| 17. Dr. Jones accepts from a pharmaceutical company travel costs and a registration fee to attend a 2-day conference in Cancun, at which the class of drugs made by the company will be discussed. |
| # | Response Date | Comment |
| 1. | Tue, 3/13/07 11:24 PM | No COI if prescribing practices end up being appropriate for current medical standards |
| 2. | Wed, 3/14/07 12:23 AM | If other competing drugs are equally discussed and no overt marketing is done, and the conference is conducted by a reputable organization or institution such as the ACP, using faculty with no COI, there should be minimal conflict of interest in this situation. |
| 3. | Wed, 3/14/07 12:53 PM | same |
| 4. | Wed, 3/14/07 2:34 PM | I have done this - took a trip there with my husband, sponsored by a pacemaker company, at the behest of my dept chair. I was working at my first job out of training at a medical school in the southeast. |
| 5. | Thu, 3/15/07 1:04 AM | See Q. 15 |
| 6. | Thu, 3/15/07 1:32 PM | One more question like this, and I quit! |
| 7. | Fri, 3/16/07 11:29 AM | If the conference is also paid for by the company and doesn't present an honest revieew of the drugs |
| 8. | Mon, 3/19/07 12:13 AM | If it is a promotional meeting -No.
If it is A CME -Yes |
| 9. | Mon, 3/19/07 5:30 PM | If this is the only drug available, then there is less of a problem. |
| 10. | Tue, 4/24/07 9:49 PM | Just like any business, Dr Jones should be able to go as a consultanting professional and get reimbursed for his services. |
| 11. | Tue, 5/8/07 3:29 PM | .... |