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It’s Time for Doctors to Talk about Guns

Posted by Darden Rice, NPA Communications Director April 11, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Gun Violence Prevention Since the Newtown tragedy, awash in grief and bewilderment, Americans have voiced determination for action. Mercifully, the discussion is not about whether the time is right to talk about guns. Mercifully, we ARE talking about guns, and about their regulation. The NPA views gun violence as a public health crisis, appropriately addressed [...]

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Free! Help Patients Understand New ACA Benefits

Posted by Becky Martin, NPA Project Manager April 11, 2013 at 4:00 PM

The Affordable Care Act is now 3 years old! In celebration, the NPA has partnered with the National Women’s Law Center to update our brochure that provides non-partisan, fact-based information about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Women. Click here to preview. NPA will ship these beautiful brochures to physicians about to share [...]

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Avoiding Conflict-of-Interest in Medicine: Grand Rounds, Leadership Development, Online CME

Posted by Becky Martin, NPA Project Manager April 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM

The NPA is an outspoken leader in the fight to reduce financial conflicts of interest in medicine.  Founded with deep concern over the undue influence of the drug and device marketing in medical education, research, and clinical practice, the NPA is nearly unique among medical organizations in our refusal of funding from the pharmaceutical industry [...]

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