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Pharma Gifts to Physicians - Where's the Real Conflict?
Date: Thursday, 9 February 2006
The JAMA article authors suggest that the following gifts to physicians by pharmaceutical companies can create conflicts of interest:
Moderator: John Mack
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Time: 1:30 PM Eastern Time
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Survey:
In a recent JAMA article, "Health Industry Practices That Create Conflicts of Interest," a group of influential doctors argue that free gifts, drugs and classes that pharmaceutical and medical device makers routinely give doctors undermine good medical care. The authors also urge a ban on such gifts.
See the results of the Pharma Gifts to Physicians Survey, which asked respondents to rate the degree of conflict receiving such gifts might result.
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Free Gifts to Physicians: What's the Big Deal?
Authors of a recent JAMA article recommend a ban on "gifts" from pharmaceutical companies to doctors. The authors -- "a group of influential doctors" from major academic medical centers -- claim that gifts pose challenges to the principles of medical professionalism. Pharma Marketing News hosted an online survey and a Pharma Marketing Expert Roundtable discussion on the topic of gifts to physicians. This article summarizes the findings of that survey and includes comments and insights from survey respondents and Roundtable members.
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