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[Criminal implication of sponsoring in medicine: legal ramifactions and recommendations]
A H Mahnken1, M Theilmann, M Bolenz
1Klinik für radiologische Diagnostik, Universitätsklinikum Aachen. mahnken@rad.rwth-aachen.de
Abstract:
As a consequence of the so-called "Heart-Valve-Affair" in 1994, the German public became aware of the potential criminal significance of industrial sponsoring and third-party financial support in medicine. Since 1997, when the German Anti-Corruption Law came into effect, the penal regulations regarding bribery and benefits for public officers were tightened. Due to the lack of explicit and generally accepted guidelines in combination with regional differences of jurisdiction, there is a lingering uncertainty regarding the criminal aspects of third-party funding and industrial sponsoring. The aim of this review is to summarize the penal and professional implications of third-party funding and sponsoring in medicine including recent aspects of jurisdiction. The currently available recommendations on this issue are introduced.
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