Surgeon Owned Distribution

by Timothy McTighe, Dr. H.S. (hc)

After 40 years of being in the orthopaedic health care field I find certain actions can still surprise me. I have lectured and published on commercial funding for CME and ethics in the orthopaedic health care field for almost twenty years. I am a strong advocate for the need and benefit of orthopaedic surgeons to be involved in the design, development and continuing educational process on the use and indication for medical devices. However, there are certain activities that I believe put our entire health care process at risk. 

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