| Winds of change: growing demands for transparency in the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. | |
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PMID: 19740050 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The relationship between medicine and the pharmaceutical industry in the United States is undergoing rapid and momentous change; US Senator Grassley has alleged inadequate disclosure of earnings from industry and lack of acknowledgement of conflicts of interest by leading academics. This article is based on the premise that it is not the relationship per se that is the problem, but rather how that relationship is enacted. The influential 2008 report of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has provided detailed recommendations on appropriate interactions between academic physicians and industry (eg, proscribing receipt of gifts including travel support, and proscribing speaking at industry-sponsored educational programs). Contrary to expectations, there has been widespread acceptance of such guidelines. In Australia, details of all industry-sponsored educational events are now listed on the Medicines Australia website. Australian doctors have no alternative but to drastically improve the transparency of their interactions with industry, both in terms of the remuneration received and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Australian universities should seriously consider developing recommendations similar to those of the AAMC. |
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Authors:
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Philip B Mitchell |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 191 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-10 Completed Date: 2009-11-03 Revised Date: 2010-03-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 273-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW. phil.mitchell@unsw.edu.au |
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Australia Conflict of Interest* Drug Industry / ethics* Gift Giving / ethics Humans Interprofessional Relations / ethics* Physicians / ethics* |
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Comment In:
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Med J Aust. 2010 Mar 1;192(5):293-4
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20201768
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Med J Aust. 2010 Mar 1;192(5):294 Med J Aust. 2010 Mar 1;192(5):294-5 |
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