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Welcome to the Guild!
And I LUV the Map!
Greetings, everyone,
My name is Justin D. Russell. I'm an illustratour, cartographer, and writer of fantastic themes. I'm a young freelancer with many questions I hope you all will have at least some of the answers to. In any event I am pleased to make your acquaintance.
For starters, I attended the University of Cincinnati's D.A.A.P. (Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning) program before diving into life at the Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus, Ohio. I've always been fascinated by fantasy. First, it was comics, of which I was at least mildly interested for most of my pre-teenage life. I was never content to sit idly by and read my favourite stories. I would frequently write and illustrate my own.
My true calling arrived when a few friends invited me to join their gaming group after I spied the DM's personal campaign folder drawing of a wizard stuck into the clear sleeve of his binder's cover. It was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. I cannot begin to explain to you how this turned my world upside down. Larry Elmore's illustration of the dragon slayers at the beginning of the book stole my breath away. I remember begging my Mom to take me to the local Border's to get the book (then new on shelves). When I read the example of play, I remember thinking, '... People [I]play[I] this!? This is [I]awesome[I]!' I drew our characters, filled out lots of character sheets that never got used, and generally had a blast. Like comics, only more so, I was soon dissatisfied with just playing. I began writing my own campaigns, making my own unique worlds and races, and I haven't left Middle Earth, since
cartography is a chief love of mine. I've been doing it for a very long time, but only seriously within the last few years since embarking on my professional career. I'm new, and need some assistance. Do any of you make a living, or at least sell, your map making skills? Have any of you had any luck with illustrating other people's worlds? How did you go about it? I plan on reading many back posts to get some of these answers and learn more about you all (and, of course, look at amazing maps. I perused the featured work, and was completely blown away by what I saw. I believe joining this forum will be a wonderful experience), but I would also very much enjoy any feedback any of you would be willing to give. I'm eager to make some new friends and talk shop, here.
If any of you would like to see a sample of my cartography, I have many on my Facebook page: Epic Werkes Studio (the name of my business). There is a photo album entitled: 'Maps'. I'll also upload at least one sample of my work, here. It's the world of Rassilon, the land of Triple Ace Game's Hellfrost setting. It's about a year and half old, maybe two. I'm currently working on the other 'half' of the world.
I do all maps by hand, only a little computer editing. I am fascinated by traditional media. I do all my own lettering, now. Putting those expensive typography classes to use
Any feedback, 'hello's', and just general hoopla, is very much appreciated. Nice to meet you all! I look forward to becoming a regular part of this forum
Many regards to all,
Website: www.justinrussellart.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Epi...19899774705847
Blog: www.epicwerkesstudio.blogspot.com
Welcome to the Guild!
And I LUV the Map!
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Never use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice!
Any questions on CC3? Post them with CC3 in the Subject Line!
MY 'FAMOUS' CC3 MAPS: Thunderspire; Pyramid of Shadows; King of the Trollhaunt Warrens; Demon Queen's Enclave
Absolutely superb work. Great to have you on board, Justin and looking forward to seeing more. In terms of getting paid work for fantasy cartography we have a number of luminaries as members, Jon Roberts and Mike Schley among them. We have a (largely dormant) sub forum for professionals like yourself as well.
Thank you, very much! That sounds great. I've already looked around, some, but what I saw was mind boggling. I can learn quite a bit from you folks.
You're welcome! You will find this is an incredibly friendly community which gives constructive criticism and shares methods and material openly. I'm sure you'll feel right at home here!
Welcome Aboard!
My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Great stuff Justin... glad to have you aboard... keep posting up any works you can based upon client license/copyright restrictions as we would love to see as much of it as possible!
My Finished Maps
Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Welcome! This is a really nice map (for traditional media that is).
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That's the kind of 'traditional' work I really love - nothing creates a style like this one but a deft hand and some pens.
Want to see more ;-)
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One impassioned infectious disease doctor, turned inventor, turned chief operating officer, made the trek from China years ago to do something no one else had ever before done, he says -- find a remedy for the common cold.
