Information for Physicians

Coalition Annual Report-2008
The Coalition has been in existence for 17 years and this is the report on 2008 activities.
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Coalition Response to Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Query
The ACCME requested comment on a variety of issues surrounding commercial support of CME including the question of whether it should be banned. This is the Coalition's response. View all responses.

Conflict of Interest Conference, Washington DC
The Coalition, jointly with the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) supported a conference in Washington featuring several prominent experts discussing the conflict of interest issue. The objective of the conference was to broaden the dialog beyond the Beltway. View the presentation by Harry Sweeney, Chairman of the Coalition's Executive Committee.

American Medical Association Proposal on Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The AMA's Council on Judicial and Ethical Affairs (CEJA) proposed that Commercial support for CME be banned. The Coalition responded in opposition to the proposal. View PDF.

Massachusetts Law governing Relationships between Physicians and Industry
The state of Massachusetts recently passed a law that would have significant impact on physicians by, among other things, requiring public listing of all gifts and compensation from industry. Here are the essential elements of the law.

To learn more on this and other issues please visit the Policy and Medicine Web site: www.policymed.com

Coalition's Statement to Institute of Medicine (IOM) on Conflict of Interest
The IOM is in the process of preparing a report on Conflict of Interest in connection with research and CME. It is likely to influence future legislation and ACCME governance. The Coalition filed these comments.

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AMA Chapter Addresses
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