Academic Detailing NEJM: The Selling of Academic Detailing Thomas Sullivan Apr 12, 2011 0 Almost 50 years ago, U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver (D-TN) introduced legislation to regulate the drug industry because the Food and…
Pharmaceutical and Device Survey Shows Physicians Have High Regards for Industry Interactions Thomas Sullivan Apr 11, 2011 0 Over the past several years, a number of media sources and so-called “investigative journalists” have published stories suggesting…
Conflict of Interest JAMA: The Inverse Logic of the Pharmaceutical Inverse Benefit “Law” Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2011 0 In today’s fast paced and rapidly changing medical environment, health care practitioners in every area—from primary care to…
CME ACC to Eliminate Outside Industry Supported CME Symposium at Future… Thomas Sullivan Apr 7, 2011 0 We think this week, that the American College of Cardiology (ACC) is forming a new business unit to produce promotional meetings…
FDA FDA Webinar How to Report Your Local Sales Rep Thomas Sullivan Apr 7, 2011 0 As we noted last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched “The Bad Ad Program,” which is designed to educate health…
Affordable Care Act Remove the Obstacles to Device Innovation Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2011 0 Over the past several months, there has been a large focus on the American medical device industry and regulatory approval and…
Congress American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2010 Thomas Sullivan Apr 5, 2011 0 Medical device and pharmaceutical companies face significant regulatory and legal obstacles in developing new and life-saving…
CME Pooled CME Funding a May Be a Road to No Where Thomas Sullivan Apr 4, 2011 0 Medical societies and other providers have been under assault the last few years for the way they handle commercial funds for…
Conflict of Interest Archives of Internal Medicine: Clinical Practice Guidelines No Harm But Ban… Thomas Sullivan Apr 4, 2011 0 As science continues to advance and medical discoveries persistently make our lives healthier and better, a number of critics are…