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Dr. Michael Atchison is the head of biochemistry in the department of animal biology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been a faculty member since 1989.
Is it important for us to share our faith and to identify ourselves as Christians? Does it really make a difference? I sometimes questioned the usefulness of identifying myself as a Christian to the first year veterinary students that I teach at the University of Pennsylvania. Each year during a lecture on the ethics of genetic testing for diseases, I identify myself as a Christian. I don't really say much. All I say is, "I approach the ethical issues from a Judeo-Christian perspective because I am a Christian. In fact, being a Christian is the most important thing in my life." That's it. Nothing more. At most two-to-three students each year will say something to me about it.
Each Fall when I prepare to do this again, I go through a real spiritual battle. Does it really matter? Does it really make much difference? On a parallel topicthe speaking of God's WordI know that the Lord promises:
"My Word that goes out from My mouth, it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
It was a little hard to be certain that this was really a high impact ministry. It was gratifying that some students were appreciative of my statements, but it was unclear how useful were my efforts. I know that with faith as small as a "mustard seed," I should be able to move mountains. But I didn't really see how this was moving mountains. That was, until the Lord gave me a peek at His power to move mountains.
While I was identifying myself as a Christian in Philadelphia, a Biochemist named Michael Behe at Lehigh University was writing a book on evolution. As a Biochemist, Behe found the evidence for Darwinian evolution to be very thin. In fact, when he looked at the cell from a biochemical perspective, he believed there was evidence of intelligent design. Behe sent his completed manuscript to The Free Press publishers for consideration. The editor was not certain that this manuscript was a good risk for publication. There were clearly theological issues at hand, and he was under the impression that these issues would be poorly received by the scientific community. If the tenets of Darwinian evolution were completely accepted by science, who would be interested in buying the book?
The editor shared his concerns with his wife. His wife was a student in my class. She advised her husband to give me a call. So, unaware of all this, I received a phone call from the publisher in New York. We spent approximately 10 minutes on the phone. After hearing a description of the work, I suggested that the editor should seriously consider publishing the manuscript. I told him that the origin of life issue was still up in the air. It sounded like this Behe fellow might have some good ideas, although I could not be certain since I had never seen the manuscript. We hung up and I never thought about it again. At least until two years later.
After some time Behe's book Darwin's Black Box (The Free Press, 1996) was published. It became an instant best-seller and was widely acclaimed in the news media. It is currently in its 15th printing and over 40,000 copies have been sold. I heard about it, but could not remember if this was the same book that I received the call about from the publisher. Could it be? In November 1998, I finally met Michael Behe when he visited Penn for a Faculty Outreach talk. He told me that yes, indeed, it was his book that the publisher called me about. In fact, he said my comments were the deciding factor in convincing the publisher to go ahead with the
book. Interesting, I thought.
Then it struck me. This was all the result of my identifying myself as a Christian in class. By identifying myself as a Christian, I played a small, but crucial part in influencing 40,000 people. The plot unfolds. Behe's book needs to be published. The Lord places the manuscript in the hands of an editor. The editor's wife "just happens" to be in my class. The editor needs advice on issues concerning science and faith. Meanwhile, in class I identify myself as a Christian. The editor's wife tells him, "I know someone you can call." Suddenly, I can see how mustard seeds move mountains.
The Lord works through a process by using his followers. Michael Behe worked very hard on his manuscript. But his efforts would have been wasted if it was not published. To accomplish His will, the Lord uses His saints at strategic points. If we respond to the challenge, the Lord blesses the effort, because it really is His will, after all. If we fail to respond, that opportunity is lost. The Lord will accomplish His will in another way, but that particular opportunity is gone. If we continually fail to respond, the Lord will eventually send His opportunities elsewhere. But if we do respond, we will see those opportunities continually in our daily lives. We will be richly blessed. Sometimes, to play a role in God's plan, it only takes a seemingly insignificant effort like identifying yourself as a Christian.


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Recker has career night with 28 points and 13 rebounds
HUNTINGTON, Ind. - Behind Amelia Recker's 18 second half points, the Forester women's basketball team scored 53 points in the final twenty minutes to run away from Indiana Tech 79-65 Tuesday evening at Platt Arena.
