In May, we reported that Thomas Stossel, M.D., long a champion of physician and industry collaboration, has published a new book entitled Pharmaphobia: How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical Innovation. In it, Stossel, a distinguished Harvard hematologist and researcher, decries the conflict of interest movement as detrimental to medical progress and ultimately the patients who would benefit from new, innovative therapies. A question and answer interview with Stossel about his book can be found here.
Now, we are happy to report on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, the American Enterprise Institute will be hosting Pharmaphobia: A discussion with Dr. Tom Stossel on the myths holding back medical innovation. During the event, Dr. Stossel will be interviewed by his son, Scott Stossel of The Atlantic, about Dr. Stossel’s new book. Books will be available for sale at the event.
From AEI: In “Pharmaphobia: How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical Innovation,” Tom Stossel, M.D., describes how a misguided pursuit of theoretical professional purity stretching over the last quarter-century has made medical innovation more difficult than ever before. As “Pharmaphobia” contends, bureaucrats, reporters, politicians, and predatory lawyers have built careers around attacking the industry, belittling its critical contributions to innovation and accusing it of nonexistent malfeasance. Stossel emphasizes how the resulting conflict-of-interest regulations have limited or banned valuable interactions between industry experts, physicians, and researchers while diverting scarce resources away from medical research and innovation and toward compliance.
Location: AEI, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
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