Conflict of Interest Sally Satel, MD Reviews White Coat, Black Hat – Money and Medicine or… Thomas Sullivan Oct 22, 2010 1 Many physicians find productive and rewarding careers in industry. Other physicians believe that sharing information about…
Media ProPublica: Doc’s for Dollars or Journalist for Dollars? Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2010 0 Investigative journalism usually consists of objective reporting of the facts and the unbiased presentation of evidence. Readers…
Media ProPublica: Doctors for Dollars or Risk for Reward? Thomas Sullivan Oct 20, 2010 0 For the past several years, pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been posting payments made to physicians. Some…
AMA AMA CPPD Report Gets the Facts Thomas Sullivan Oct 20, 2010 0 In this month’s Continuing Physician Professional Development (CPPD) report, the American Medical Association (AMA) discussed a…
Academic Organizations Drug Reps Off Campus! Promoting Professional Purity by Suppressing… Thomas Sullivan Oct 19, 2010 0 Over the years, “wide-spread criticism of the pharmaceutical industry’s extravagant marketing practices and some doctors’…
Clinical Research The American Surgeon: In Defense of Industry-Physician Relationships Thomas Sullivan Oct 18, 2010 0 As the number of restrictions on physicians working with industry continue to grow, and the places where policies prohibit…
Pharmaceutical and Device The Miracle of Insulin Thomas Sullivan Oct 15, 2010 0 Today, only 1 out of 5,000 to 10,000 chemical compounds makes it to the pharmacy, and this process can take between eleven and…
CME Continuing Medical Education Support: Enables Advances in Medicine Thomas Sullivan Oct 14, 2010 0 While commercial funding of continuing medical education (CME) has continued to decrease over the past several years, John Kamp,…
CME AMA CME Information Updated Thomas Sullivan Oct 13, 2010 0 The American Medical Association (AMA) recently discussed a number of medical education initiatives and announcements in their…
Congress Group Purchasing Organizations – Seriously Reviewed By GAO and Others Thomas Sullivan Oct 12, 2010 0 Last year Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) asked for proof that the purchasing intermediaries that buy medical products for…