With this win, the Forester improve to 4-2 while the Warriors drop to 4-3.
It was a banner night for Recker as she finished with career-highs of 28 points and 13 boards for her third consecutive double double. She was nearly unstoppable down low as she scored eight field goals in the paint and ripped down seven offensive rebounds to go along with cashing in on 12 of her 14 free tosses.
Pazia Speed and Courtney Baker also posted some notable stats. Speed poured in 22 points and dished out a team-high five assists while Baker finished with a season-high 14 points, three assists and three steals.
The Forester are earning a reputation for being a second half team and tonight was no different as they struggled through the opening stanza to find themselves down 27-26 before eventually coming to life in the second half to take control of the contest.
Coach Culler's squad more than doubled their offensive output in the final twenty minutes. They went from shooting 38.7 percent in the first half to connecting on 57.1 percent of their attempts in the final twenty minutes. It was also night and day at the free throw line where they only got to the stripe four times in the first period compared to going 20-for-23 after the break.
What's even more impressive about HU's second half performance was that after going 4-for-9 from the field through the first seven minutes of the period, Huntington missed only seven field goals the rest of the way to climb out of a nine-point deficit on their way to outscoring the Warriors 43-20 in the final 13 minutes.
Recker started the turnaround when she knocked down two freebies at the 12:58 mark. She went on to score eight of HU's next 13 points to give her team a permanent lead of 51-49 with just over eight minutes remaining. The other five points of the Foresters' 13-4 run came by way of Recker's fellow Buckeye, Miranda Palmer, who connected on a 15-footer and long ball.
Speed picked up where Recker left off, scoring the next eight points to help HU grow the lead to 15 by the 3:09 mark before settling for the 14-point win.
Indiana Tech entered the contest averaging over 82 points per contest but fell well short of their average thanks to HU's aggressive and ever-changing defense. The Warriors shot 43.5 percent for the game, got to the line only nine times and coughed up the ball 17 times.
HU, on the other hand, shot 47.5 percent from the field, connected on 21 of their 27 charity tosses and committed only nine turnovers.
Chelsea Carradine scored a team-best 24 points and ripped down a game-high 15 rebounds for Tech. Rachael Kruse and Sabine Filippovica added 12 and 11 points respectively.
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MANKATO, Minn. — There isn't supposed to be much difference between the sixth and seventh seeds, and Friday night there wasn't.
Chase Grant scored 7:04 into overtime as Nos. 10 and 11 Minnesota State-Mankato beat No. 20 UNO 4-3 in the opening game of their WCHA playoff series. Minnesota State trailed 3-2 after two periods, and tied the game with 10:21 left in regulation.
Game 2 of the best-of-three matchup is Saturday at 7:07 p.m.
"I thought we outplayed them," UNO coach Dean Blais said. "I thought we were the better team. We had more attempts, and had higher-quality shots."
But forward Bryce Gervais broke up a play in the UNO offensive zone, setting up an odd-man rush. Grant, trailing the play, got a pass from JP Lafontaine and scored his seventh goal of the season on a wrist shot.
Blais said a UNO player fell down, creating the 3-on-2 that led to Grant's game-winner.
"And he made a routine shot from the top of the circle," Blais said. "It was a good shot, but they got a break on it."
UNO, which finished seventh in the regular season, has lost five straight games and dropped to 1-17 all-time in conference playoff road games.
However, after losing 6-0 last weekend at Minnesota-Duluth and having surrendered 26 goals in its previous five games, UNO at least appeared to regain some of its early-season form.
"We played our game," Blais said, "and we can't play any better than that."
Lafontaine had a goal and two assists and Zach Palmquist had a goal and an assist for sixth-seeded Minnesota State.
Ryan Walters, Matt White and Brent Gwidt scored goals for UNO, which also got two assists from Andrej Sustr.
UNO (18-17-2) started well, successfully killing off a penalty — a recent problem — and then scoring first as senior co-captain Gwidt got his own rebound and lifted a backhand over sprawling All-WCHA goalie Stephon Williams at 5:16 of the first period.
