The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) recently posted a story in Convene, which discussed “The Biggest Challenges Medical Meeting Planners Face Today.” This topic is of particular interest given all of the new obligations that medical meeting planners must abide by to ensure compliance with the Sunshine Act, now that reporting has officially begun. The […]
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A recent lecture from Robert A. Harrington MD, FACC, focused on the "Relationships with Industry: Effects on the Academic Process and Education of Physicians.” Dr. Harrington, who is a Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, is also the Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). In this role, he is responsible for […]
This week’s debate between Steven Nissen, MD Cleveland Clinic and Robert Harrington, MD Duke on Industry support of education proved to be lively discussion. The discussion and presentations ranged from industry support of research, education, and medical societies. At one point during Dr. Nissen’s presentation he argued that the American Heart Association had made statements […]