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Should CME providers (for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, hospitals, medical schools) receive any funding from medical companies for accredited CME events or activities?
#Response DateOther (please specify)
1.2/7/2008 1:18:00 PMDepends on the details
2.2/7/2008 1:22:00 PMThere is currently a fee which seems appropriate
3.2/7/2008 3:16:00 PMThey can assist with funding but should never be involved in program content
4.2/7/2008 5:26:00 PMsponsorship, with trade stands
5.2/7/2008 6:15:00 PMAs long as the content is appropriate.
6.2/7/2008 7:24:00 PMnonrestricted educational funds
7.2/7/2008 8:29:00 PMNot for-profit businesses
8.2/7/2008 8:35:00 PMcould otherwise not afford to put them on.
9.2/7/2008 8:36:00 PMHowever the reality is that Pharma is a major source of $$ for CME
10.2/7/2008 9:18:00 PMOnly if specified and clearly divulged
11.2/7/2008 10:15:00 PMOnly if the savings is passed on to the participant
12.2/7/2008 10:31:00 PM?
13.2/7/2008 11:22:00 PMMeetings are expensive to run.
14.2/8/2008 12:01:00 AMonly non-profits
15.2/8/2008 12:31:00 AMAgain as long as full disclosure is made
16.2/8/2008 12:35:00 AMAs long as the medical companies can't control the content
17.2/8/2008 1:16:00 AMonly if no strings are attached
18.2/8/2008 2:22:00 AMif they identify themselves
19.2/8/2008 3:11:00 AMOnly real, uninfluenced unrestricted grants
20.2/8/2008 3:19:00 AMno opinion
21.2/8/2008 4:38:00 AMMost providers are making too good a living going just that
22.2/8/2008 5:16:00 PMnon profit, tax exempt, publically funded entities NO
23.2/8/2008 6:03:00 PMAs mentioned above it can &amp; will work because of this generational gap in medicine
24.2/8/2008 7:11:00 PMI don't know
25.2/9/2008 2:06:00 AMyes, if strictly determined what the bias is in the recommendations.
26.2/9/2008 4:36:00 AMdepends on if there is any feduciary relationship
27.2/10/2008 12:25:00 AMIf the money is used solely to defray costs of putting on the course.
28.2/10/2008 3:52:00 AMcosts of these events can be very high. as long as there is no conflict of interest I see no problem
29.2/10/2008 3:22:00 PMbut they should not be the sole providers
30.2/11/2008 2:30:00 PMhowever most CME providers need the support
31.2/18/2008 8:52:00 AMyes provided that this funding is not related to the contents