Minnesota State (23-11-3) tied the game later in the first period on a 5-on-3 power play, after Nick Seeler (hooking) and Sustr (high-sticking) were whistled for penalties nine seconds apart.
Palmquist fired a low shot from high in the right slot that got past John Faulkner, with MSU's Eriah Hayes and others creating traffic in front.
"Four guys were in front, but he kept it on the ice," Blais said. "I don't know if he did that on purpose or not, but if that was in the air it would have hit a body. Instead it scooted through and found its way to the net."
Faulkner, the senior, started in goal after being used in relief of Ryan Massa each game last weekend at Minnesota-Duluth. Blais said late Friday that he was unsure of the starter Saturday at his unsettled goalie position. Dayn Belfour was the backup Friday, and Massa is also on the trip.
MSU got another power-play goal early in the second period while a delayed penalty was in effect — which would have created another 5-on-3. However, Lafontaine went top shelf to make it 2-1 to merely set up another power play at 3:47.
UNO killed off that penalty, and then scored a top-shelf goal of its own as White cut in from the right wing and scored on a backhand despite having a defenseman on his back.
Then UNO made it 3-2 on a power play, as Walters beat Williams with a strong wrist shot over the glove of the WCHA's freshman of the year with 1:36 left in the second period. It was the 22nd goal of the season for Walters, the All-WCHA forward.
But despite a number of premium chances, both early and late in the game, UNO still couldn't put another one past Williams. UNO had a 35-34 advantage in shots on goal.
"Their goaltender played well," Blais said. "He made some nice saves at the right time to keep them in there.
"It was a great up-and-down hockey game, and I told our guys we couldn't do a whole lot more. We out-chanced them, outshot them and outskated them."
MSU tied the game with 10:21 left in regulation, as Gervais got his seventh goal, collecting a backdoor pass from Lafontaine and scoring.
"We were planning on this series going three games," Blais said. "This just makes (Saturday) all the more important. Hopefully our conditioning pays off. We rolled four (forward) lines and six (defensemen) and we had good jump. We're prepared."
At MSU-Mankato (23-11-3) ........................... 1 1 1 1—4
First period: 1, UNO, Gwidt 8 (Raubenheimer, Sustr), 5:16. 2, MSU, Palmquist 6 (Leitner, Nelson), 17:06 (pp, 5-on-3).
Second period: 3, MSU Lafontaine 9 (Palmquist, Lehrke), 3:47. 4, UNO, White 16, 5:53. 5, UNO, Walters 22 (Sustr, Zombo), 18:24 (pp).
Third period: 6, MSU, Gervais 7 (Lafontaine, Jutzi), 9:39. Overtime: 7, MSU, Grant 7 (Lafontaine, Elbrecht), 7:04.
Shots on goal:
Power plays: UNO 1-3, MSU 2-4.
Penalties-minutes: UNO 5-10, MSU 3-6.
Goalies: UNO, Faulkner 15-9-2 (34 shots-30 saves), 67:04. MSU, Williams 20-9-2 (35-32), 67:04.
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Americus, Ga.- Sept. 5, 2000 - Fremont, Calif., resident Charles F. Broom has been elected to Habitat for Humanity International's newly formed U.S. Council. Broom, vice president of human resources at PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., is one of nine individuals selected for this council from across the country.
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Congrats! How incredibly rare that they have exactly the same stats!
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Congratulations on the twins safe and happy arrival. most unusual and amazing birth announcement in this forum all week! : ) It's the first time I've across two twins born on different days, exact same size.
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Mass of Christian burial for Robert "Bob" Mecseji, Grandpa "Bobcat", 74, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m.j Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. The Rev. Shaun Haggerty will officiate. A time of fellowship will immediately follow in the church hall.
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Robert Allen Mecseji was born Oct. 13, 1938, to Joseph and Mary (Molner) Mecseji in Omaha, Neb. He was raised in Omaha, attending Omaha North High School, where he met the love of his life Judy. Bob was a Nebraska State High School Wrestling Champion at 112 pounds his senior year of high school. He then attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln on a wrestling scholarship.
