Post by violet on Apr 28, 2009 14:08:40 GMT -5
This is excellent news...
New York Times: bit.ly/dTxsg (this link was posted by NYT on Twitter) First few paragraphs:
WASHINGTON — In a scolding report, the nation’s most influential medical advisory group said that doctors should stop taking much of the money, gifts and free drug samples that they routinely accept from drug and device companies.
The report by the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, is a stinging indictment of many of the most common means by which drug and device makers endear themselves to doctors, medical schools and hospitals.
“It is time for medical schools to end a number of long-accepted relationships and practices that create conflicts of interest, threaten the integrity of their missions and their reputations, and put public trust in jeopardy,” the report concluded.
Wall Street Journal: bit.ly/Wlhj1 (this link was posted by WSJ on Twitter). First few paragraphs:
The Institute of Medicine recommended Tuesday that doctors, medical schools, professional groups and drug makers make far-reaching changes to prevent industry gifts and payments from influencing patient care and research.
The IOM, part of the National Academy of Sciences, proposed the elimination of many now-common practices. It said doctors, for example, shouldn't accept meals, trips or other gifts from companies. Nor should physicians participate in clinical trials if they have a financial interest in the outcome, or sign on to ghost-written articles.
HealthDay News (as posted on Forbes.com): www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/04/28/hscout626501.html First few paragraphs:
A government panel is calling on Congress to require drug, device and biotechnology companies to publicly report payments they make to certain individuals and institutions, including physicians, researchers, professional societies and patient advocacy groups.
The panel also said there should be a ban on gifts to doctors, limitations on the use of drug samples and a requirement that every institution in the United States engaging in medical research, the practice of medicine or medical education establish conflict-of-interest policies.
The suggestions are among 16 recommendations contained in a report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice, released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academy of Sciences. The IOM serves as an adviser to the nation on health matters.
Modern Healthcare: www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090428/REG/304289996
The Institute of Medicine released an analysis of the severity of conflicts of interest along with 16 recommendations for eliminating and managing their influence on the practice of medicine.
The report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice, concluded that rules to manage conflicts of interest can be implemented without discouraging the development of medical advances. Academic medical centers, journals, professional societies as well as other groups engaged in the development of continuing medical education, clinical guidelines and research were all called upon to develop and adopt comprehensive conflicts-of-interest guidelines and disclosure rules.
Science Insider blog affiliated with Science magazine: blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/04/medical-experts.html
The best way to damp down concerns about doctors’ and researchers’ financial conflicts of interest is to require full disclosure, according to an expert report issued today. A panel of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine says faculty members at medical institutions should be required to report all industry money they receive from outside their institution—no matter how small the amount—to special committees that would keep track of the data and manage conflicts.
The policy recommended by IOM would be far more intrusive than current U.S. rules, which require only National Institutes of Health grantees to report to their own institutions outside income of more than $10,000 per year. But the IOM panel members say concerns are growing that academic researchers who take drug company payments are withholding data from publication or otherwise biasing results. And as part of an ongoing investigation, Senator Chuck Grassley (R–IA) has identified several psychiatrists who allegedly failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting income.
Chronicle of Higher Education news blog: chronicle.com/news/article/6389/institute-of-medicine-calls-for-ban-on-drug-company-gifts-to-professors-and-others
The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine has joined the call to urge medical professors and other health-care professionals to reject free meals, travel, and consulting fees from pharmaceutical companies, the Associated Press reports.
The institute, which represents the government’s top medical advisers, warned in a 353-page report that such gifts could influence how doctors practice medicine. Bernard Lo, who is chairman of the committee that wrote the report, said free lunches and paid lectures “erode public trust while providing no meaningful benefits to patients or society.”
ABIM Statement on IOM report:
news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-28-2009/0005014577&EDATE=
PHILADELPHIA, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The ABIM Foundation both lauds and supports the Institute of Medicine's report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice. The recommendations will be critical to protecting the integrity of professional judgment and preserving public trust in medicine.
