June 8, 2015 – In his new book, “Pharmaphobia: How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical Innovation,” Tom Stossel, M.D., states that regulations designed to limit valuable interaction between industry experts, physicians and researchers have “undermined scientific progress and stifled American medical innovation.” According to Stossel, the book has two purposes: (1) to […]
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conflict of interestPolicy and Medicine: News Outlets Accentuate the Negative in Describing Industry-Physician Relationships
April 4, 2013 — Headlines run by news outlets regarding the status of industry-physician relationships rarely focus on the benefits of those relationships, according to an April 3 article in Policy and Medicine. Instead, “news outlets are continuing their misleading headlines and stories regarding physician-industry collaboration over the last few weeks by relying on the […]
Read moreSurgeon: Physician/Industry Collaboration More Likely To Advance Care than To Create Conflict of Interest
Dec. 10, 2012 – As the debate continues regarding the pros and cons of industry/physician collaboration, a British-born surgeon has suggested in an article that the recent push to curtail and constrain this important interaction fails to recognize the benefits it can provide to the public health, according to a recent post in Policy and […]
Read moreACRE Code of Conduct Statement Respects Value of Physician/Industry Relationship
Nov. 6, 2012 – The Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators (ACRE) recently published a statement to assist physicians as they navigate how to become involved appropriately in research, education or other collaborations with industry. This statement calls for careful consideration of collaborations, but also notes that these collaborations “have added considerably to patient care […]
Read moreMassachusetts to Hold Oct. 19 Public Hearing to Discuss “Modest Meal” Exception
Sept. 28, 2012 – Pharmaceutical and medical device companies may be allowed to provide “modest meals and refreshments” at non-continuing medical education (CME) events in Massachusetts if proposed “emergency amendments” to the state’s law covering codes of conduct for these industries are adopted. An Oct. 19 hearing is planned to discuss the amendments. In July, […]
Read moreAlthough Several Sunshine Act Rules Remain Unsettled, Senate Roundtable Participants Largely Agree with Coalition on Major Issues
Review and Commentary by John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Sept. 17, 2012 – The only absolutely certain news coming out of the Sept. 12 U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Roundtable on the Sunshine Act is that final rules are on their way. Within the next few years, all industry payments to […]
Read moreACCME Annual Report Shows Decline in Industry CME Funding
July 30, 2012 – A report released last week by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) shows that the pharmaceutical industry’s funding of CME programs continued to decline in 2011. This trend is likely to continue if regulations to implement the “Sunshine” provisions of the Affordable Care Act proceed as proposed, and could […]
Read moreGuest Column: Heavy Meddle by Peter Pitts
May 7, 2012 — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka, “the stimulus package”) provided AHRQ with $29.5 million for a program on academic detailing and the “communication of CER results to physicians.” One contract, for $11.7 million, went to Total Therapeutic Management (TTM) and is specifically intended for physician outreach and education. (TTM is […]
Read moreNew Video Highlights Advances in CME Conflicts of Interest Policies
March 19, 2012 – A new video produced by CME Peer Review – “Conflict of Interest: The Bottom Line” – features Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director John Kamp and other continuing medical education (CME) experts who are moving ahead with strategies to minimize CME conflicts of interest. Highlights of the video are discussed in a March […]
Read moreCoalition Calls for Substantial Revisions to Sunshine Act Proposed Rules
Feb. 16, 2012 – Further notice and comment are necessary for the implementation of Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act – known as the “Sunshine Act” – to ensure that the data submitted under the Act are accurate and are placed in the proper context for public understanding, according to the Coalition for Healthcare Communication Sunshine […]
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