He married Judy Huntley on Oct. 17, 1959, and after working a short time for the Union Pacific Railroad, he began his career at IBM. He was transferred in 1965 to Aberdeen, where they raised four beautiful children, Pam, Mark, David and Mary. After his retirement from IBM, he worked at various places in Aberdeen until his full retirement in 1997.
Bob was an integral part of the Aberdeen Elks Diving Team from 1971 to 1983. He served as a diving judge for numerous events including the Junior Olympics. His wife, Judy, was the coach, but Bob accompanied her on every trip as driver, judge, and cheerleader. He was most proud of his "Mr. Wonderful" trophy awarded by his wife for all of his help with diving. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 47 years. He was also a member of the Elks Club and a past Chamber Ambassador.
Bob enjoyed playing bridge, playing the piano, golfing, working in his yard, spending time with his family, especially his nine grandchildren, and watching Nebraska football. You could find him with three TV's, a computer and a radio listening to every game. He enjoyed his frequent chats with his boys, analyzing the latest NSU, Big 10 or Pac-12 information.
Bob had a fabulous sense of humor and you could always count on him to be the life of the party. He was an amazing poet and pianist. His family and friends looked forward to the poems that he wrote for all the special occasions in their lives. It was also a treat for his family to come home and hear the beautiful music that he generated from the piano.
Bob is survived by his wife, Judy, of 53 years; their children, Pam (Kendell) Titze and their children, Shane and Kendra; Mark (Colleen) Mecseji and their children, Eric, James and Elizabeth; David (Erin) Mecseji and their children, Olivia and Amelia; and Mary (Mike) Couture and their children, Michelle and Madysen. He is also survived by his sister, Lucy Depyper; his sister-in-laws, Orpha Mecseji, Jackie Ferguson and Sherri Huntley; his brother-in-laws, Arch Ferguson and Jon Huntley, and many nieces and nephews.
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Honorary urnbearers will be LeRoy Adams, Don Grey, Erin Mecseji, Arden Gilbert, Colleen Mecseji and Jim Larson.
Urnbearers will be John Bishop, Jon Oster, Rick Pesek, Michael Couture, Kendell Titze and Arch Ferguson.
The organist and cantor will be Charlene Blondo; lector is Jerry Mattern; usher is Scott Cunningham and offertory gifts will be presented by Bob's grandchildren, Shane Titze, Kendra Titze, Eric Mecseji, James Mecseji, Elizabeth Mecseji, Michelle Couture, Madysen Couture, Olivia Mecseji and Amelia Mecseji.
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"EVERYONE'S AFRAID," says Janice Miller, director, CME, Brown Medical School, Providence, R.I. "Pharmaceutical companies have their legal departments working overtime to protect themselves from the threat of a huge, multibillion-dollar fine. I don't know if that was the intent of the OIG [Office of Inspector General's Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers], but that's the result."
And they have reason to be afraid. In just this past year the industry has shelled out more than $6 billion in government fines for stepping over the line from marketing activities — including education — to violating fraud and anti-kickback laws. The OIG has enforcement power, adding clout to voluntary guidances like the PhRMA and AdvaMed Codes for interaction with healthcare professionals, and as a result pharma companies are restructuring their organizations to separate promotion from education. This means retraining their personnel and developing online and other centralized systems to take the perception of any wrongdoing out of the equation.
CME providers too are feeling the pain from all this reform in longer, legalistic letters of agreement and other forms, longer lead times in getting a grant proposal through the system, and the elimination of sales reps from the grant process. "We're working a lot harder for the same commercial support," says Keith Dillon, director, corporate relations, with the American College of Cardiology, Bethesda, Md. "They're requiring things from us that they've never required before."
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
The revolution started when the voluntary PhRMA Code went into effect in 2002. "The PhRMA Code began to drive CEOs to really examine the process of commercial support, to look at what it was they were funding," says Bruce Bellande, PhD, executive director of the Alliance for CME in Birmingham, Ala. After the voluntary assessment that code induced, these CEOs began to realign their thinking about funding — CME isn't about a party or a golf tournament. Add to that the "CEOs' concern over bad press and the ever-declining public opinion of Big Pharma — which fell alarmingly low, alarmingly fast. That really put the message on their radar screens that they had to do something to build image," he says. But, while the PhRMA Code was significant, "it pales in comparison to the turmoil the OIG guidance has caused," he adds.
