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Interactions between emergency medicine programs and the pharmaceutical industry.

Samuel M Keim1, Mary Z Mays, David Grant

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine and the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, AZ, USA. sam@aemrc.arizona.edu

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
|January 8, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Emergency medicine program directors have varied practices regarding pharmaceutical industry interactions. Most directors desire organizational guidelines to govern these relationships, especially concerning resident education and unrestricted access.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Pharmaceutical Industry Relations
  • Emergency Medicine Residency Training

Background:

  • Interactions between pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals are common.
  • Establishing clear guidelines for these interactions is crucial for maintaining educational integrity.
  • Emergency medicine residency programs face unique challenges in managing these relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate emergency medicine program directors' beliefs and practices concerning pharmaceutical industry interactions.
  • To assess the prevalence of existing program policies and the demand for organizational guidelines.
  • To understand program directors' views on industry-sponsored educational activities and marketing representatives.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was distributed to Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) members.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachHealth Care and Public Health

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  • The survey assessed program directors' practices regarding industry sponsorship, drug samples, and educational roles of representatives.
  • Respondents indicated their awareness of guidelines and desire for CORD policy development.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant majority of program directors rarely allowed unrestricted interactions between pharmaceutical representatives and residents.
    • Practices varied regarding drug sample distribution and industry-led resident teaching.
    • Two-thirds of program directors expressed a desire for CORD guidelines on industry interactions.

    Conclusions:

    • Emergency medicine residency programs exhibit diverse practices in managing pharmaceutical industry relationships.
    • There is a strong consensus among program directors for the development of organizational guidelines.
    • Desire for guidelines correlated with stricter controls on industry interactions with residents.