CLEVELAND, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sept. 20, Cleveland Clinic will host “A National Dialogue on Biomedical Conflicts of Interest and Innovation Management,” a groundbreaking summit examining the interface between health care entities and industry, and the issues created by this growing trend.
Medical schools, hospitals and biomedical research institutions are increasing their partnerships with industry to accelerate the rate of medical discovery, innovation and clinical application. As these partnerships increase, and the scope of medical research broadens, so does the need for a strong framework that protects patient interests and maintains research independence.
“Leading providers, research centers and academic institutions are working to identify, disclose and manage conflicts of interest to preserve the integrity of research and patient treatment,” said Guy M. Chisolm, Ph.D., Vice Chairman of the Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute and Chair of the Clinic’s Conflict of Interest Committee. “This summit is intended to promote a candid dialogue on these timely issues and provide an impetus for avoiding or managing potential conflicts of interest in a way that allows innovation to coexist transparently with integrity in biomedical research and patient care.”
This compelling and thought-provoking summit will take place Sept. 20 at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center Cleveland, located on the Cleveland Clinic campus. The summit is expected to draw decision-makers from nationally renowned research institutions, clinical centers, industry and government. Nina Totenberg, Legal Affairs Correspondent for National Public Radio, will moderate several discussions on key issues regarding innovation and its application in contemporary biomedical medicine and research.
Also scheduled to speak at the summit are Claudia Adkison, J.D., Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Affairs, Emory University School of Medicine; Gail Cassell, Ph.D., Vice President, Infectious Disease, Eli Lilly; Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine; Jeffrey P. Kahn, Ph.D., Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota; Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., President-Elect, Association of American Medical Colleges; Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, Boston Scientific: Chairman Special Committee on Codes of Ethics, AdvaMed; Thomas J. Lawley, M.D., Dean, Emory University School of Medicine; Philip A. Pizzo, M.D., Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine; Norka Ruiz-Bravo, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health; Bernard A. Schwetz, D.V.M., Ph.D., Director, Office of Human Research Protections; James Sheehan, U.S. Department of Justice; Edward Soule, Ph.D., C.P.A., Associate Professor, Georgetown University; Thomas P. Stossel, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Richard L. Thornburgh, former U.S. Attorney General, Governor of Pennsylvania and Director of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company; and P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., former CEO, Merck.
For more information or to register for the summit, visit http://www.clevelandclinic.org/coisummit.
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, there were 2.9 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were nearly 54,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic in 2005. Cleveland Clinic’s Web site address is http://www.clevelandclinic.org.
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