The Executive Committee of the European Diagnostics Manufacturers Association ("EDMA") and the Board of the European Medical Technology Industry Association ("Eucomed"), both members of MedTech Europe, announced their recommendation to members to phase out direct industry sponsorship of health care professionals to third-party organized conferences by January 1, 2018. These recommendations are among measures aimed at reinforcing the EDMA and Eucomed Codes of Ethical Business Practice, which will ultimately be known jointly as the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice and to which all EDMA and Eucomed members will be bound. This development illustrates the medical device industry's focus on high ethical standards for industry–health care professional relationships.
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