Medical Information: Information or Promotion?
| Date: April 14, 2010 |
| Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern Time US; Please check your time zone prior to the webinar |
| Registration Deadline: April 13, 2010, 11:59 pm Eastern Time |
Contact Hours: CME, CBRN, ACRP
Earn 1.5 contact hours (only purchaser eligible to receive contact hours) |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Member Rate: $99.00 |
| Regular Rate: $124.00 |
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Program Description
As regulations and compliance obligations increase within the pharmaceutical industry, so do the challenges of disseminating appropriate information to health care professionals and patients. Who should be the preferred information provider for medical information, and how do we deal with the challenge of information vs. promotion?
Target Audience
This webinar is intended for physicians, clinical investigators and company medical information staff.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Recognize the current U.S. laws governing promotion
- Identify the ways we gain information today
- Provide medical information on request while complying with relevant legislation
Presenter
Christopher P. Allen, MD is the Leader of Global Medical Information for Merck & Co., Inc. He is a past President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Physicians and a member of the Board of Trustees for the US-based Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators.
Accreditation Information
Continuing Nursing Education
The California Board of Registered Nursing approves the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) as a provider of continuing nursing education. ACRP’s webinar program provides 1.5 contact hours of continuing Nursing education credit (Program Number 11147-10-303).
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) provides 1.5 continuing education credits for the completion of this educational activity with the completion of the online evaluation form. These credits can be used to meet the certification maintenance requirement (Program Number ACRP-2010-WEB-303).
Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity (Program Number 0007229-10-CME-303).
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