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“Professional capture was the next most analyzed category of ghost management. It was mentioned in 16 of the 37 articles included in the review. The authors identify nine subcategories of professional capture: Pharma approaches professionals with promises of titles (key opinion leader) and lucrative speaking fees to promote its products Industry operatives use promotional meetings with professionals to increase sales Industry operatives encourage the off-label use (using drugs to treat conditions for which there is no evidence of efficacy) of their products Funding trials Producing clinical education and training materials that are biased toward industry products Advertising to healthcare professionals Creating conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines Creating conflicts of interest through gifts Creating conflicts of interest through bribes From “Internal Pharma Documents Reveal Strategies Used to Corrupt the Medical Field” By Richard Sears https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/05/internal-pharma-documents-reveals-strategies-used-to-corrupt-the-medical-field/ #RichardSears_AmericanPsychologyProfessor #RichardSears #JillKesti_GraphicDesign #BeegaChoo