In a message dated 97-03-13 09:01:32 EST, you write:

<<  Anyone care to discuss the ethics of direct marketing of breast pumps
  to hospitalized new mothers by staff who also have private depots or pump
  sales businesses?  Is this fair game, the convenient provision of needed
  products, or is this a conflict of interest? >> >>

Jan:

 in the south there is a conflict of interest form that hospital ( and manly
other professionals) have to sign...

  this would in fact be considered (and is considered) a conflict of interest
and is not done... hospitals do though have depots...

        Patricia