The pharmaceutical and medical device industries fund a substantial portion of the
continuing medical education (CME) of physicians in Canada. Along with this financial …

In recent years, industry sponsorship of continuing medical education (CME) has grown
rapidly and now accounts for up to 65% of the total revenue of CME programs in the United …

A recent editorial in CMAJ 1 pointed out that continuing medical education (CME) programs
financed by pharmaceutical companies can present information in a biased manner—that, in …

Methods: Since 1995, 19 Pri-Med conferences have been held in four cities, drawing more
than 100,000 primary care clinicians. The educational core of each Pri-Med conference is a …

Industry money flows to CME providers-whether medical societies, private companies,
universities or hospitals-allowing doctors the chance to learn for free or at a discount. In fact …

Background Pharmaceutical and medical device company funding supports up to 60% of
accredited continuing medical education (CME) costs in the United States. Some have …

HASTINGS CENTER REPORT 35 November-December 2008 (such as by providing meals),
industry support may result in greater participation in CME. Certainly, physicians are more …

The majority of the financial support for continuing medical education in the United States
comes from drug companies and other commercial entities. Dr. Robert Steinbrook reports on …

Background: Industry funding in continuing medical education has been extensively studied
in the USA. Although continuing medical education is also a requirement for Chinese …

Provision and participation in formal external continuing medical education (CME) is costly.
Employer or state support of CME is the exception rather than the rule. The medical industry …