Healthy Skepticism Library item: 649

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Publication type: Journal Article

Ubel PA, Arnold RM, Gramelspacher GP, Hoppe RB, Landefeld CS, Levinson W, Tierney W, Tolle SW.
Acceptance of external funds by physician organizations: issues and policy options.
J Gen Intern Med 1995 Nov; 10:(11):624-30

Abstract:

This article summarizes the major moral issues that physician organizations and societies face when accepting funds from medically related industries. There are benefits and risks to accepting external funding including enhanced organizational activities, improved relationships with other organizations, potential for undue influence, potential for dependency and potential to create distributive injustice. A variety of policy options are possible ranging from not accepting any external funds to setting a limit on the total amount of external funds that would be accepted. Any policy should have two crucial components: a mechanism to receive broad input from the organization’s members and a process to review and modify the policy.

Keywords:
*analysis corporate funding conflict of interest attitude toward industry relationship between medical profession and industry ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: CONSUMERS PATIENTS ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PROFESSIONALISM SPONSORSHIP: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS