Revised US industry code bans entertainment and gifts
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
US medtech industry association AdvaMed says it has made major revisions to its code of ethics on interactions with healthcare professionals that further “clarify and distinguish between” appropriate and inappropriate activity between healthcare professionals and representatives of AdvaMed member companies1. The revised code, which takes effect on 1 July 2009, explicitly prohibits companies from providing entertainment or recreation to healthcare professionals and prohibits gifts of any type, including all non-educational branded promotional items, regardless of value.