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1957 Chevy Stepside Truck - A Father &Son ProjectWritten by on October 1, 2008 Nothing Better Than A Little Hands-On Training
When Kaufmann, Texas, car builder Jack Ellison wanted to get his 9-year-old son, Jonathan, involved with the business (Jack is the proprietor of North Texas Rod & Custom, Inc.), he went out and bought a '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck that would serve as the beginnings of a father and son project. "Jonathan and I started working on the truck back around 1996 when he was just in grade school, and we finished it during his senior year in high school," says Jack.
Today, Jonathan is studying criminal justice at East Texas Baptist University, where he also plays fullback on the Tigers football team. Suffice it to say, while he's away at college, old dad is taking good care of his son's Sunburst Orange and Platinum Silver '57 Chevrolet big window. "I use the truck to advertise the business. It has won numerous awards at events like the Fort Worth Rod & Custom Car & Truck Show and the Dallas Autorama. We're both pretty proud of it," Jack confirms. Now let's take a closer look at the truck itself.
For openers, "Team Ellison" thoroughly boxed in the '57's chassis, and installed a Chassis Engineering front crossmember along with Mustang II suspension, Monroe gas-charged shocks, disc brakes, and rack-and-pinion steering. Out back, the Ellisons C-notched the framerails and installed a 3.00:1 geared Ford 9-inch bolted up to a set of N.O.S. '57 Chevrolet rear leaf springs with reverse eyelets, dampened by a pair of Monroe shocks. The rear brakes on the truck are 11-inch Ford. Wheels and tires consist of a set of 17-inch American Racing Torq-Thrust IIs rolling on Eagle GT radial rubber.
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Externally, the '57 looks relatively stock although there have been some subtle changes made. For example, the truck is fully dechromed, and features a rolled rear pan. Inside the bed, the Ellisons installed mirror polish diamond-plate in place of the usual wood, and father and son painted the '57 in PPG Sunburst Orange and Platinum Silver basecoat/clearcoat. The pinstriping is by James Crawford.
Inside, the Ellison's '57 features a set of Nissan seats upholstered by Jack in gray Ultraleather with matching door panels and headliner. Other upgrades include a GM six-way tilt steering column and steering column cover, Lecarra leather-wrapped steering wheel, a reverse-installed Chevy Suburban console, Vintage Air climate control, Auto Meter gauges, and a 3,000-watt Sony Xplod audio system.
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February 16 marks 95 years since Lithuania gained her independence.
You might be asking yourselves, "what is Lithuania? Is it a made-up country?" Despite boasting an exotic name, Lithuania is a real country with a rich history.
From February 16, 1918, until August 23, 1939, Lithuania enjoyed freedom and prosperity until the Soviet Union grabbed hold of it through the so-called German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (Molotov-Robbentrop Act). From 1939 until March 11, 1990 (reunification), Lithuania was subjected to endless bloodshed, tyranny, and death under Lenin, Stalin, and other brutal dictators. Religious and/or ethnic persecution of Jews, Catholics, Christians, Lithuanians, Russians, Poles, and those who didn't agree with Soviet communism was witnessed. The horror exhibited under Soviet occupation is inexcusable and should be rightly condemned. (I would know – my family personally suffered.) Nevertheless, it's important to remember that many Lithuanians craved freedom and were determined to depose the Soviet Union.
Regarded as the land of "beer, babes, and basketball" to tourists, Lietuva (Lithuanian for "rainy country") is an untapped treasure in Eastern Europe. Castles, sandy beaches, forests prime for mushroom hunting, and amber jewelry are yet to be discovered by most.
Vilnius, capital of Lithuania
Lithuanian amber
Svyturys, Lithuanian beer
If you're looking for a unique place to visit this year, make Lithuania your top 2013 destination. Just don't plan to bring a mail-order bride back with you.
Hill of Witches – Juodkrantė
Hill of Crosses – Siauliai
Palanga Amber Museum – Palanga
Gediminas Tower – Vilnius
Ninth Fort – Kaunas
Trakai Castle – Trakai
Lithuanian Sea Museum – Klaipeda
Lithuania was the first Baltic Republic to declare its independence from the USSR on March 11, 1990. The rebelliousness that fueled this has inspired many to speak out against collectivism and tyranny.