The main thrust of the OIG guidance is to reduce the perception of bias by truly separating sales from education, but from a pharma organizational structure perspective, breaking up is hard to do. According to Bellande, while the majority of CME funding is still coming from the marketing and research-and-development departments in the restructured companies, "there's now a good chunk of money going into the science or medical affairs department. Companies have had to train staff to work in medical affairs, or whatever they call that department, and now these people report to the science and education divisions, rather than the sales department." It's a touchy situation, he adds. "The company has to be careful to ensure that, while the money's still coming from marketing, the disbursement has to come through an independent group not directly responsible for sales."
Frederic S. Wilson, category manager CME, with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals in Mason, Ohio, thinks this separation is an overreaction — and one that could have negative repercussions. "Because marketing controls the discretionary funding for the company's brands, if they can't have a voice in funding CME for a particular category or relevant disease, they could redirect that funding into other activities, such as direct-to-consumer advertising."
Other types of changes also are in the works. For example, Alcon Laboratories in Fort Worth, Texas, now has its own compliance officer and committee to provide input concerning support for "questionable programs," says Alcon's professional education director Carol Duke. In addition, she says, "We focus the majority of our dollars and efforts on high-quality CME events, and less on promotional programs, to ensure we are in compliance with all guidelines governing the pharmaceutical industry."
Jacqueline Parochka, EdD, president and CEO of Excellence in Continuing Education, Ltd., Chicago, says that in addition to establishing multidisciplinary committees to review grant proposals, some companies have established education departments to review these proposals a second time. Some firms are awarding grants through the medical affairs department, and others are still awarding grants through the brand teams. At least four companies have put their grant-request process online, and many others require that all requests go directly to headquarters, bypassing the sales rep entirely.
In fact, first nationally, then regionally, many companies over the past year or so have been cutting the sales rep and other marketing/sales/promotion personnel out of the process, either by putting the granting process online, or through a designated central committee or department at headquarters. While providers used to collaborate with sales reps on CME activities, "You can't even call your usual contacts now," says Miller. "They say it's coming from upstairs."
We Miss Our Reps
"We're missing the opportunity to interact with the sales reps," says Lynn Thomason, MLS, director, CME, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls. "We can't even have them say that we do a good job and that they recommend us, that our work and experience with them has been a positive thing. Their input is no longer permitted, and I wonder who really ends up being at risk when things are so impersonal."
Wilson agrees that taking the rep out of the process is not a good idea. "I don't understand the histrionics," says Wilson, whose company hasn't made any significant changes in its process, other than to continue to reinforce its training efforts for reps in the field. He poses a situation where, for example, "an application might be turned down by a major pharmaceutical company because the name of the hotel sounds like it is a resort, when in reality it is a Holiday Inn. The local rep would know that." He believes the sales rep is vital to the process in other ways as well: "They are in the best position to contribute input to the needs assessment process — they have the most accurate and detailed understanding of the diagnostic skills and treatment proficiencies of the physicians in their territories. That input has now been completely cut off."
While some of the larger CME organizations are able to retain their direct connection to their higher-up contacts, "there are an awful lot of organizations that don't have that connection, and their only way in was through the reps," says Jann Balmer, PhD, director, CME Office, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Of the impersonality of online proposal systems, Thomason says, "We feel there's a much higher level of trust that can be accomplished between two people than could ever be developed between a provider and a Web site."
And the tough sell has definitely gotten tougher. "This tears the guts out of providers like me," says Linda Wilhelm, whose education and organizational development department with Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Ga., is having a difficult time getting support for a spirituality in healthcare presentation. "Our program doesn't fit into an easily identifiable slot. In years past, some of my loyal sources of support could stretch their budgets and criteria to be able to give a grant for something that's not 100 percent product-related. All this has put fear into supporters, unnecessarily so when they're dealing with legitimate CME."
