<< Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Professional Societies Professional societies take huge amounts of pharmaceutical money to support their annual meetings and other activities. The funding may unbalance the science presented at the meeting. They permit highly biased Continuing Medical Education segments. Professional societies do not carefully control the listing of COIs in the scientific presentations. They foster over-the -top media presentations of advances. They permit biased articles and supplements in their journals. << Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Chapter 4 Quick Links Conflicts of Interest (COI) Definitions Consequences of a COI Government Intervention Industry Sponsorship Professional Societies Clinical Practice Guidelines Other Initiatives COI in Financial Consulting Cases Bibliography Chapter 4 Download (PDF)