Our fellow Americans should look to people like my parents and others who've escaped here to better appreciate the freedoms afforded to them here in the United States.
Happy Independence Day, Lietuva!


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NCSE is pleased to announce the addition of a further batch of videos featuring NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott to NCSE's YouTube channel.
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More museums add their voices for evolution
The chorus of support for the teaching of evolution continues, with statements from the Australian Museum, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Museum of the Earth.
A preview of Written in Stone
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Brian Switek's Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature (Bellevue Literary Press, 2010).
NCSE en español
NCSE is pleased to announce the debut of NCSE's Recursos en español — the most popular articles from NCSE's website in Spanish translation.
New praise for Not in Our Classrooms
Four years after its publication, Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for our Schools (Beacon Press, 2006), is still receiving praise from the reviewers.
Further kudos for Evolution vs. Creationism
Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism (second edition: Greenwood Press, 2008 and University of California Press, 2009) was recommended by the International Society for Science and Religion as one of 250 central texts in the field of science and religion.
"Dispatches from the Evolution Wars"
"Dispatches from the Evolution Wars: Shifting Tactics and Expanding Battlefields," a review article by NCSE's Glenn Branch, Eugenie C. Scott, and Joshua Rosenau, was published in Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics (2010; 11: 317-338).
Three museum organizations add their voices for evolution
The chorus of support for the teaching of evolution continues, with statements from the Association of Science-Technology Centers; Ecsite, the European Network of Science Centres and Museums; and NATHIST, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History.
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The manuscript, the scholar, and the laundry
Q&A | Texas professor uses eight-page fragment of a planned Lewis-Tolkien collaboration to teach principles of communication
The discovery of an old, once-forgotten manuscript—tucked inside a little notebook at one of the oldest libraries in Europe—is shedding new light on the communication perspective of its famous author.
In 2009, a Texas professor solved a decades-old literary mystery involving two of the 20th century's most famous authors—C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, and Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, had planned in the 1940s to coauthor a book called Language and Human Nature. But the book, while scheduled for publication in 1950, was never finished. Scholars believed the work never got started, until Dr. Steven Beebe—Regents' professor and chair of the Texas State Department of Communication—discovered the opening pages of an unpublished C.S. Lewis manuscript in the Oxford University Bodleian Library.
The fragment covered just eight pages of a small notebook on which Lewis had written the word "Scraps." After seven years of research, in the summer of 2009, Beebe made headlines by claiming the manuscript was the beginning of the joint Lewis-Tolkien book project.
An internationally renowned C.S. Lewis scholar and communication expert, Beebe recently spoke with WORLD about his finding and discussed how, four years after he announced its discovery, the once-forgotten manuscript continues to excite and inform the literary world.
How did you first become interested in C.S. Lewis? What about J.R.R. Tolkien? I first got interested in C.S. Lewis during my Oxford sabbatical in 1993. I read a biography on him, and Lewis, the eccentric, brilliant, masterful, educated, intellectual, poetic Lewis—just his life—captured me. I started reading his books, and when I realized he had a lot to say about language, meaning and words, my interest in him as a communicator developed organically.
My primary interest in Tolkien is his influence on Lewis. I'm not a Tolkien scholar. … I still just can't let go of Lewis. Or he can't let go of me.
Why did no one else discover this lost manuscript before? It's not that the manuscript was lost, it's that no one had really caught the significance of it. I didn't find it so much as identify it. It was 2002 when I first read the manuscript, and the opening sentence says something like, "In a book like this, we should start at the beginning of the origins of language. …" And he goes on and gives definitions of meaning, which is right up my alley. That's what I write about, study about, teach about—language, meaning, communication.
