A risk stratification tool to assess commercial influences on continuing medical education

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 234-240

  Barnes, Barbara E ^a,b   Cole, Jeanne G ^c   King, Catherine Thomas ^d   Zukowski, Rebecca ^e   Allgier Baker, Tracy ^f   Rubio, Doris McGartland ^a,b   Thorndyke, Luanne E ^a,f  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial interests; Consortium for academic continuing medical education; Continuing medical education; Ethical standards; Risk assessment; Risk stratification tool; Standards for commercial support

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCREDITATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 38449093867     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.143     Document Type: Article

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