The widespread perception that the cozy relationship between physicians and the
pharmaceutical industry leads to conflicts of interest has, among other things, prompted a …

CONFLICTS of interest between continuing medical education (CME) providers and the
pharmaceutical industry have reached a critical point. But the good news is, these two …

Industry money flows to CME providers-whether medical societies, private companies,
universities or hospitals-allowing doctors the chance to learn for free or at a discount. In fact …

In this era of major scientific advances and evolving models of care delivery and payment,
physicians and other health care professionals struggle to remain current. Accredited …

The pharmaceutical and medical device industries fund a substantial portion of the
continuing medical education (CME) of physicians in Canada. Along with this financial …

Trust is core to the value of accredited continuing education.
Physiciansandotherhealthcareprofessionals, patients, and the public must be able to trust …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As the foundations for modern approaches to medical
education were being built in the early years of the 20th century, William Osler fretted about …

Most academic medical centers (AMCs) have developedfinancialconflictofinterest (COI)
policiestogovern relationshipsbetweentheirfacultyandthedru… device industries. The …

We disagree, and find nothing in his commentary to support that conclusion. To quote
Relman, we believe that “in the absence of evidence to support that assumption, it is an …

NEW ETHICAL guidelines that address the relationship between pharmaceutical companies
and continuing medical education (CME) programs are expected to be approved this month …