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My goodness, these new documents about Purdue Pharma and its ties to Tufts University medical school and Massachusetts General Hospital, and the influence Purdue had on the curriculum of student docs and the perception of #opioids are hair raising.
statnews.com/2019/01/15/mas…
statnews.com/2019/01/15/mas…
According to this filing by the Mass AG. Purdue established the Tufts Masters of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy, an annual lecture on pain medicine, a Sackler was on the board of the school of medicine, and Purdue employees regularly taught a seminar on opioids...
It was considered such a success by Purdue, the firm considered it a model for influencing teaching hospitals and medical schools. Tufts also agreed to support a response to the growing opioid crisis in Maine. It appointed a Purdue employee to Adjunct Associate Professor and..
... in 2014 Purdue's medical liason staff got "two unbranded curricula approved for teaching to Tufts students -- future residents, fellows and clinicians". The local Purdue accounts team were congratulated for "penetrating this account".
Wow, this tweet blew up. h/t to @statnews for the reporting.