But it wasn't until 2009 that you realized this manuscript was the beginning of the planned book project of Lewis and Tolkien. How did you make the connection? I had spent these years transcribing, and in fact I quoted the manuscript in some of my articles and papers, but I didn't know its context. Then in March 2009, our washing machine broke. So my wife and I went to a Laundromat and I grabbed Diana Glyer's excellent book The Company They Keep to read while we waited. I was reading about the Lewis-Tolkien collaboration. … Diana was describing their planned book on the nature of language. And as I read it, I stopped. It was like a eureka. I remember just sitting there staring at my laundry spinning around in the dryer, then jumping up and saying, "I know what it is! I know what that manuscript is!" I went home and there I saw it, references like "the authors believe" and "we think," evidence that this was that book Lewis and Tolkien had planned to write together.
Why was the book never completed? At the time, Lewis was writing Narnia and Tolkien was working on Lord of the Rings. They were both busy with other projects. … So the manuscript is only about eight pages in Lewis' handwriting, and Tolkien's thought is really not present there at all. It is Lewis' beginning.
Since your initial finding in 2009, what have you done with your discovery? After my "laundry epiphany," I went back and confirmed that the timing fit, Lewis says "us" and "we," and what he talks about is precisely what his book is supposed to be about. … Then I wrote an article for Seven, which is the premiere C.S. Lewis journal, in which I made my argument and included some commentary. I also included my transcription of the manuscript … the editors agreed with my argument and accepted the article within a week. I also wrote an article about my finding in the Texas State Magazine, Hillviews, published in 2010. I'm also currently working on a book about C.S. Lewis and communication. Next year will be my last as department chair at Texas State, and I'll be seeking a year's sabbatical to work on my book.
Are you incorporating any insights from the Lewis manuscript into your book? When teaching the Lewis class in Oxford, I give my students two primary exam questions the first time we meet. These questions will be the focus of the book I'm writing as well. The first question is, what did C.S. Lewis say about communication? And second, what did C.S. Lewis do that made him an effective communicator? The manuscript I found helps answer the first question, because it's primarily about language and meaning. …What my book also will address is, how can we apply these insights and communicate effectively, like Lewis? Lewis' books have been identified as the top bestselling books of the 20th century, and people are still reading him today. How can we demystify what he did so that you and I can do that?
How significant do you think your finding could be for Lewis and Tolkien scholars? The implications are greater for Lewis scholars, since it's Lewis' work. I would argue that it helps me to make my case that Lewis was very interested in communication and language and meaning, because that's what this manuscript is about. … What's exciting is that the manuscript includes some of Lewis' best and most precise statements about the nature of language and meaning. It contains new insights from Lewis, what we would call "communication theories," about how meaning works. That, I think, is very significant.
Have you been impacted by Lewis' communication philosophy in any special way? In the same way that Lewis found ways to smuggle Christianity into his work, I smuggle Lewis into my textbooks. … I have gained fresh insights into Lewis by looking at his work from the communication lens. There are wonderful Lewis scholars out there, and I'll never know as much about him as [they do]. I just have this tiny communication flashlight in this big cave of C.S. Lewis, trying to illuminate a little piece from this perspective. And for me, since it's what I do for a living, it's more fun than I've ever had.


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Friday Flashback: 1992 Iowa State vs. Nebraska
Friday Flashback Series
Each Friday from now until the first week in August, Cyclones.tv will post a "Friday Flashback," a series of videos showcasing a classic game from the past. For other classic games online, please visit the "Classics" tab on Cyclones.tv. For those interested in purchasing full-length DVD titles of some of our "Cyclone Classics," click here to visit the Cyclones.com multimedia store. Not a Cyclones.tv subscriber? Click here for more information about how to subscribe.
|Friday, July 26
|Event: Football | 1992 vs. Nebraska, "Miracle Marv"
Led by QB Marv Seiler, the Cyclones pulled off one of the biggest upsets in school history over No. 7 Nebraska. Seiler ran for 144 yards on 24 carries and the Cyclones were aided by four Ty Stewart field goals in the game.
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|Friday, July 19
|Event: Football | 1971 Highlights: Next Year is Now
Before the 1971 Cyclones took the field, coach Johnny Majors outline his goals: Enter the Big Eight conference race undefeated, finish in the upper division of the Big Eight, win more games than any ISU team in modern history and go to a postseason bowl game for the first time in school history.
