Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4451

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Publication type: Journal Article

Wilbur RS.
Drug promotion and scientific exchange.
N Engl J Med 1992 Jan 9; 326:(2):133-4

Abstract:

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education makes a clear distinction between continuing medical education and promotion and requires full disclosure by speakers about their relationships with industry. The author disagrees with Kessler if he proposes to ban anecdotal evidence and unsupported opinions in CME events.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United States/ Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education/ conflict of interest/ conference speakers/ continuing medical education/ sponsored symposia & conferences/ unlabeled indication/PROMOTION DISGUISED: COMPANY SPONSORED SPEAKING TOURS AND CONFERENCE SPEAKERS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: SUPPORT FOR CME/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: UNLABELED INDICATIONS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: AUTONOMOUS BODIES Advertising* Drug Industry* Education, Medical, Continuing* United States