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2009 NATIONAL MEETING...HONORING THE OATH: A CALL TO ACTION
The National Physicians Alliance is returning to Washington, DC for our 4th Annual Conference. Plan to join us March 14th through 16th, 2009, for a weekend of exciting programming, followed by a lobby day on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme: HONORING THE OATH: A CALL TO ACTION. For more information and to register on line, click here.
APPLY TO JOIN THE NPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
We are now accepting applications from members in good standing to join the National Physicians Alliance Board of Directors. For more information about board responsibilities, your membership status, and the applications process, please click here.
INTRODUCING THE "SECURE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL" CAMPAIGN
The National Physicians Alliance is determined to keep health reform at the top of the political agenda. Join us in our campaign to secure guaranteed, affordable, high quality health care for all. Click here to learn more.
NPA LAUNCHES UNBRANDED DOCTOR CAMPAIGN
Join our network of UNBRANDED DOCTORS--physicians committed to reducing the influence of pharmaceutical marketing on our profession!
New In Our Reading Room
- NH prescription privacy law upheldA federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information about doctors' prescription writing habits.
-- Associated Press, Nov 18, 2008 - Senators Hurry to Keep Health Care in ForefrontTwo of the Senate's most influential leaders are working separately behind the scenes on legislation that would dramatically alter the way Americans get health care...
-- Washington Post, Nov. 12, 2008 - Insurers entice doctors to prescribe generic drugsHealth insurance companies invited physicians to hear a pitch about the benefits of prescribing generic drugs instead of their pricier, name-brand competitors. Meet the flip side of a concern about corporate influence in the doctor's office....
-- Houston Chronicle, Oct 30, 2008 - Inquirey re: Financial Contributions From Medical Device MakersSens. Grassley (R-IA) & Kohl (D-WI) sent letters to the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Columbia University seeking financial disclosures & other info regarding their relationships with manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices...
-- Kaiser Family Foundation, Oct 17, 2008 - Child Warning Added to Cold RemediesManufacturers of pediatric cough and cold medicines announced Tuesday that they would voluntarily change their products’ labels to say that they should not be used in children under age 4....
-- NYT October 8, 2008 - Medicare Stops Paying for 10 Reasonably Preventable Medical ErrorsMedicare starting Wednesday will no longer pay hospitals for additional care resulting from "reasonably preventable" errors....
-- Kaiser Family Foundation, Oct 1, 2008 - Medical Community Takes Steps To Prevent Pharmaceutical Industry Influence Amid Recent CriticismSome major universities have begun to examine their policies on funds that they receive from pharmaceutical companies amid criticism from Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)....
-- Kaiser Family Foundation, Sept. 11, 2008 - National Medical Associations Join Together to Host Voter Registration Drives Across CountryThe American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the National Physicians Alliance (NPA) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) launches the RxVote Campaign, a national voter registration effort....
-- Medical New Today (9/3/08) - Stanford University To Limit Pharmaceutical Industry Financing of Continuing Medical Education Stanford University officials on Tuesday plan to announce a new policy under which pharmaceutical and medical device companies no longer will have the ability to select continuing medical education courses that they seek to finance for physicians....
-- Kaiser Family Foundation, August 26, 2008 - FDA Strengthens Policy on Screening Advisers for Conflicts of InterestUnder the new guidelines, medical experts with more than a $50,000 financial interest in companies cannot serve on advisory committees that review their products or the products of their competitors....
-- Kaiser Family Foundation, August 5, 2008