical Innovation and Competitiveness Coalition Promotes Innovation Thomas Sullivan Sep 9, 2010 0 One of the main goals of health care reform was to control costs, while still being able to deliver effective care. What this…
CME Pri-Med Study: Physicians Who Don’t Allow Rep Visits Will Attend… Thomas Sullivan Sep 9, 2010 0 A recent survey conducted by Pri-Med looked at how Clinicians who attend the Pri-Med Access events exhibit varying degrees of…
CME American Medical Association Updated Criteria for Physician Recognition… Thomas Sullivan Sep 9, 2010 0 The American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Medical Education released revisions to the AMA PRA credit system that will…
Conflict of Interest Debate on Industry Research – Critic Admits to Mealy Mouthed Evidence Thomas Sullivan Sep 8, 2010 0 Critics Medical Researchers Two groups—the "pharmapologists" and the “pharmascolds”—have long debated the proper role of the…
CME New York Times: Pediatric Mental Health Diagnosis Deficiencies –… Thomas Sullivan Sep 7, 2010 3 A recent story in the New York Times discussed the difficulty doctors are having diagnosing children who have behavioral problems,…
CME Canadian Medical Association Journal Reviews Commercial Support of… Thomas Sullivan Sep 7, 2010 0 The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) recently claimed that there is a “widespread perception that the cozy relationship…
HHS-OIG Allergan Botox Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement Thomas Sullivan Sep 3, 2010 0 This week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has reached a resolution regarding the previously…