I have never accepted money from any drug or device company.
For most of its existence, First10EM was funded entirely with personal funds. Now, the costs are partially covered by our patrons on Patreon. In 2023, I am experimenting with advertising on the website. I don’t have relationships with any of the individual companies. All ads are through google, and I have disallowed any advertising related to medicine or healthcare, so I don’t see any possible conflicts.
When I link to books that I recommend on the site (all of which I have read and enjoyed) I will use an amazon associates link. This link pays me a small commission, but gives you the product at the exact same price. I really appreciate this small support for First10EM. If, however, you feel uncomfortable with that, just open amazon yourself and search for the product.
I am a strong supporter of the “no free lunch” movement in medicine, and as such have taken the pledge:
“I am committed to practicing medicine in the best interest of my patients and on the basis of the best available evidence, rather than on the basis of advertising or promotion. I therefore pledge to accept no money, gifts, or hospitality from the pharmaceutical industry; to seek unbiased sources of information and not rely on information disseminated by drug companies; and to avoid conflicts of interest in my practice, teaching, and/or research.”
Any of the biases evident on this site are born out of my own personal beliefs, and not financial conflicts of interest.