Teaching drug promotion abuses to health profession students

A Social Science Perspective on Gifts to Physicians From Industry

“…Furthermore, medical students recognize gifts as more problematic for other professions than they are for medicine. 27 This finding is analogous to that from the social science research showing that bias is recognizable, but only in others.…”

Teaching appropriate interactions with pharmaceutical company representatives: The impact of an innovative workshop on student attitudes

“…Vinson et al showed that a fifty minute lecture for first and second year medical students could have immediate effects on knowledge as measured by repeat anonymous survey six weeks later [15]. Palmisano et al described a ninety minute lecture and role-play with simulated PCRs to teach analysis of advertising copy and sales techniques, although no data on educational outcomes were offered [20]. Most similar to our intervention was this study by Wilkes and Hoffman who used pharmacists who were trained to portray PCRs during a one hour seminar targeting third year medical students [6].…”

Conflicts of Interest in Medicine. A Systematic Review of Published and Scientifically evaluated Curricula

“…Five curricula cover a single topic each [19], [20], [21], [22], [23]. Eight curricula cover two topics each [19], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27]. Four curricula focus on three topics [28], [29], [24], [30].…”

“…Young doctors should be prepared for interactions with pharmaceutical companies because it is likely they will interact with pharmaceutical companies during their professional life. However, these interactions can be taught or practiced without the involvement of PSRs, as several curricula showed [21], [23], [25], [32]. Furthermore, the involvement of pharmaceutical companies bears the risk that contents of the curriculum are unduly influenced by the interests of the involved company, as has been noted by AMSA and Montague [9], [12].…”