{"id":7377,"date":"2008-07-16T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pharma-mkting.com\/is-this-ok-under-phrmas-new-code\/"},"modified":"2019-02-21T01:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T01:24:41","slug":"is-this-ok-under-phrmas-new-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/blog\/is-this-ok-under-phrmas-new-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This OK Under PhRMA&#8217;s New Code?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_ZiPiXEv_Q_g\/SH5WxWTBscI\/AAAAAAAABRw\/Y82uRe6HEMI\/s1600-h\/PoleDanceDetail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_ZiPiXEv_Q_g\/SH5WxWTBscI\/AAAAAAAABRw\/Y82uRe6HEMI\/s400\/PoleDanceDetail.jpg\" i=\"\" m=\"\" getting=\"\" some=\"\" pretty=\"\" funny=\"\" responses=\"\" to=\"\" a=\"\" in=\"\" my=\"\" survey=\"\" about=\"\" phrma=\"\" s=\"\" new=\"\" code=\"\" on=\"\" interactions=\"\" with=\"\" the=\"\" question=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>I&#8217;m getting some pretty amusing responses to the following question asked in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.aspx?sm=ooruVNJP5Zqboai4Rp_2bgBw_3d_3d\">Survey regarding PhRMA&#8217;s New Code on Interactions with Physicians<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The code document has a Q&amp;A section that lists several scenarios that are allowed or disallowed by the code. Here&#8217;s an example: &#8220;A district sales manager at Company C invites 30 physicians to a corporate suite at a professional baseball game for a 45-minute scientific and educational presentation followed by a buffet and the three-hour game. Does this conform to the Code?&#8221; Just for fun, can you can think up a scenario that may need to be reviewed by PhRMA to determine if it IS or IS NOT permissible under the new guidelines?<\/p>\n<p>The response that inspired the image shown here was:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-style: italic;\"><p>A district sales manager at Company C invites 30 physicians to a strip club for a 45-minute scientific and educational presentation. The rep speaks from the speaker booth and the presentation is a power point which is projected on a screen on the stage behind the stripper pole, while food, drinks, and lap dances are served to the physicians at their seats in front of the stage. (please de-identify me, thanks!)<\/p>\n<p>You are de-identified sir!<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any other scenarios that I can submit to PhRMA for their feedback? Tell me by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.aspx?sm=ooruVNJP5Zqboai4Rp_2bgBw_3d_3d\">taking the survey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Results of this survey will be used to inform an ongoing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roundtable.pharma-mkting.com\">Pharma Marketing Roundtable<\/a> discussion, which you may join. This discussion and survey results will be summarized in an issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.pharma-mkting.com\">Pharma Marketing News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your comments are confidential (anonymous) unless you specifically provide your contact information at the end of the survey and allow us to attribute comments to you personally<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m getting some pretty amusing responses to the following question asked in my Survey regarding PhRMA&#8217;s New Code on Interactions with Physicians: The code document has a Q&amp;A section that lists several scenarios that are allowed or disallowed by the code. 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