title: Lets Do Lunch? The ethics of accepting gifts from the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: When nurses think of ethical issues, debates on assisted suicide or maternal versus fetal rights often come to mind. A less obvious but undoubtedly more common ethical issue is whether or not sponsored lunches, educational events and other forms of gift giving should be accepted from pharmaceutical companies. The authors review the nature of pharmaceutical marketing and gift giving and examine some of the potential ethical issues that arise when nurses accept these gifts.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Alberta.
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Em M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pijl-Zieber
authors.forename: Krystal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Souveny
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacroix
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000941:ethics*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000941:ethics; D037921:Gift Giving / Q000941:ethics*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*