On September 22 in Washington DC, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest is hosting a half-day conference on pharmaceutical industry support of continuing medical education. We'll address some key questions such as:
* Is it "true" that industry-sponsored CME helps neither physicians nor patients because it is "biased?"
* Would CME be "better" if industry just gave the same dollars to academic medical centers and hospitals?
* Does barring industry support dampen intellectual freedom and drive talented people out of academic medicine?
We'll be joined by experts such as Tom Stossel, MD (Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School), Roger Meyer, MD (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University), Jack Lewin, MD (President, American College of Cardiology), Gary Puckrein (National Minority Quality Forum), Michael Weber, MD (Professor of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center) and others.
We hope to see you there. Here's a copy of the complete agenda.
If you would like to attend (there is no cost), please contact Mario Coluccio at (212) 417-9169 or mario.coluccio@cmpi.org
* Is it "true" that industry-sponsored CME helps neither physicians nor patients because it is "biased?"
* Would CME be "better" if industry just gave the same dollars to academic medical centers and hospitals?
* Does barring industry support dampen intellectual freedom and drive talented people out of academic medicine?
We'll be joined by experts such as Tom Stossel, MD (Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School), Roger Meyer, MD (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University), Jack Lewin, MD (President, American College of Cardiology), Gary Puckrein (National Minority Quality Forum), Michael Weber, MD (Professor of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center) and others.
We hope to see you there. Here's a copy of the complete agenda.
If you would like to attend (there is no cost), please contact Mario Coluccio at (212) 417-9169 or mario.coluccio@cmpi.org
