Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4101

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Publication type: Journal Article

Salem AG.
Medical education and the pharmaceutical industry.
J Gen Intern Med 1990 Jan-Feb; 5:(1):91-2

Abstract:

The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly involved with various aspects of medical education: sponsorship of CME, recruiting physicians to write monographs on various topics, holding national conferences that coincide with the launch of a new product, sponsoring supplements in medical journals. Protocols are suggested for the funding and selection of speakers at CME events.

Keywords:
*analysis/United States/CME/continuing medical education/conference speakers/journal supplements/payment for writing articles/PROMOTION DISGUISED: COMPANY SPONSORED SPEAKING TOURS AND CONFERENCE SPEAKERS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: GHOST-WRITING AND JOURNAL ARTICLES/PROMOTION DISGUISED: JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, CONTROLLED CIRCULATION JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: SUPPORT FOR CME/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: CME Drug Industry* Education, Medical, Continuing/economics* Ethics, Medical* Financing, Organized Humans