‘Evidence Based Medicine’ or ‘Industry Biased Medicine’?

Here are some of the paid opinion leaders in UK psychiatry [I have used information available in the public domain to construct visual summaries of the competing interests of some … Continue reading ‘Evidence Based Medicine’ or ‘Industry Biased Medicine’?

“FULLY BOOKED”

I was recently telling a colleague of mine about my campaign for a Sunshine Act for Scotland. My colleague had noticed this recent interview as published in the BMJ: I … Continue reading “FULLY BOOKED”

Medical education and economies of influence

This reply to Dr McCartney’s recent editorial “Forever indebted to pharma – doctors must take control of our own education” was published yesterday in the BMJ rapid-responses. I felt it … Continue reading Medical education and economies of influence

“Packaging up old myths”

Last week the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) held its Annual Conference: The Pharmaceutical Industry are concerned about an “affordability conundrum”: This BBC Report from November 2014: “Pharmaceutical Industry … Continue reading “Packaging up old myths”

“PULSE Live is heading to Scotland”: the Corn Exchange

My wife is a GP working in NHS Scotland and was recently invited to the “PULSE LIVE 2015″ educational conference to be held in Edinburgh on the 19 May 2015: … Continue reading “PULSE Live is heading to Scotland”: the Corn Exchange

Truth of an industry and the transparency of a profession

GlaxoSmithKline is fined record $3bn in US, published 3 July 2012 Reply by Dr Peter J Gordon as rapid-response to the BMJ, 10th July 2012. Truth of an industry and … Continue reading Truth of an industry and the transparency of a profession