Here is a video produced recapping the 1971 football season.
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|Friday, July 12
|Event: Men's Basketball | 1991 vs. Iowa
Justus Thigpen was the instigator in Iowa State's 98-84 victory over No. 16 Iowa in 1991. The junior scored a then-career-high 28 points, as the Cyclones beat the Hawkeyes in one of their most lopsided victories in the series.
Thigpen had a lot of help from his supporting cast. The Iowa State starters combined for 90 of the 98 points, including 20 points from Howard Eaton and 18 points from freshman Julius Michalik.
Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg was a freshman that year, tallying 11 points and nine assists. He also created a lasting memory for many Cyclone fans when he dunked over All-Big Ten center and future NBA first-rounder Acie Earl.
Thigpen was later lauded as the Sports Illustrated Player of the Week for his performance.
|Friday, July 5
|Event: Football | 2000 Insight Bowl vs. Pittsburgh
It was a sweet night for Sage in the desert. Sage Rosenfels, in his final game for Iowa State, completed 23 of 34 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, both to Chris Anthony, as the Cyclones beat Pittsburgh 37-29 in the Insight.com Bowl on Thursday night.
JaMaine Billups' 72-yard punt return for a touchdown all but sealed the win.
Rowdy, red-clad Iowa State fans made up most of the near-capacity crowd of 41,813, cheering on the Cyclones in their first bowl appearance in 22 years.
|Friday, June 28
|Event: Men's Basketball | 2000 vs. Texas
The most valuable player in the Big 12 Conference? Iowa State's Michael Nurse has no doubt: teammate Marcus Fizer.
"I think he might have showed that tonight," Nurse said after Fizer scored a career-high 35 points in No. 17 Iowa State's 89-77 victory over 14th-ranked Texas on Feb. 22, 2000.
With Fizer making one huge play after another, Iowa State (23-4, 11-2 Big 12) broke down a team that had allowed an average of just 55 points in its five previous games and pulled into a tie with Oklahoma State for first place in the league with three games to play.
|Friday, June 21
|Event: Football | 2002 vs. Texas Tech
Seneca Wallace ignited the offense with a 12-yard touchdown run that covered at least 60 yards of ground as the Cyclones beat Texas Tech 31-17.
Lance Danielsen followed Wallace's touchdown with a 79-yard TD run on a reverse to put Iowa State (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) ahead to stay. Iowa State took over at midfield and Wallace completed passes of 28 yards to Danielsen and 17 yards to Lance Young before working his magic on second down at the 12.
Pressured as he dropped back to pass, Wallace retreated all the way to the 32, ran toward the right sideline, barely stayed inbounds as he continued looking for a receiver, then started back to his left at the 10.
|Friday, June 14
|Event: Women's Basketball | 1999 vs. Oregon
No. 19 Iowa State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history with an 85-70 victory over 16th-ranked Oregon at Hilton Coliseum.
Note: First four minutes of the game are missing from this replay.
Watch Friday Flashback: Cyclones.tv
|Friday, June 7
|Event: Basketball | 1995 vs. Kansas
Fred Hoiberg's last game vs. Kansas in Hilton Coliseum was a memorable one, as The Mayor scored 32 points, including 17-straight in the second half, to lead the Cyclones to a 69-65 win over No. 3 Kansas.
Watch Friday Flashback: Cyclones.tv
|Friday, May 31
|Event: Football | 2005 vs. Colorado
Steve Paris, Brent Curvey and Tim Dobbins each made huge defensive plays to help Iowa State stay in the running for a share of the Big 12 North championship with a 30-16 victory over No. 22 Colorado on Saturday night.
Paris returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown after Dobbins knocked the ball loose and Curvey, a 305-pound defensive tackle, rumbled 66 yards for a TD with an interception to secure the Cyclones' fourth straight victory and prevent Colorado from clinching the division title.
The start of the game was delayed 30 minutes as storms rolled through the area prior to kick off.
