【drug-news】威斯康星州医学会禁止所有厂家礼物
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October 24, 2008, 2:48 pm
State Medical Society Policy Bans All Gifts From Drug Companies
Posted by Jacob Goldstein
“Physicians shall accept no gifts from any provider of products that they prescribe to their patients,” the Wisconsin Medical Society recently decreed.
The policy even spells out specific bans on some of the common gifts docs get from drug companies: “personal items, office supplies, food, travel and time costs,” as well as payment for online continuing medical education (CME) courses. It also says doctors shouldn’t be paid to give speeches on behalf of drug companies.
The drug industry itself has banned giveaways of office trinkets and restaurant meals. And we’ve heard of a few med schools and hospitals coming up with this kind of policy, but never a group as big as this.
The society claims over 12,000 members, well over half the practicing docs in the state, according to George Lange, who chairs the medical society’s board. (Of course, unlike a hospital or med school, a state medical society can’t really enforce such a policy among its members.)
The Health Blog checked in with Lange, an internist and geriatrician in the Milwaukee area. Here are a few highlights from our conversation.
What kind of feedback are you getting from your fellow doctors?
I’ve had very positive feedback from some of my colleagues saying, “This is a really good idea.” I’ve had some colleagues say, “Why haven’t we done this sooner?” And I’ve had some colleagues who aren’t so positive, and we’ll leave it go at that.
Have you ever taken gifts from drug makers?
In the past, I received small gifts — meals, pens, notepads. As of Oct. 11 [the day the new policy was enacted], I’ve stopped.
Do you still have drug company stuff in your office?
I’m working on clearing it out.
What’s the point in banning gits such as pens, whose value is trivial?
There are certain people who would say a small gift wouldn’t affect someone’s judgment. But then again, maybe it would. And if there is no gift, there can be no question about it.
State Medical Society Policy Bans All Gifts From Drug Companies
Posted by Jacob Goldstein
“Physicians shall accept no gifts from any provider of products that they prescribe to their patients,” the Wisconsin Medical Society recently decreed.
The policy even spells out specific bans on some of the common gifts docs get from drug companies: “personal items, office supplies, food, travel and time costs,” as well as payment for online continuing medical education (CME) courses. It also says doctors shouldn’t be paid to give speeches on behalf of drug companies.
The drug industry itself has banned giveaways of office trinkets and restaurant meals. And we’ve heard of a few med schools and hospitals coming up with this kind of policy, but never a group as big as this.
The society claims over 12,000 members, well over half the practicing docs in the state, according to George Lange, who chairs the medical society’s board. (Of course, unlike a hospital or med school, a state medical society can’t really enforce such a policy among its members.)
The Health Blog checked in with Lange, an internist and geriatrician in the Milwaukee area. Here are a few highlights from our conversation.
What kind of feedback are you getting from your fellow doctors?
I’ve had very positive feedback from some of my colleagues saying, “This is a really good idea.” I’ve had some colleagues say, “Why haven’t we done this sooner?” And I’ve had some colleagues who aren’t so positive, and we’ll leave it go at that.
Have you ever taken gifts from drug makers?
In the past, I received small gifts — meals, pens, notepads. As of Oct. 11 [the day the new policy was enacted], I’ve stopped.
Do you still have drug company stuff in your office?
I’m working on clearing it out.
What’s the point in banning gits such as pens, whose value is trivial?
There are certain people who would say a small gift wouldn’t affect someone’s judgment. But then again, maybe it would. And if there is no gift, there can be no question about it.
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