title: Industry relationships between physicians and professional medical associations: corrupt or essential?
abstract: Congress and others have called into question the propriety of relationships between professional medical associations (PMAs) and industry. These relationships are critical to the continued development of new and better devices and procedures for patients. Better guidelines are needed to help guide these relationships. Overrestrictive regulatory oversight risks overconstraint of these relationships and hindrance to medical progress.
authors.forename: C Daniel
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: MacFadyen
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D011050:Policy Making; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000941:ethics*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States