When the NHMRC convened a workshop on conflicts of interest in Canberra recently, participants were told that Australia had been slower than some other countries to take steps to minimise the impact of such conflicts upon research and clinical practice.
In the piece below, Sydney dermatologist Dr Chris Commens argues that unless the medical profession smartens [...]
On Friday, April 17, a Pfizer advertisement told readers of the West Australian newspaper: “If you are taking multiple medicines for conditions such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, there are combination options that can reduce the number of tablets you take. And the amount of money you pay.”
The advertisement had a section for [...]
Members of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors are meeting in London this month.
High on the agenda will be efforts to improve the management of conflicts of interest, according to the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia, Dr Martin Van Der Weyden. He told a workshop on such issues, convened in Canberra yesterday [...]
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