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Ethical guidelines & Midland Psychiatric
Research Group Meeting
COVENTRY
(UK): Midland Psychiatric Research Group followed the ethical guidelines
while organizing its annual conference which was funded by the
pharmaceutical companies. To begin with all the participants were informed
that:
- Latest ethical guidelines will be followed. It clearly states that
“academic meetings will only be attended by medical professionals and
spouses or non-medical guests will not be allowed to participate in the
academic and social functions organized during this meeting.” It was
strictly enforced.
- All the invited speakers declared before their presentations the
research grants, honorarium or any other consultation fees etc., which
they have received in the past along with the name of the companies.
- No representative of the pharmaceutical companies who had sponsored
any function or had extended any financial assistance to the organizers
was invited to the official conference banquet.
- The musical programme arranged at the Banquet was funded by the
organizers from the Registration Fee and not by any pharmaceutical
company.
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