On Monday 11 March 2002 10:05 am, Johanna Berger wrote: > We need to be more vocal about this issue. The Philadelphia Inquirer > had a huge article in Sunday's Magazine section on the pharmaceutical > industry buying off doctors in exchange for prescribing their meds. > (www.phillynews.com) The issue of what role the pharmaceutical industry will have in my practice is something I am already having to contemplate and something I'm struggling with. I am a student nurse practitioner with a strong interest in womens health and lactation issues. Even as a student it is becoming clear that just about every conference, seminar, etc. has pharmaceutical sponsorship. Provided that it's limited to drugs for specific conditions, I haven't had too much of a problem with that. I have not yet encountered one that was sponsored by the specific division that handles the infant nutritionals. I know THAT is a line I would be very uncomfortable crossing. But the others? Still struggling. And would love to know what others feel and how they handle the situation. -- Elisa H. Casey, RN/BSN, Student Nurse Practitioner Florida State University School of Nursing [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html