Watch Friday Flashback: Cyclones.tv
|Friday, May 24
|Event: Basketball | 1992 vs. Oklahoma State
After trailing by 18 at halftime, and by seven in overtime, Iowa State gets its first lead with :09 remaining and hangs on - with a big assist from the Hilton crowd and upsets No. 2 Oklahoma State, 84-83.
Watch Friday Flashback: Cyclones.tv
|Friday, May 17
|Event: Football | 2001 vs. Oklahoma State
Lane Danielsen's 33-yard touchdown catch with 18 seconds remaining - his only catch of the night - gave Iowa State a 33-26 victory over Oklahoma State.
The Cyclones (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) took advantage of three turnovers to score 13 fourth-quarter points and hand Oklahoma State (2-4, 0-3) its fourth straight loss.
Iowa State freshman Michael Wagner ran for 170 yards and scored three touchdowns while playing in place of the Big 12's leading rusher, Ennis Haywood, who sat out with bruised ribs.
Watch Friday Flashback: Cyclones.tv
|Friday, May 10
|Event: Football | 2000 vs. Kansas
Ennis Haywood ran for 189 yards and four touchdowns to lead Iowa State over Kansas 49-7 in Lawrence. The Cyclones (6-4, 4-4 Big 12) became bowl eligible for the second straight year. Officials from the Independence Bowl were on hand to scout them
Haywood moved into the top 10 in Big 12 career rushing while going over the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season. He scored on runs of 1, 4, 6 and 13 in the first half.
Seneca Wallace was 5-of-15 for 89 yards and one touchdown for Iowa State. He also rushed for 52 yards while keeping the Jayhawk defense guessing much of the afternoon.
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Over the past several years, the seemingly routine relationships between all sides of the medical and scientific communities have come under increasing scrutiny in response to well-publicized concerns over issues of physician independence and conflicts of interest.
As part of the health reform bill—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010—Congress included requirements for life sciences manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to report certain types of financial and physician ownership interests. The provisions are commonly referred to as the "Sunshine" provisions because they are designed to shine a bright light of transparency on the personal financial interests of physicians and on the institutional financial interests of academic medical centers, as they relate to life sciences companies. In particular, ACA requires that certain manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, biologics, and medical supplies annually report to the Secretary of HHS "payments or other transfers of value" to physicians and to teaching hospitals. Further, the ACA requires that these same manufacturers, along with GPOs, report information regarding the ownership or investment interests held by physicians (or their immediate family members) in such manufacturers and GPOs, along with payments or other transfers of value to such individuals. Although the ACA itself sketched out the basic reporting requirements, the true impact of the provisions will depend largely on the promulgated regulations.
On December 19, 2011, CMS issued the much-awaited proposed rule, entitled "Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs: Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests" (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule warrants careful review by life sciences companies. CMS affirms in the preamble that collaboration between the life sciences sector and the healthcare provider sector is important and can serve a vital public health function, and that the purpose of the Sunshine provisions is not to chill or discourage such relationships. However, anecdotal reports indicate that even just the steps taken to date to promote transparency have prompted companies and individual and institutional healthcare providers to become more wary about entering into such relationships. For many physicians (and their immediate family members), the Proposed Rule would make public, in significant detail, what would otherwise be private and personal financial information. For manufacturers and GPOs, the Proposed Rule will necessarily require a compliance regime specifically to meet the requirements—and has the potential to significantly change the way these companies operate.While the Proposed Rule tracks the requirements of the ACA, it also incorporates a number of discretionary scope-setting decisions and certain refinements which will significantly impact industry:
All or Nothing Model
The Proposed Rule intends that manufacturers that produce more than one product are covered by the Act are regulated manufacturers even if only one product in that diversified portfolio is a covered drug, device, biological or medical supply regulated by the ACA. Further, the Proposed Rule would require that a manufacturer report all transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals, regardless of whether any particular transfer is associated with a portfolio product that is a covered product. Thus, larger companies with significant portfolios that include products that are not covered drug, devices, biologics and medical supplies would find that they would have transparency obligations for financial relationships that related solely to otherwise non-covered products.
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Where Regulatory Professionals Examine FDA Updates, Current and Pending Legislation and the Impact on Business
May 7-8, 2012