The 14th Annual Thomas A. Pitts Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by
Institute of Human Values in Health Care

Charleston Riverview Hotel

170 Lockwood Blvd

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MUSC, College of Charleston, Citadel,
and Charleston School of Law
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To register for the conference, complete this form. 
The Thomas A. Pitts Memorial Lectureship is a sponsored lectureship 
As such, there is no charge for MUSC, College of Charleston, Citadel,
and Charleston School of Law faculty and staff. 
Because of space limitations, reservations are required and
will be honored in the order they are received. 
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Dangerous Liaisons?
Industry Relations With Health Professionals


Friday, September 7,

Session I: Keynote Address

Altruism and Self-interest in the Health Professions: An Evolutionary Perspective
Paul Rubin , PhD

Session II: Regulation of Biomedical Research

MODERATOR: Walter Limehouse, MD

Closer Regulation for Industry-Supported Research: Long Overdue
Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH

Tight Regulation of Industry-Supported Research? Where’s the Beef?
 Sigrid Fry-Revere, PhD

Session III: Gifts from Industry to Health Care Professionals

MODERATOR: Jennifer Baker, PhD

Conflicts of interest and medical education: the Stanford experience Harry Greenberg, MD

Physicians Are Not Children: Gifts Do Not Override Fidelity to Patients Lance Stell, PhD

Table-Talk Sessions, Individual Faculty Member Discussions, with Lunch









Session IV: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

MODERATOR: Jeanine Gage, PhD

DTC Advertising Beneficially Empowers Consumers Paul Antony, MD, MPH

DTC Advertising Harms Patients and Should Be Tightly Regulated Peter Lurie, MD, MPH,

Session V: Industry Support for Medical Education

MODERATOR: George Khushf, PhD

Industry Financial Support for Education Unduly Influences Health Care: The Health Professions Must Do Without It
Howard Brody, MD, PhD

The Benefits of Industry Support Education in Health Care Outweigh Its Harms
Bruce Lytle, MD

5:00 Adjourn

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Session VI: Audience and Faculty Discussion

MODERATOR: Robert Sade, MD

Faculty presents impressions and clarifications

Lytle, Brody, Lurie, Antony , Stell, Greenberg, Fry-Revere , Wynia

Open discussion: audience and faculty

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