Conflicts of Interest (broadcast Friday, October 19th, 2007)

How deep are the ties between on-campus research and private companies? By creating public/private partnerships involving academic research, are university researchers risking scientific integrity? Each year, drug companies funnel thousands of dollars through college campuses. There's money for clinical research, or to pay a professor to speak at a meeting, even money to buy med students pizza and soda. But how does that money skew the science that's done on campus, or change the way patients are treated? Is there a conflict of interest? This hour we'll talk about the financial ties that bind academia and industry, and find out who's looking out for patients.

Guests

Daniel S. Greenberg
Science Journalist
Washington, DC

Eric G. Campbell
Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Policy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Health Policy, MGH Department of Medicine & Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

David Korn
Senior Vice President
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC

Marjorie Powell
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Washington, DC

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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