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By Hole Ousia Posted on May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Scottish Brain Sciences

A few years ago a senior UK academic in mental health stated gleefully to his colleagues: “It’s boom time in industry!” I was reminded of this statement when reading this … Continue reading Scottish Brain Sciences

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 12, 2018February 3, 2023

Protected: Paid opinion leaders: Snakes, ladders and Monopoly

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Categories: Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Medical writings, Neuro-imaging, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, Screening, Stigma, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: 'The Edinburgh Consensus: Preparing for the advent of disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease' Alzheimer's research & therapy, ABPI, Alzheimer, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Society, Antiquary, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, BMJ, BMJ 2008;336:1402, BMJ 2018;360:k135, Classic Pharma shill stuff, competing interests, declarations, definitions, Dementia Tsar, Dementia: who is in the “driving seat, Disclosure UK, Dr Peter Gordon, General Medical Council, GMC, Good Medical Practice, Here’s a game: try and find a doctor’s conflicts of interest., Hide and Seek, Hiding and seeking doctors’ conflicts of interest, Hole Ousia, independent experts or drug representatives in disguise, Industry's interest in diagnosing dementia, Key Opinion Leaders, Monopoly, National Clinical Director for Dementia, No Holds barred, paid opinion leaders, paid opinion leaders are a blot on medicine’s integrity and we should make them a thing of the past, Paid opinion leaders: Snakes ladders and Monopoly, PE1493, PE1493 by Peter John Gordon on a Sunshine Act for Scotland. To close the petition, Peter Gordon, Pharmaceutical Industry, PMCPA, Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, Professor Alistair Burns, Realistic Medicine, rebel antiquary, Registers of Interest, Snakes and ladders, snakes ladders and Monopoly, Social maverick, Sunshine Act for Scotland, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary, Too much Medicine

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 17, 2015January 24, 2023

Confusion is everywhere

This was published as a BMJ letter: Re: proposed dementia screening: http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f511 It seems that there is an awful lot of confusion about. It also seems to be the prevailing … Continue reading Confusion is everywhere

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By Hole Ousia Posted on September 29, 2014January 14, 2023

Early detection of dementia: RCPsych result

“This House supports the early detection of dementia” Following on from my previous post which outlined my opposing argument, I can now share the result of this RCPsych debate: The … Continue reading Early detection of dementia: RCPsych result

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