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Vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy

Payment policy perspectives

Saty Satya-Murti, Katie M. Shepard, Sandra L. Helmers
First published August 28, 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0b013e3182a3931f
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vol. 3 no. 5 431-435
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0b013e3182a3931f
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • First Published August 28, 2013.

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© 2013 American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. Saty Satya-Murti, MD, FAAN,
    2. Katie M. Shepard, BA and
    3. Sandra L. Helmers, MD, MPH, FAAN
  1. Saty Satya-Murti, MD, FAAN,
    2. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Between Jan 2011 and June 2013 participated in telephone consultations and/or in-person Medical Advisory Board meetings for: (1)Edwards LifeSciences 2011(2)United BioSource Corporation UBC (2010-13)(3)Bridgehead International (2011)(4)Medical Market Strategists (2012)(5)Pfizer(6) Simon-Kucher consultants (7)Stratas Consultants,(8) AstraZeneca (9) Avalere LLC

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:

    1. Travel expenses for some of the entities in Answer #1, except #7. (1)Edwards LifeSciences 2011(2)United BioSource Corporation UBC (2010-13)(3)Bridgehead International (2011)(4)Medical Market Strategists (2012)(5)Pfizer(6) Simon-Kucher consultants (7) AstraZeneca (8) Avalere LLC

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. Panelist, and later (2010-2011) Vice-Chair CMS-Medcac (Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee). For the duration of the Medcac meeting, usually 1-2 days, I was considered an SGE (Special Government Employee).

    Consultancies:

    1. (1)Edwards LifeSciences 2011(2)United BioSource Corporation UBC (2010-13)(3)Bridgehead International (2011)(4)Medical Market Strategists (2012)(5)Pfizer(6) Simon-Kucher consultants (7)Stratas Consultants,(8) AstraZeneca (9) Avalere LLC

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other activities:

    1. Panelist, and later (2010-2011) Vice-Chair CMS-Medcac (Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee). For the duration of the Medcac meeting, usually 1-2 days, I was considered an SGE (Special Government Employee).

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  2. Katie M. Shepard, BA and
    3. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. American Academy of Neurology, Associate Director Medical Economics

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  3. Sandra L. Helmers, MD, MPH, FAAN
    4. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Cyberonics Scientific advisory board UCB Scientific advisory board

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. Cyberonics and UCB

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical procedures or imaging studies:

    1. I practice clinical epilepsy 43% of my time of about 10 % of my patients have vagus nerve stimulation.

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. Cyberonics multicenter health outcomes study UCB multicenter clinical trial UCB health outcomes research

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. CDC IPA

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  1. Health Policy Consultant (SS-M), Santa Maria, CA; American Academy of Neurology (KMS), Minneapolis, MN; and Emory University (SLH), Atlanta, GA.
  1. Correspondence to:
    kshepard{at}aan.com
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