Letters and the Law
Now that lawyers are running the show, official communications are changing, too. "For the first time, someone asked me if I would rewrite my cover letter to their specific requirements," says Wilhelm. "My standard letter began with, 'Thank you for your willingness to provide an educational grant for this activity.' Now it had to be worded, 'I am officially requesting an educational grant.' Now the letter sounds like the first contact we've had about the activity, instead of acknowledging that we've talked with a rep previously and reached an agreement on what the grant and the activity will be. It was a coverup, but fortunately it wasn't anything that would impact the integrity of my letter."
But the cover letter is nothing compared to the contortions people are going through with the new, more complicated, lawyer-generated Letters of Agreement, or LOAs. "Companies are opposed to accepting others' LOAs or having theirs amended in any way," says the Alliance for CME's Bellande, who points out that this is not just a provider problem. "It's frustrating for those who are trying to disperse the funds to deal with this. On one side they have providers asking if they can amend [the LOA], on the other they have legal saying 'No.' It's causing some real difficulty."
But Balmer says it's definitely worth trying to amend language in a pharma LOA if it contains something that goes against your organization's policies. "It shouldn't be a one-way agreement," she says. "There are a lot of providers who don't think they can make any changes to the letters, but they should agree to only what their organizations [are comfortable with]." For example, she will not sign any letter that asks her to agree to abide by the laws of any state other than Virginia. "As a state institution, we never [want to] have a situation where we are held accountable for the laws of any state other than ours. This is supposed to be a partnership, albeit one at arm's length. You have to be respectful of the other person's position, but that doesn't mean you relinquish control."
Thomason says that while no one wants to spend the time and energy to change wording, "I take the time to cross things out — it takes more time than I wish out of my day — but it's necessary. And I've never lost an event or a grant because of it." Dillon says his organization has had to be "smarter internally in how we go through the process. We try to get our solicitations for grants out a little earlier than we used to" not only because some back-and-forth on wording might be needed, but also because some companies' grant review committees meet only once a month, "so if we miss this one, our next opportunity isn't until next month."
Inconsistency, Thy Name Is Pharma
"Some of the mistakes that have happened in the past are a result of the way the industry is configured," says Parochka. "The companies more or less can't talk to each other, which makes it difficult for them to maneuver effectively when something like this comes to pass. Everyone is working independently, which ups the difficulty for accredited providers exponentially." Dillon says the inconsistency has been a challenge for him as well. "It puts the burden on us to have a clear understanding." (See sidebar on page 38 for his tips on dealing with this.)
Ultimately, if the lawyers continue to drive the process, Parochka thinks more CME program officials will turn to their own legal counsel for document review and sign-off. "It will be safer for everyone concerned if attorneys deal with each other and leave educators to what they do best." Or perhaps all the compliance departments for pharmaceutical and medical device companies could reach an agreement on a standardized LOA?
Not going to happen, says P&G's Wilson. "The National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration formed a working group to resolve this issue. Very early on, I said I didn't think it would be possible. The guidelines — whether they're the 1992 Standards for Commercial Support or the 2003 OIG guidance, contain too many gray areas that require interpretation, and each company's lawyers are going to interpret them differently. Consequently, you're going to have different LOAs."
Dillon thinks part of the answer is education. One of ACC's subspecialty groups recently held a meeting for medical device manufacturers that was led by representatives of AdvaMed, a device industry association that last fall released its own ethical guidelines for members. "Even within the fairly narrow niche of companies that make electrophysiology devices, the understanding of the AdvaMed Code went from one end of the spectrum to the other," he says. "AdvaMed's CEO gave a presentation on the origins of and the spirit behind the code, and an attorney from Arnold & Porter interpreted how the code relates to their dealings with medical societies. It made a big difference in reconciling all the different perspectives these companies' representatives had."
For Whom the Pendulum Swings
While the CME enterprise has seen the commercial support pendulum swing from one extreme to the other, usually coming to rest somewhere in the middle, consensus is that this time it's not swinging back toward a more lax attitude. "I think it will continue to intensify," says Bellande. "Self-regulation would have been a good way to protect yourself and survive — and the PhRMA Code was an attempt to do that. The problem was that the code came too late; the horse had already left the barn. With $500 billion dollars in Medicare prescription drug benefits on the line, all the media needs to say is, 'Let's look into how the federal government's money is being spent by Big Pharma,' and you're likely to see even more external regulation."
