Policy & Medicine - Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Issues

Governor Paterson of New York announced he is introducing a ban on gifts to physicians. Though the bill is not available…

The Macy Foundation published their full proceedings of the conference Continuing Education in the Health Professions: …

Pfizer published a list of grants that were given in first quarter 08, this included all charitable and educational grants. …

Senator ‘s Charles Grassley and Herb Kohl yesterday released a press release that included summary of the latest version of the…

A couple of weeks ago, we covered the release of the JAMA Ghost writing article JAMA articles on Ghost writing and Study Results…

So what do these groups advocating "doctor disclosure" really want from government mandated public…

A great article for your weekend read Sally Satel, MD – What the Doctor Ordered….. Dr. Satel outlines the need for "freedom…

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and investigations today held a public hearing : …

This week, Christopher A. Viehbacher, president U.S. Pharmaceuticals GlaxoSmithKline, sent a letter to the leadership in…

Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) last week released their response to the Institute of Medicine…