Psychiatry Funding Questioned

elisa · 05-15-2005, 03:30 AM

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For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital's renowned psychiatry department has accepted money from the pharmaceutical industry to educate doctors around the country.

After decades of offering continuing medical education classes in Boston, Harvard Medical School teaching hospital last year raised $6.5 million from Cephalon Inc., Janssen Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, and Wyeth for its 2005 program. The pool of money will allow the psychiatry department to dramatically expand its continuing medical education program with live lectures in 24 cities, teleconferences, and around-the-clock webcasts.

Mass. General psychiatrists said without outside funding they would have to charge doctors prohibitively high tuition. They said they have developed ways to minimize the risk that drug company money could bias classroom instruction.

''The companies don't have any input into the curriculum, and there is no ongoing dialogue throughout the year," said Dr. Robert Birnbaum, medical director of the Division of Postgraduate Education for the psychiatry department. ''We're hoping this becomes a national model."

In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has become increasingly interested in funding continuing medical education. While companies say their motive is to help educate doctors, the practice is raising concerns in the medical profession. Recently enacted rules have explicitly forbidden companies from nudging course content toward positive discussion of their drugs. But even those measures have not satisfied some critics.

rdjanis · 05-15-2005, 07:54 AM

Absolutely disgusting to see it in writing, it is happening all over anyway, however to have it out in the open only acknowledges acceptance to this type of advertising AND controll from big pharm. Really makes me sick!

scotty · 05-15-2005, 08:53 AM

''The companies don't have any input into the curriculum, and there is no ongoing dialogue throughout the year,"

Yup, and pigs fly!!

elisa · 05-15-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by scotty

''The companies don't have any input into the curriculum, and there is no ongoing dialogue throughout the year,"

Yup, and pigs fly!!

Scotty, you make me laugh!! Big Pharma are the flying pigs.

05-15-2005, 03:30 AM	#1
elisa Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,473	Psychiatry Funding Questioned To read the full article, please lick on link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...tioned?pg=full For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital's renowned psychiatry department has accepted money from the pharmaceutical industry to educate doctors around the country. After decades of offering continuing medical education classes in Boston, Harvard Medical School teaching hospital last year raised $6.5 million from Cephalon Inc., Janssen Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, and Wyeth for its 2005 program. The pool of money will allow the psychiatry department to dramatically expand its continuing medical education program with live lectures in 24 cities, teleconferences, and around-the-clock webcasts. Mass. General psychiatrists said without outside funding they would have to charge doctors prohibitively high tuition. They said they have developed ways to minimize the risk that drug company money could bias classroom instruction. ''The companies don't have any input into the curriculum, and there is no ongoing dialogue throughout the year," said Dr. Robert Birnbaum, medical director of the Division of Postgraduate Education for the psychiatry department. ''We're hoping this becomes a national model." In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has become increasingly interested in funding continuing medical education. While companies say their motive is to help educate doctors, the practice is raising concerns in the medical profession. Recently enacted rules have explicitly forbidden companies from nudging course content toward positive discussion of their drugs. But even those measures have not satisfied some critics. __________________ On A/D's since 1995, switching due to side-effects on 30 different brands of TCA's, SSRI's, SNRI's, Antipsychotics, Benzo's & Imovane. 6 ECT's. Tapering from 225 mg Effexor XR May 17, 2004. (Equiv. to 60 mg Paxil) Last taper Effexor XR Jan 17, 2006 down to ZERO. Currently protracted withdrawal. Sept 2006: 25 mg Doxepin. March 13/09: 10 mg Desipramine

05-15-2005, 07:54 AM	#2
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,214	Re: Psychiatry Funding Questioned Absolutely disgusting to see it in writing, it is happening all over anyway, however to have it out in the open only acknowledges acceptance to this type of advertising AND controll from big pharm. Really makes me sick! __________________ Rita

05-15-2005, 08:53 AM	#3
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,008	Re: Psychiatry Funding Questioned ''The companies don't have any input into the curriculum, and there is no ongoing dialogue throughout the year," Yup, and pigs fly!! __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

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