Practitioners need corporate compliance education: AAO-HNS survey results.
The environment in which otolaryngologists coexist with device and drug development has become increasingly complex. There are broad implications for both the academic and the private practitioner, with neither group being more or less insulated than the other. From the medical, ethical, and resource-oriented standpoints, otolaryngologists must consider this evolving area very carefully. A survey of the American Association of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery membership identified areas of education to improve the awareness and knowledge base of these complex considerations. In particular, knowledge of legal proceedings, Food and Drug Administration processes, relevant hospital resources, and conflict of interest considerations were areas in which the membership would benefit from further instruction.
Devaiah
Anand
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Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Neurological Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Jacobowitz
Ofer
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Siegel
Gordy
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Shah
Udayan K
UK
D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D040861:Ethics, Business / Q000193:education*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010819:Physician's Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence