CME PACME Summit Features Session on External Topics Including Health Care… Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2010 0 The Pharmaceutical Alliance for Continuing Medical Education is holding their annual summit in Philadelphia on Thursday May 13th…
Physician Payment Disclosure Kaiser Health News: Physician Payment Disclosure and Affects on Physicians… Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2010 0 Although the database of payments to physicians from pharmaceutical and device companies, required by the recently passed…
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…
Innovation Medical Innovation In the Flat World Thomas Sullivan Apr 26, 2010 0 In the 1960s, Dr. Raul Perez, an obstetrician and gynecologist, immigrated to America from Cuba, and came to St. Louis. He “had a…
Institute of Medicine IOM Report: National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century Thomas Sullivan Apr 26, 2010 0 “Advances in biomedical research continue to create significant opportunities for improving the detection, treatment, and…
Conflict of Interest FDA Draft Guidance on Transparency and Advisory Committees Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2010 0 This week, Dr.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…
Medical Societies CMSS Code of Interaction with Companies Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2010 0 The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) which represents 32 leading medical professional societies, with a collective…
FDA PDUFA 2012 – Background From PhRMA’s Perspective Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2010 0 In 2012 Congress will be revisiting Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). In an effort to prepare the FDA is asking for comments…
Pharmaceutical and Device IMS Reports Significant Global Pharmaceutical Sales Growth in Emerging… Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2010 0 IMS Health reported that the size of the global market for pharmaceuticals is expected to grow nearly $300 billion over the next…
Executive Branch Donald Berwick Nominated CMS Administrator Thomas Sullivan Apr 20, 2010 0 By adding nearly 31 million more people to the U.S. health care system, the success of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…