And the revolution still has a ways to go within individual pharma companies, too. "Everyone I talk with says it's all still a work in progress. It's going to take a while to shake out," says Balmer.
There Is an Upside
But while the brave new world of commercial funding may be a chaotic, ever-changing hassle right now, it isn't all bad. "The good news is that all this has caused companies that had perhaps not been paying attention to what they were doing with CME to take a look at what was going on and establish policies where they had none before," says Wilson. He adds that it has also caused companies to revamp their training in both CME and gifts to physicians policies, and also feels it's positive that PhRMA is being more proactive. "They've never had much interest in CME in the past," he says.
Another plus, says Dillon, is that, "generally, companies are trying to find ways to be compliant, not ways to work around the system." Adds Duke: "For the most part, the results have been positive for companies that have taken the high road. It has reinforced our commitment to quality, fair, and balanced educational programs."
Even the online granting systems, which providers say still have some glitches, at least ensure that your approval comes back with a signed LOA, eliminating the need for providers to track down someone to sign an incompletely signed letter, says Miller. "I think you're going to see these systems get much more sophisticated," says Bellande. "Now they're mostly administrative, quasi-legal applications, but companies are going to realize this is where they need to determine if the quality of the activity will achieve the desired outcome. They're not there yet, but I think that's where it's going."
And there's still much work to be done. For example, says Duke, while physicians, CME providers, and industry will become more accustomed to doing business under the new guidelines, making the process easier for everyone, "We are finding that the CME providers and industry, for the most part, know the guidelines, but the physicians don't." Dillon agrees that "we still need education targeted to healthcare professionals outside of CME. There are a lot of people in the healthcare industry and the legislature who don't have a good understanding of the process and how it differs from FDA-approved on-label promotion." Dillon recommends that medical societies step up to the plate and develop training programs to educate members on the guidelines. "PhRMA and AdvaMed are reaching out to medical societies and other organizations to help teach physicians what the guidelines mean to them, too, so they don't push the envelope in their relations with a company."
Bellande sees even bigger changes on the horizon, namely the entire mind-set of the pharmaceutical industry toward CME. "The mentality of justifying the funding by considering CME as a way to promote a product has to change," he says. "Companies have to realign their view of education as a strategic resource that is both a way to increase the appropriate prescribing of drugs for certain conditions, and a way to improve the public image of Big Pharma. I think companies will look at their goals and values from a strategic perspective, then determine how education can help the company achieve them."
"Pharma and CME providers are all trying to figure things out in this new environment," says Thomason. While she says that "one bad experience right now is worse than at any other time, because the spotlight is on us," she says the spotlight also can increase awareness of all the good that can come out of the partnership. Adds Balmer, "We have a real opportunity here to shine the light on the important things, the fact that CME providers and commercial supporters are all moving toward positively impacting physician behavior."
The MECCs Effect
Medical education and communication companies are seeing another potentially huge impact of the restructuring of the pharma industry. The pharmaceutical companies "are deciding to award MECCs (defined as companies that produce both certified CME activities, if accredited, and promotional activities) grants for either CME or promotion, but not both," says Jacqueline Parochka, EdD, president and CEO of Excellence in Continuing Education, Ltd., Chicago, who also is past-president of the North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Cos.
In fact, NAAMECC recently surveyed its members on the impact of this trend on their businesses, and found that 22 percent made the decision to create a separate company for CME in the past year, and an additional 26 percent plan to do so in the future. Nine percent plan to phase out CME. Factors behind their decisions to change the configuration of their companies include a client directive to fund either promotion or CME activities (29 percent), and a client directive for separate promotion and CME account teams (19 percent). However, 70 percent said they plan to retain their Accreditation Council for CME accreditation.
"Communication companies are going to have to make the internal decision on whether or not to create in-house education companies to ward off the appearance of a combined promotion and education unit," says Parochka. "Some will decide to do only education or promotion. Eventually, I see the definition of education companies, as opposed to communication companies, becoming clearer." While the transition period may take a while, "That's the way I see it going. They're not going to lose out on business just because this regulation comes along; they'll figure out how they're going to maneuver in the new system."
