Healthy Skepticism Library item: 20043
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Publication type: Journal Article
Kmietowicz Z
WMA sets rules on how doctors handle industry sponsorship
BMJ 2004 Oct 16; 329:(876):
http://www.bmj.com//content/329/7471/876.1?variant=full-text
Abstract:
The World Medical Association has published its first guidelines on how doctors should handle their relationship with commercial enterprises.
The guidelines, which cover medical conferences, gifts, research, and affiliations, are a bid to satisfy the public’s demands for greater transparency in doctors’ relationship with the pharmaceutical industry.
In a statement issued at its annual general assembly this week in Tokyo the World Medical Association acknowledged that industry support helps doctors carry out medical research, attend scientific conferences, and learn about new medical developments. But conflicts of interest occur when commercial …