New York Times: bit.ly/dTxsg (this link was posted by NYT on Twitter) First few paragraphs:
WASHINGTON — In a scolding report, the nation’s most influential medical advisory group said that doctors should stop taking much of the money, gifts and free drug samples that they routinely accept from drug and device companies.
The report by the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, is a stinging indictment of many of the most common means by which drug and device makers endear themselves to doctors, medical schools and hospitals.
“It is time for medical schools to end a number of long-accepted relationships and practices that create conflicts of interest, threaten the integrity of their missions and their reputations, and put public trust in jeopardy,” the report concluded.
Wall Street Journal: bit.ly/Wlhj1 (this link was posted by WSJ on Twitter). First few paragraphs:
The Institute of Medicine recommended Tuesday that doctors, medical schools, professional groups and drug makers make far-reaching changes to prevent industry gifts and payments from influencing patient care and research.
The IOM, part of the National Academy of Sciences, proposed the elimination of many now-common practices. It said doctors, for example, shouldn't accept meals, trips or other gifts from companies. Nor should physicians participate in clinical trials if they have a financial interest in the outcome, or sign on to ghost-written articles.
HealthDay News (as posted on Forbes.com): www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/04/28/hscout626501.html First few paragraphs:
A government panel is calling on Congress to require drug, device and biotechnology companies to publicly report payments they make to certain individuals and institutions, including physicians, researchers, professional societies and patient advocacy groups.
The panel also said there should be a ban on gifts to doctors, limitations on the use of drug samples and a requirement that every institution in the United States engaging in medical research, the practice of medicine or medical education establish conflict-of-interest policies.
The suggestions are among 16 recommendations contained in a report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice, released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academy of Sciences. The IOM serves as an adviser to the nation on health matters.
Modern Healthcare: www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090428/REG/304289996
The Institute of Medicine released an analysis of the severity of conflicts of interest along with 16 recommendations for eliminating and managing their influence on the practice of medicine.
The report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice, concluded that rules to manage conflicts of interest can be implemented without discouraging the development of medical advances. Academic medical centers, journals, professional societies as well as other groups engaged in the development of continuing medical education, clinical guidelines and research were all called upon to develop and adopt comprehensive conflicts-of-interest guidelines and disclosure rules.
Science Insider blog affiliated with Science magazine: blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/04/medical-experts.html
The best way to damp down concerns about doctors’ and researchers’ financial conflicts of interest is to require full disclosure, according to an expert report issued today. A panel of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine says faculty members at medical institutions should be required to report all industry money they receive from outside their institution—no matter how small the amount—to special committees that would keep track of the data and manage conflicts.
The policy recommended by IOM would be far more intrusive than current U.S. rules, which require only National Institutes of Health grantees to report to their own institutions outside income of more than $10,000 per year. But the IOM panel members say concerns are growing that academic researchers who take drug company payments are withholding data from publication or otherwise biasing results. And as part of an ongoing investigation, Senator Chuck Grassley (R–IA) has identified several psychiatrists who allegedly failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting income.
Chronicle of Higher Education news blog: chronicle.com/news/article/6389/institute-of-medicine-calls-for-ban-on-drug-company-gifts-to-professors-and-others
The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine has joined the call to urge medical professors and other health-care professionals to reject free meals, travel, and consulting fees from pharmaceutical companies, the Associated Press reports.
The institute, which represents the government’s top medical advisers, warned in a 353-page report that such gifts could influence how doctors practice medicine. Bernard Lo, who is chairman of the committee that wrote the report, said free lunches and paid lectures “erode public trust while providing no meaningful benefits to patients or society.”
ABIM Statement on IOM report:
news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-28-2009/0005014577&EDATE=
PHILADELPHIA, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The ABIM Foundation both lauds and supports the Institute of Medicine's report, Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice. The recommendations will be critical to protecting the integrity of professional judgment and preserving public trust in medicine.