Attitudes of cardiology residents toward interactions with the pharmaceutical industry

Moubarak, Ghassan; Martins, Raphaël P.; Zuily, Stéphane; Mechulan, Alexis; Hariri, Sarah; Guiot, Aurélie

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.122

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“…Our results are also consistent with studies exploring relationships between healthrelated industries and other professional groups including doctors, dentists, pharmacists and biomedical researchers, most of which have found that professionals are in favour of at least some degree of industry interaction and engage with industry themselves (Brett et al, 2003;Campbell et al, 2007;Carney et al, 2001;Chimonas et al, 2007;Doran et al, 2006;Glaser and Bero, 2005;Jutel and Menkes, 2009;Korenstein et al, 2010;Macneill et al, 2010;Morgan et al, 2006;Moubarak et al, 2011;Mueller et al, 2007;Quinn and O'Neill, 2002;Ross et al, 2009). In most cases, these professionals recognise the potential risks of industry engagement and see themselves as having effective ways of managing these relationships (Campbell et al, 2004;Doran et al, 2006).…”

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“…Although Doran et al identified a subgroup of doctors who behaved similarly to the journalists in this study -choosing to engage with industry but only under certain conditions and with protective processes in placethey also found two further subsets of practitioners -'avoiders', who abstain from contact with industry as much as possible, and 'confident engagers', who are completely dismissive of ethical concerns about industry relationships and/or see themselves as immune to untoward influence (Doran et al, 2006). This latter group has also been observed in a number of other studies (Campbell et al, 2004(Campbell et al, , 2007Chimonas et al, 2007;Gibbons et al, 1998;Jutel and Menkes, 2009;Morgan et al, 2006;Moubarak et al, 2011). In contrast, none of the journalists in our study took an entirely avoidant approach to relationships with industry, and none saw themselves as completely immune to untoward influence.…”

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Rules of engagement: Journalists’ attitudes to industry influence in health news reporting

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ABSTRACT:Health-related industries use a variety of methods to influence health news, including the formation and maintenance of direct relationships with journalists. These interactions have the potential to subvert news reporting such that it comes to serve the interests of industry in promoting their products, rather than the public interest in critical and accurate news and information. Here we report the findings of qualitative interviews conducted in Sydney, Australia, in which we examined journalists' experiences of, and attitudes towards, their relationships with health-related industries. Participants' belief in their ability to manage industry influence and their perceptions of what it means to be unduly influenced by industry raise important concerns relating to the psychology of influence and the realities of power relationships between industry and journalists. The analysis also indicates ways in which concerned academics and working journalists might establish more fruitful dialogue regarding the role of industry in health-related news and the extent to which increased regulation of journalist-industry relationships might be needed.

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“…The attitude of physicians towards their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has been examined in a number of studies (9)(10)(11) and the possibility that such a relationship may influence physicians' clinical decisionmaking has been also examined (12). However, there are limited data linking physicians' knowledge and attitude with their own behaviour towards the pharmaceutical industry.…”

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Physicians' attitudes towards interaction with the pharmaceutical industry

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The relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry has ethical implications for patient care. This study examined knowledge and attitudes towards the pharmaceutical industry, and associations with actual behaviour, among physicians working in Saudi Arabia. In a cross-sectional study in 2012, a 100-point score was created from 17 5-point Likert-scale questions to assess knowledge and attitudes. The overall score of 659 participants was 63.1 (SD 8.5), with a majority holding a generally positive attitude. Higher (i.e. better) scores were significantly associated with a lack of interactions with the pharmaceutical industry and with refusal of gifts but not with education about ethics. In multivariate analysis, refusing gifts, additional income and Saudi nationality remained independently associated with higher scores. Overall, there was suboptimal knowledge and a generally positive attitude towards the pharmaceutical industry among the sample of physicians in Saudi Arabia. 1King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Correspondence to: dr.fahad.alosaimi@gmail.com Attitudes des médecins par rapport à l'interaction avec l'industrie pharmaceutique RÉSUMÉ Les relations entre les médecins et l'industrie pharmaceutique ont des implications éthiques pour les soins aux patients. La présente étude a examiné les connaissances et les attitudes envers l'industrie pharmaceutique, ainsi que les associations avec les comportements réels chez des médecins exerçant en Arabie saoudite. Dans une étude transversale menée en 2012, un score sur 100 a été créé à partir de 17 questions sur une échelle de Likert en 5 points visant à évaluer les connaissances et les attitudes. Le score global des 659 participants était de 63,1 (ET 8,5), la majorité ayant généralement une attitude positive. Les scores les plus élevés (c'est-à-dire les meilleurs scores) étaient nettement associés à une absence d'interactions avec l'industrie pharmaceutique et le refus de cadeaux, mais n'étaient pas liés à une formation sur l'éthique. À l'analyse multivariée, le refus de cadeaux, des revenus supplémentaires ainsi que la nationalité saoudienne étaient des facteurs indépendamment associés à des scores plus élevés. Globalement, les connaissances étaient sous-optimales et l'attitude envers l'industrie pharmaceutique était généralement positive au sein de l'échantillon de médecins répondeurs en Arabie saoudite. ‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫العرشون‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫عرش‬ ‫الثاين‬ ‫العدد‬ 813

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Attitudes of cardiology residents toward interactions with the pharmaceutical industry

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Rules of engagement: Journalists’ attitudes to industry influence in health news reporting

Rules of engagement: Journalists’ attitudes to industry influence in health news reporting

Physicians' attitudes towards interaction with the pharmaceutical industry

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