Pharmaceutical Sponsorship

There is a suggestion that pharmaceutical companies sponsoring meetings should only be able to talk about drugs on the area formulary. What do you think about this? Do you think we should have sponsorship at all?Have a read ofThe road to recovery. Is it time to bid farewell to the drug reps? by David Psetsky. It is on Medscape, but registration is both easy and free.For the Friday meeting, those not presenting the case (and only one is doing that) are asked to give brief presentations on:Benign Intracranial HypertensionAseptic meningitis related to drugsTuberculous meningitisHerpes simplex encephalitisShare them out between yourselves. I am looking for two minutes on the subject. Keep it concise and precise. No waffling. No powerpoint!MJM

Source: MJM Wardrounds - September 1, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: blogs