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Missing the Target:
When Practitioners Harm More Than Heal

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This year's two-day conference will focus on how patient harms may result from industry promotion. Click here for a recap of last year's successful conference on managing medical knowledge. Check back for conference updates!

Details:
June 14-15, 2012
Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Conference Directions and Accommodations
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Agenda (pdf):

Abstracts (pdf):

Speakers Include:

• Rita Redberg, MD, Editor-in-chief, Archives of Internal Med
• Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, Author, White Coat, Black Hat
• Kay Dickersin, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
• Susan Wood, PhD, George Washington University
• Sean Flynn, JD, American University
• Joel Lexchin, MD, York University
• Barbara Mintzes, Therapeutics Initiative

Topics Include:

• "The Underuse of Classic Drugs"
• "Are Medical Devices and Drugs Adequately Regulated?"
• "Protecting Patients in Industry-Funded Trials"
• "Risks of Cardiovascular Devices"
• "Cancer Risks from CT Scans"
• "Pharmaceutical Marketing and Adverse Health Outcomes"

Our Videos




Pharma Insider Part II
Opposition research
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(read transcript)

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Pharma Insider Part I
Off-label promotion under the radar
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(read transcript)

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The Art of Medical Writing
Pharma's anonymous writers
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Drug Reps Talk Shop Part II
Drug reps continue their chat
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Drug Reps Talk Shop Part I
Selling drugs to docs
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Director of PharmedOut Explains the Project
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Zyprexa Drug Rep Tells All
Shahram Ahari describes how he sold the drug
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