title: General practice ethics: Continuing medical education and the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: This is the fifth in a six-part series on general practice ethics. Cases from practice are used to trigger reflection on common ethical issues where the best course of action may not be immediately apparent. The case presented in the article is an illustrative compilation and not based on specific individuals.
authors.affiliation: MD, Clinical Instructor, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Yishai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mintzker
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braunack-Mayer
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004345:Drug Industry; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans