Harvard Medical School has set strict conflict-of-interest rules barring its more than 11,000 faculty from accepting personal gifts, travel and meals from drug and device manufacturers, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
The rules also prohibit faculty from giving promotional presentations for these manufacturers, and limits the amount of money Harvard physicians can receive in return for consulting with companies or serving on their boards. Physicians are still allowed to collaborate with companies to develop treatments and devices and can continue performing industry-funded research. However, physicians performing research on a product or technology are barred from earning more than $10,000 from that company, according to the report.
The rules are similar to those previously released by Boston-based Partners HealthCare, which is associated with Harvard Medical School.
Read the Boston Globe report on conflict-of-interest rules.
Read more about conflict-of-interest rules.
- Northwestern University to Disclose Business Relationships Medical School Faculty
- University of Wisconsin Physicians Speak Out Against New Speaker Fee Policies
- Medical Leaders Urge PMAs to Reduce Funding From Drug and Device Companies
The rules also prohibit faculty from giving promotional presentations for these manufacturers, and limits the amount of money Harvard physicians can receive in return for consulting with companies or serving on their boards. Physicians are still allowed to collaborate with companies to develop treatments and devices and can continue performing industry-funded research. However, physicians performing research on a product or technology are barred from earning more than $10,000 from that company, according to the report.
The rules are similar to those previously released by Boston-based Partners HealthCare, which is associated with Harvard Medical School.
Read the Boston Globe report on conflict-of-interest rules.
Read more about conflict-of-interest rules.
- Northwestern University to Disclose Business Relationships Medical School Faculty
- University of Wisconsin Physicians Speak Out Against New Speaker Fee Policies
- Medical Leaders Urge PMAs to Reduce Funding From Drug and Device Companies