Thursday, March 26, 2009

Psych! APA cleans house

The American Psychiatric Association's board of trustees has voted to phase out industry-supported symposia and industry-supplied meals at its annual meetings. The group, which says that it's following the growing transparency trend, says that Pharma's involvement in its activities has "invited a concern" that doctors may be biased in favor of the sponsoring company's treatments.

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