Rewards for healtcare providers

[Guest guest]

How familiar are you with the rewards that pharmaceutical companies

propvide to physicians and surgeons (and sometimes other medical

professionals)who undertake promotion of the latest products of that

co?

They underwrite the research for their products and have used their

power to impact editorial decisions in medical journals. Because of

this, editors at the world's most prominent medical journals, alarmed

that drug companies are exercising too much control over research

results, have agreed to adopt a uniform policy that reserves the

right to refuse to publish drug company-sponsored studies unless the

researchers involved are guaranteed scientific independence.

I have been wondering about the economic benefits that have been

provided to Dr Ren and Dr by the manufacturer of the Lap-

Band. I've been involved in drug trials in the past and am currently

involved in one. Trust me, there are *huge* economic rewards out

there for folks who hold hands with the pharmaceutical and medical

device organizations.

in Seattle

> > The one thing you should be aware of though is that Dr. Ren is

very

> high on

> > the Lap-Band procedure now;

>

> It seems interesting to me that Dr. Ren is following the latest

stuff

> rather than sticking with the DS as her primary procedure. It

seems

> like she is more interested in being on the bleeding edge then

doing

> the procedure that is best for the patient (I am speculating here).

>

[Guest guest]

How familiar are you with the rewards that pharmaceutical companies

propvide to physicians and surgeons (and sometimes other medical

professionals)who undertake promotion of the latest products of that

co?

They underwrite the research for their products and have used their

power to impact editorial decisions in medical journals. Because of

this, editors at the world's most prominent medical journals, alarmed

that drug companies are exercising too much control over research

results, have agreed to adopt a uniform policy that reserves the

right to refuse to publish drug company-sponsored studies unless the

researchers involved are guaranteed scientific independence.

I have been wondering about the economic benefits that have been

provided to Dr Ren and Dr by the manufacturer of the Lap-

Band. I've been involved in drug trials in the past and am currently

involved in one. Trust me, there are *huge* economic rewards out

there for folks who hold hands with the pharmaceutical and medical

device organizations.

in Seattle

> > The one thing you should be aware of though is that Dr. Ren is

very

> high on

> > the Lap-Band procedure now;

>

> It seems interesting to me that Dr. Ren is following the latest

stuff

> rather than sticking with the DS as her primary procedure. It

seems

> like she is more interested in being on the bleeding edge then

doing

> the procedure that is best for the patient (I am speculating here).

>