CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES

Research To Practice is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education. We assess potential conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Real or apparent conflicts of interest are identified and resolved by a peer review content validation process. The content of each activity is reviewed by both a member of the scientific staff and an external independent reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.

In addition, the following faculty (and their spouses/partners) have reported real or apparent conflicts of interest that have been resolved through a peer review process:

Dr Miller – Speakers Bureau: Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc, Zivena Inc. Dr Socinski – Speakers Bureau: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech BioOncology; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-Aventis. Dr Perez-Soler – Consulting Fees: Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Transave Inc; Speakers Bureau: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline; Contracted Research: OSI Pharmaceuticals; Ownership Interest: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Schering-Plough Corporation.

The scientific staff and consultants for Research To Practice are involved in the development and review of content for educational activities and report the following real or apparent conflicts of interest for themselves (or their spouses/partners) that have been resolved through a peer review process: Richard Kaderman, PhD, Neil Love, MD, Douglas Paley, Michelle Paley, MD, Margaret Peng, Lilliam Sklaver Poltorack, PharmD and Kathryn Ault Ziel, PhD – no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report; Marie Bialek – freelancer/contractor: McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Pharmaceutica Products LP; salary (spouse): AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Sally Bogert, RNC, WHCNP – shareholder of Amgen Inc; Terry Ann Glauser, MD, MPH – Speakers Bureau: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Biogen Idec, Genentech BioOncology, Sanofi-Aventis. Research To Practice receives education grants from Abraxis Oncology, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Biogen Idec, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc and Sanofi-Aventis, which have no influence on the content development of our educational activities.

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