Uncategorized Health Advocacy Organizations and the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Analysis… Thomas Sullivan Jan 19, 2011 0 Patients dying of cancer or suffering from diabetes often do not have the means to advocate for more research or treatments to…
CME CME Grant Disclosure and Transparency: Company Reports 2009 and 1st Qtr… Thomas Sullivan Jul 14, 2010 0 We have compiled a chart of companies that disclose their educational grant payments for 2009 and 2010. In 2009…
Congress Letters from Grassley: CDC Send Us Your Advisors Names Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2010 0 Last year, a report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), noted that “the US…
Conflict of Interest FDA Draft Guidance on Transparency and Advisory Committees Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2010 0 This week, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sent a letter to colleagues and staff…
Academic Organizations University of South Florida: Nobel Prize Winner Lectures on Working with… Thomas Sullivan Feb 23, 2010 0 Many medical schools are running away from industry, but one university is embracing the outcomes of working with Industry. The…
Medical Legal US Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Finance and Effect on Health Care Thomas Sullivan Feb 22, 2010 0 Lost in the shuffle of the election of Scott Brown to the US Senate from Massachusetts and its effect on health care reform…
Conflict of Interest Bias in Research Literature and Conflict of Interest: It’s Not Just About… Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2010 0 A recent editorial in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience examined Conflicts of interest (COIs). The article titled, “Bias…
Congress Letters from Grassley: Grassley to NIH Why No Disclosure on Resolved… Thomas Sullivan Oct 28, 2009 0 Senator Charles Grassley’s (R-IA) latest letter to the NIH follows an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education that noted…
Conflict of Interest New England Journal of Medicine: Disclosure Accuracy Confirmed Thomas Sullivan Oct 15, 2009 0 The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a research study on the “Accuracy of Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures…