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Leaders from medical technology associations commit to advance ethical behavior globally

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Leaders from medical technology associations have committed to further advance ethical behavior globally by signing the Global Compliance Statement on Interactions Between Medical Technology Companies and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), according to a release.

First signed in 2010 by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), Eucomed, and the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA) in an effort to advance their longstanding work to promote ethical collaborations among companies and HCPs globally, the statement now includes six additional industry associations. The signing took place during a ceremony held at the 2011 International Medical Device Industry Compliance Conference in London.

“For medical technology companies, interacting with health care professionals is critical to ongoing device innovation and patient safety,” Stephen J. UbI, president and chief executive officer of AdvaMed, stated in the release. “As a global industry, we must ensure that these interactions are conducted in an ethical and professional manner anywhere in the world.”

The nine associations’ leaders who have signed the Global Compliance Statement on Interactions Between Medical Technology Companies and Healthcare Professionals represent the following organizations: AdvaMed, Eucomed, EDMA, COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry), IMEDA (International Medical Devices Manufacturers Association), MEDEC (Canadian medical technology industry association), MTAA (Medical Technology Association of Australia), Medical Technology Association of New Zealand and SAMED (South African Medical Device Industry Association).