It was so pleasing to see the recent feedback from our survey on independent medical education, both as a doctor and independent medical education provider.
Many thanks to all those who replied, and showed us that Doctors are prepared to pay for medical education if they are purchasing access to a quality medical education event. In addition, we were thrilled that some rated our SleepSchool and HIV Matters Summit as the best medical education event for 2009.
Most of the criticism regarding pharmaceutical company sponsorship relates to a perception that the content of the material may be biased, or that niche therapeutic areas that are not treated by medication (such as the psychotherapies) are not explored. While we have had experience with collaborating with pharmaceutical companies, we are now ready to pursue our beliefs that there is room for both approaches.
Recently, out major sponsor for our HIV summit withdrew support, but we are not perturbed and are proceeding with developing a fantastic new program for 2010. This program will address the very important areas of Image and Identity in those with HIV, and what it means to have HIV in the 21st Century. If you would like to be updated about meeting dates and registration, please email us at
hivmatters@cpdformulations.com.au. We aim to deliver a valuable education event not to be missed if you have a special interest in managing patients with HIV.
And big thanks go to Servier Laboratories who helped make our vision of webcasting training programs for registrars a reality in 2009. They truly provided unrestricted educational grants and had no involvement with the content of the programs, and were always very professional and obliging to work with.
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