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The following post was written by me exactly 2 years ago. I was reminded of it when peacefully protesting, once again, outside the International Congress of the Royal College of … Continue reading The Royal College of Psychiatrists: Who is wagging the dog’s tail?
This is one of the educational seminars to be held at the RCPsych International Congress in Edinburgh, in June of this year: I worked as an NHS psychiatrist for over … Continue reading Ten things every psychiatrist should (hopefully) know . . .
Each summer the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has a Summer Meeting that provides accredited continuing medical education [CME] for psychiatrists and academics. It is hugely popular. A colleague of mine … Continue reading “BAPFEST”
At the forthcoming 2023 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology [BAP] one of the ‘workshops’ for trainee doctors is titled ‘Public engagement – tips for best practice‘. Former … Continue reading Paid opinion leaders on public engagement
As published in the Lancet, July 2014: Four-out-of-five of the authors of this ‘correspondence’ are known to have repeatedly worked for the pharmaceutical industry and three-out-of-five are career-long paid opinion … Continue reading “Attacks on antidepressants”
Before I retired as an NHS psychiatrist I made a ‘Subject Access’ inquiry to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The heavily redacted response revealed that the College operates in dark … Continue reading Who is wagging the dog’s tail?
The International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is underway in Edinburgh. Yesterday’s “education” drew to a close with this session: All ‘FACTS’ were provided by Paid Opinion Leaders. … Continue reading “Ten FACTS”
In today’s Scotsman, the Inside Science column is by Stephen Lawrie, Professor of Psychiatry at Edinburgh University. It can be read here . As a native of Edinburgh and a … Continue reading Inside Science