Amid global calls to end drug companies’ direct sponsorship of doctors’ education, a recent issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports on an investigation in Australia that reveals sponsor involvement in the education of thousands of general practitioners. In related news, a recent program by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed that it is not uncommon for drug company sponsors to suggest speakers at sessions that are assumed by the thousands of general practitioners who attend them to be totally independent.To read the full story in the March 7, 2008 issue of the APPI Bulletin, click here.For more information about the APPI Bulletin, click here.