Advice from the Field
"If a Letter of Agreement comes in from a company we haven't worked with before, we do an almost word-for-word comparison against the language in our LOA documents. If there is anything that we're not comfortable with, we send it out for legal advice. Then we negotiate any changes and ask the company to use the same letter in the future so we can have consistency, or to flag any changes in future letters. That way, we cut down on the amount of document review we have to do." — Keith Dillon, director, corporate relations, American College of Cardiology, Bethesda, Md.
"Be much more aware of companies' funding cycles and how those relate to budget, and who will be reviewing the proposals. Be prepared to provide more than just the usual administrative details." — Bruce Bellande, PhD, executive director of the Alliance for CME in Birmingham, Ala.
"We are very diligent in reviewing grant requests and requests for supporting CME programs. We have specific criteria we are looking for, whether for CME or nonaccredited programs. We want a written letter of request designating the purpose of the grant, a program agenda if available, and follow-up information on the number of attendees and summary of the evaluations — we review these to determine our future support of the requesters' programs." — Carol Duke, professional education director, Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas
"Keep reading industry publications, keep dialoguing with your colleagues, keep attending professional conferences. If you're not a member of a professional organization, join, because these organizations can provide legitimate and timely information." — Jacqueline Parochka, EdD, president and CEO of Excellence in Continuing Education, Ltd., Chicago
"Just suck it up and deal with it, and try not to shoot yourself in the foot." — Janice Miller, director, CME, Brown Medical School, Providence, R.I.


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Mango, coconut and passionfruit lassi
Using yoghurt (especially the low-fat variety) and cashews makes this a treat that is good for you. If you want it sweet, use ripe and tasty mangoes and passionfruit.
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2 | Mangoes, large |
1 | Coconut, (drinking) |
6 | Ice cubes |
1 | Yoghurt, thick |
¼ cup | Cashew nuts, roasted and salted |
2 | Passionfruits |
- Peel the mangoes, slice off the flesh and put into a blender.
- Cut the top off the coconut and pour the water into the blender.
- Add the ice, and blend while adding enough yoghurt until you have the desired consistency.
- Pour into chilled tumblers and top with cashews and a spoonful of passionfruit. Serve with a spoon.


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Building Community through Development
Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cassandra Q. Butts, Senior Advisor
Grade school students and teachers of the Bacjao Elementary School in Balangiga, Samar welcome MCC and MCA-Philippines teams on February 28, 2012. The public school is a recipient of two classrooms from the KALAHI-CIDSS project implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
I was in the province of Leyte in the Philippines on Tuesday to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the municipality of Alang-Alang to begin participating in an innovative approach to development called Kalahi-CIDSS, which is included in the country's MCC compact. Kalahi-CIDSS is a community-based approach to development that makes beneficiaries active participants in the selection, design and implementation of development projects that they believe are best for their communities.
While Kalahi-CIDSS isn't original to MCC—the program originally was funded in the Philippines by the World Bank—MCC's investment of $120 million will double the size and scale of the program and make it available to communities like Alang-Alang for the first time. MCC is also adding innovations in areas such as gender integration and environmental assessment, impact evaluation and engineering standards that will enhance the value of the program to beneficiaries as well as improve the sustainability of outcomes.
The hope is that Alang-Alang will find the same success with the program as the municipality of Balangiga experienced when it used Kalahi-CIDSS to build schools, a retaining wall to protect against typhoon flooding, a community road, and a bridge. Viscuso de Lira, the mayor of Balangiga, describes the Kalahi-CIDSS program as galvanizing community engagement in a way that had not been achieved before and building community support for sustaining projects that are the product of their own initiative and sweat equity.
MCC and the Millennium Challenge Account-Philippines are further using Kalahi-CIDSS to empower communities in a coordinated campaign against trafficking in persons, seeking to educate Kalahi-CIDSS communities as well as other communities impacted by our road project in the Samar region on preventing this global crime.
Kalahi-CIDSS is not only building and empowering communities but also promoting the principles of transparency and accountability in how development resources are used. This approach can be critical in improving local government at all levels of engagement.