NATIONAL EVENT

PHARM FREE WEEK
For our patients! For our profession!
October 22-28, 2007

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Local Event Planning Resources
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LOCAL EVENTS

"Just Say No to Drug Reps?" November 26, 2007 (3:30-5:00, WBS M001) Meharry Medical College SOM, Region 07 School of Medicine Program
Chapter contact:	Jonathan Laymance
Type of event:	PharmFree Panel Discussion
Speaker(s):	Dr. D. Scott Trochtenberg and Dr. Susanne Tropez-Sims
Brown Bag Lunch Talk with National PharmFree Coordinator Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Johns Hopkins SOM, Region 03 Medical Program
Chapter contact:	Vivek Kalia, President
Type of event:	Brown Bag Lunch Talk with National PharmFree Coordinator
Speaker(s):	Anthony Fleg
All schools invited
CU Goes Pharmfree 10/26/07 University of Colorado at Boulder, Region 10
Chapter contact:	Mark Horowitz
Type of event:	Discussion Table
Speaker(s):	N/A
All schools invited
Dancing with Porcupines: Debating Physicians' Relationship with Big Pharma Monday, October 22, 2007 Johns Hopkins SOM, Region 03 Medical Program
Chapter contact:	Vivek Kalia, President
Type of event:	Panel Debate
Speaker(s):	Dr. Charles Flexner, Dr. Carlton Lee (Pro side) & Dr. Tom Finucane, Dr. Alex Billioux (Con side)
All schools invited
Dialysis For Profit: The EPO Story October 24, 2007 University of Pittsburgh SOM, Region 03 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Gabriel Silverman
Type of event:	Lecture & Discussion
Speaker(s):	James Johnston, MD
All schools invited
Discussion with Former & Current Pharm Reps Oct. 22, 2007 Keck SOM of University of Southern California, Region 10 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Cindy Xi
Type of event:	Informal Discussion
Speaker(s):	Shahram Ahari & Dylan Bennett
All schools invited
Doctors' Views on Pharm Reps Oct. 25, 2007 Keck SOM of University of Southern California, Region 10 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Cindy Xi
Type of event:	Panel Discussion
Speaker(s):	Stuart Swadron, M.D. & other faculty TBD
All schools invited
Evidenced Based Prescribing and the Pharmaceutical Industry Saturday 10/27/07 University of Illinois COM @ Chicago, Region 06 med Program
Chapter contact:	Jing Luo
Type of event:	FLIP SYMPOSIUM [gordy schiff]
Speaker(s):	Catherine DeAngelis MD MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA. Gordon Schiff, M.D. Senior Attending Physician Stroger Hospital of Cook County
All schools invited
How "Free" are Those Lunches - The Ethics of Taking Gifts from Drug Companies 10/25/07 Northwestern University Feinberg SOM, Region 06 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Eric Chang
Type of event:	Lunchtime Talk/discussion
Speaker(s):	Anthony Fleg
All schools invited
How NOT to be a Pharmaceutical Billboard-- Lessons from making the Neurology department Pharm-Free 10/31/2007 Baylor COM, Region 09
Chapter contact:	Hassan Dakik
Type of event:	lecture
Speaker(s):	Dr. Owens
How to discuss PharmFree priniciples with your colleague 10.22.07 University of New Mexico SOM, Region 10 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Jonas Hines
Type of event:	Leadership training
Speaker(s):	None
How to Kill the Golden Goose: Learning and Living the PharmFree LifeStyle Tuesday 10/23/07 University of Illinois COM @ Chicago, Region 06 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Jing Luo
Type of event:	Lunch Talk
Speaker(s):	Jing Luo
All schools invited
Inhibiting Industry Influence: Stories from the VA to the FDA October 25, 2007 University of Pittsburgh SOM, Region 03 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Gabriel Silverman
Type of event:	Lecture & Discussion
Speaker(s):	Bernie Good, MD
All schools invited
PHARM FREE at AECOM October 26, 2007 Albert Einstein COM of Yeshiva University, Region 02 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Laravic Flores, David Darcy
Type of event:	Pharm Free info, products, and de-pharming
Pharmfree goes to Denver NPR conference 10/27/2007 University of Colorado at Boulder, Region 10
Chapter contact:	Mark Horowitz
Type of event:	Informal discussion
Speaker(s):	N/A
All schools invited
Rational Rationing in the UK: How the National Health Service Decides What to Cover October 23, 2007 University of Pittsburgh SOM, Region 03 All invited Program
Chapter contact:	Gabriel Silverman
Type of event:	Lecture and Discussion
Speaker(s):	Karl Claxton, PhD
All schools invited
Side Effects: May Include Knowledge October 25th, 2007 University of Iowa, Region 08 Premed Program
Chapter contact:	Jim Curry, amsacurry@gmail.com
Type of event:	Movie Screening and Address
Speaker(s):	Jim Curry
All schools invited
Tales of a Former Drug Rep October 23, 2007 David Geffen SOM at UCLA, Region 10 Med Program Program
Chapter contact:	Christopher Love
Type of event:	Formal Talk
Speaker(s):	Shahram Ahari
Tales of a Former Pharm Rep October 22, 2007 Keck SOM of University of Southern California, Region 10 Med Program
Chapter contact:	Cindy Xi
Type of event:	Formal Talk
Speaker(s):	Shahram Ahari
All schools invited
UCLA's new Pharm-Free Policy October 25, 2007 David Geffen SOM at UCLA, Region 10 Med Program Program
Chapter contact:	Christopher Love
Type of event:	Informal Discussion
Speaker(s):	Drs. Gerald Levey and Andrew Leuchter