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Tag Archives: naked doctor
Calling all hospitals: reduce Pharma marketing
My 2014 No Advertising Please campaign, while aimed at all doctors, ended up impacting mainly on GPs. The pledge not to see drug reps is more easily fulfilled when one is in autonomous, private medical practice. However, it is equally important that prescribers working … Continue reading
Posted in medical education, Naked Doctor
Tagged medical student, MJA, naked doctor, NAP, pharmaceutical
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Today Tonight: product promotion dressed as health news
Last Friday on the Seven Network’s Today Tonight (TT), an episode on arthritis featured respected GP Dr Robert Menz, who gave a very solid interview – warning about the over-use of opioid medications, and promoting exercise and weight loss. Dr … Continue reading
Posted in Naked Doctor
Tagged advertising, evidence, naked doctor, overtreatment, pharmaceutical, RACGP, TGA, Today Tonight, transparency
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Fifteen things good doctors should avoid – Choosing Wisely II
This is important reading if you’re a doctor. And maybe of some interest even if you’re not. Following this year’s successful launch of the Choosing Wisely Australia campaign by NPS Medicinewise, we have produced a second round of recommendations about … Continue reading
Posted in medical education, Naked Doctor
Tagged #ChoosingWisely, #FOAM4GP, #FOAMed, EBM, naked doctor, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, RACGP
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The neglected art of stopping medications
Whenever a medication is re-prescribed, some thought should be given to the important art of ‘deprescribing’. Doctors are taught far more about starting medications than stopping them, and most pharmaceutical research ignores the ‘cessation’ question altogether. Each 6-monthly round of … Continue reading
Posted in Naked Doctor
Tagged #FOAM4GP, #FOAMed, antacids, EBM, naked doctor, overtreatment, pharmaceutical, PPIs
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Prostate cancer: why screening PSA blood tests are dangerous
Released by NPS MedicineWise today, I host six short videos that discuss why doctors should think twice before ordering the blood test (PSA) that screens for prostate cancer. It sounds like a simple, sensible thing for the GP to do – … Continue reading
Posted in medical education
Tagged cancer, GP, naked doctor, overdiagnosis, prostate, PSA, testing
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Statins and sat fats: a sceptic’s look at ABC’s Catalyst programs
My article below was published this week at both The Conversation and in Australian Doctor. I figured I’d get in third. On the past two Thursdays, the ABC’s Catalyst program set off a chain reaction of protest from sections of the medical … Continue reading
Posted in medical writing, Naked Doctor, Uncategorized
Tagged Catalyst, croakey, naked doctor, overtreatment, pharmaceutical, saturated fats, statins, The Conversation
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The Naked Doctor is IN
Even useful things can be overused. Sometimes in medicine, ‘doing nothing’ is the best option. Justin has had a career-long interest in the pitfalls of over diagnosis and over treatment. He has started a new blog hosted on the Croakey website. Titled the … Continue reading
Posted in medical writing, Naked Doctor
Tagged croakey, naked doctor, overdiagnosis, overtreatment
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