9. A residency program requires attendance by its residents at presentations by drug company representatives, who provide lunch.
#	Response Date	Comment
1.	Wed, 3/14/07 12:56 AM	They can choose not to eat the lunch or take any free materials, if the topic is worthy then it should not necessarily matter who is presenting.
2.	Wed, 3/14/07 4:42 AM	Small COI since the residents are not comfortable with the lunch - then again, no one is forcing them to eat it. Even if they skipped the lecture, the lunch would have carried on anyhow, making it less of a COI.
3.	Wed, 3/14/07 4:32 PM	None of these questions have simple answers! it has been shown that even doctors who think they are immune to bribes aren't. On the other hand, residents need a break to sit down and eat, too. If the hospital is requiring presentations, why shouldn't they eat while they are there? On the other hand, why can't the hospital itself sponser these? Are drug companies the only ones with cash to burn? That may be the very root of the problem, vicious cycle where doctors prescribe more meds, the drug companies get more money, and then can bribe more doctors...until they have all the money and can control the world!
4.	Fri, 3/16/07 2:14 PM	With full disclosure and opportunities for debate, this should be no COI.