Medical, pharmacy and nursing students in the Baltic countries: interactions with the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interactions between pharmaceutical and medical device industries and students can lead to commercial influences on educational messages, with a potential to bias future treatment choice. This is the first study in the Baltic countries describing exposure and attitudes of medical, pharmacy and nursing students towards cooperation with industry.

Methods

A cross-sectional on-line survey of current medical, pharmacy and nursing students (n = 918) in three Baltic countries was carried out.

Results

We found that most students participate in events organized or sponsored by industry and accept a range of gifts and benefits. Students in the Baltic countries consider cooperation with industry important; at the same time, most do not feel that they have sufficient t

SUBMITTER: Salmane-Kulikovska I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature