A recent re-organization in ITG has placed Web Services within Network Services with Richard now reporting to Jere instead of directly to Ron. Nobody had information on his replacement. Richard is waiting to hear from Joe Bloom about the SOM rep and Aaron Crane about the Financial Services rep. Richard welcomed Amy Johnson to the meeting to advise the group on OHSU Policy Issues. Further feedback could be obtained on some of the academic email lists.
Many pharmaceutical companies are keen to provide information and financial support.
Karl suggested that Richard and Bob Williams bring the issue for discussion on the Hospital Policy Committee. It is important to ensure good disclosure of information source and editorial process. The WWW is a still a grey area- simple hyperlinks are potential endorsements. Also need to determine whether a General OHSU or Specific WWW Advertising Policy is required. Richard will investigate the uses of advertising in academic institutions.