Patient Views On Financial Relationships Between Orthopaedic Surgeons And Orthopaedic Device Manufacturers

Download or read book Patient Views on Financial Relationships Between Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Device Manufacturers written by Mark Wickus Camp and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A majority of patients approve of surgeon's relationships with manufacturers that can benefit patients but disapprove of those that primarily benefit the surgeon and the manufacturer. The majority of patients do not endorse disclosure as a sole method of managing these relationships. The majority of patients continue to trust the surgical profession to self-regulate and favour oversight by the profession rather than by government to ensure financial relationships between surgeons and manufacturers are appropriate.Revelations of kickbacks from surgical device manufacturers to orthopaedic surgeons raise the question whether surgeons can continue to collaborate with industry and maintain public trust. Using qualitative and quantitative methodology, this thesis explores U.S. and Canadian surgical patients' views on financial relationships between surgeons and surgical device manufacturers and patients' recommendations for managing these conflicts of interest.My data supports my argument that there should be professional oversight of financial relationships between surgeons and manufacturers, which may allow continued collaboration with manufacturers while maintaining public trust.