The SOGC stands by its conference highlight bundled with the May 24 issue of CMAJ. This highlight was authored by a writer at the SOGC and presented a report of interest from our international CME meeting. It detailed a conference given by one of our members, which was recorded on an audiotape to ensure the accuracy of the quotes. A full final review was performed by an obstetrician/gynecologist at the SOGC. The report is fully referenced and deals with many important issues concerning the use of oral contraception. The latter third deals with a new oral contraceptive, the first to be introduced in 7 years, and again reports fully referenced data.
New products are a reality in the practice of medicine, and the SOGC finds it important to disseminate this information to our members. Better for health professionals to receive medical updates from a specialty society rather than directly from industry itself or, worse, direct-to-consumer advertising from industry. The article was independently produced with no input or review from industry. Its dissemination was provided by an unrestricted educational grant. The fact that this article sheds a positive light on a new product does not indicate a conflict of interest. What we at the SOGC advocate for is up-to-date accurate dissemination of information to our members, and this document accomplishes this.
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Competing interests: None declared.