Category: Medical Education
Evidence has repeatedly demonstrated that when marketing is conflated with medical education the consequences can not just be harmful but also undermine the scientific pursuit of objectivity.
The Morality of Leadership
An edited short film based on some of the contributions to Radio 4’s Moral Maze ‘The Morality of Leadership’(aired on 23 March 2019): The Morality of Leadership: To play this … Continue reading The Morality of Leadership
Peer Reviewers have Financial Conflicts, Too.
This Special Report by Sophie Putka was published in MedPage Today, 10 October 2024: More than half of peer reviewers for four top medical journals received payments from drug and … Continue reading Peer Reviewers have Financial Conflicts, Too.
Corruption in global health: the open secret
This Lecture by Dr Patricia J Garcia was published in The Lancet in December 2019:
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Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
It was welcome to read this thoughtful and informed response by Professor Om Prakash. Alas, British psychiatry continues to be in denial about this issue, such that even the review … Continue reading Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
AKATHISIA
The above alternative front cover for the BMJ asks an important question. This post was prompted by the front cover of this week’s BMJ: When I am reflecting on patient … Continue reading AKATHISIA
Drug industry sponsored teaching
The above rapid response to the British Medical Journal was submitted by Dr Daniel J Chivers, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Sheffield. The next day, this response was submitted by Dr … Continue reading Drug industry sponsored teaching