Hi Greta,
Thanks a lot for the email and the invitation. AMSA and its sister
organization, No Free Lunch/PharmFree are definitely interested in becoming
involved with your activities. The No Free Lunch, headed up by Aaron
Rutzick, had its first meeting last week where we discussed ideas, including
one in which we hope to convince the University to pass a measure banning
pharmaceutical reps as is the policy at the VA hospital (at least our
current understanding of it). There is obviously some overlap in our
interests and goals concerning access to medicines.
I will try to attend the meeting on Thursday. See you then.
Quy
P.S. Unfortunately, your attachment of the Daily editorial did not go thru.
Could you send it again? Thanks.
BTW, where is Ford Hall (med students rarely make it out of Moos Tower)?
----- Original Message -----
From: "G Bauer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: invitation to meeting on essential medicines
> Hello. We met at the AMSA meeting on essential medicines. I have been
> working with a small group of faculty and students to try to get the U to
> change its intellectual property policy to include an ethical clause on
> essential medicines. We have just finished a series of meetings with
> administrators, and will be strategizing at our next meeting about future
> direction. You may be interested in attending this. We would certainly
> like your input, and your ideas as to any role AMSA may be willing to play
> in this.
>
> FYI, I am attaching an editorial that we wrote, which was published in the
> Daily in October. Also, I am attaching our list of web references if you
> are interested in reading more background information. I am sure you are
> already familiar with most of it.
>
> Meeting information is as follows:
> Thursday, November 14
> 10:00 a.m.
> 400 Ford Hall
>
> I hope you can make it. If you cannot, but are interested in being
> personally involved, or in discussing possibilities for AMSA involvement,
> please let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> -Greta
>
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> Greta R. Bauer, MPH
> PhD Candidate, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
> University of Minnesota
> 612-626-0280
>
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