October 2011 – Page 2 – Policy & Medicine

The Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act of 2011: House Introduces Bill to Relieve FDA of Burdensome Conflict of Interest Quotas

Hospitalizations Heart Failure Fell 30% in a Decade; Largely a Result of Physician-Industry Collaboration Bringing Advances in HF Treatment

The Department of Defense Closing Down CME Office

Par Pharmaceuticals vs. FDA Calling for Truthful Speech vs. FDA Approved

CMS Final Rule for the 2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRX) Incentive Program

Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act Introduced: Senators Call for Reducing Arbitrary Conflict of Interest Quotas on FDA Panels

Association of Community Cancer Centers Announces PI CME Program for Diagnosis of NSCLC

A Hard Look at Physician-Industry Relationships and Ad Hominem Attacks by Critics

CCMEP Certification Sees Significant Retention Rate

AMA CEJA 2011 – The New Myths of the CEJA Report Financial Relationships with Industry in Continuing Medical Education.