Rupert Murdoch is a Socialist?

Well, compared to academic publishers, according to this story from the Guardian. (Fuller version here. )

"Everyone claims to agree that people should be encouraged to understand science and other academic research. Without current knowledge, we cannot make coherent democratic decisions. But the publishers have slapped a padlock and a Keep Out sign on the gates.

AWIS meeting report

Here is a report I did on the AWIS Philadelphia meeting. The topic was ethical considerations when pharmaceuticals and academic medicine mix. I am posting the full text here, or you can go to the AWIS-PHL website for a pdf version.

UPDATE: PUBLISHED IN AWIS MAGAZINE

October 2010 Meeting Report by Kerstin Nordstrom

Kathryn Ross (MBE, DMH (c)), the Research Coordinator for Quality Research at the American Board of Internal Medicine, gave a presentation entitled “Pharma’s Ties with Academic Medicine:“Ethical Concerns?” on October 19th at The College of New Jersey. This was a joint meeting between the Central New Jersey and Philadelphia AWIS chapters. She opened by formally defining a conflict of interest, a key issue for any ethical concern. A conflict of interest is a set of circumstances that create a risk that actions regarding a primary influence (e.g. patient health, research validity) will be unduly influenced by a secondary influence (e.g. financial gain) [1].