tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7875745093466601330..comments2024-03-17T05:36:26.059-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: "Key Opinion Leaders Were Sales People for Us"Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-49234740672947880852008-07-12T09:38:00.000-04:002008-07-12T09:38:00.000-04:00From this month's Mother Joneshttp://www.motherjon...From this month's Mother Jones<BR/>http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/07/witness-smoke-and-mirrors.html<BR/><BR/>See KOL N°1 in his field <BR/>a Manhattan neurologist who has published at least a dozen articles cited by defense experts, got almost $2.9 million from embattled manufacturers .......<BR/>and<BR/>an Alabama psychologist and inventor of a widely criticized test that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-60523836203944518912008-06-29T13:55:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:55:00.000-04:00MD Paris, FranceBTW, french laws say that"Any phys...MD Paris, France<BR/><BR/>BTW, french laws say that<BR/>"Any physician or health care professional, however, who does not make disclosures at least this detailed when speaking or writing on a topic relevant to the marketing of his or her corporate sponsor's products or services is being deceptive and dishonest."<BR/><BR/>But no one cares at such a level, money buys everything...far beyond simple Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-35300416476778886302008-06-29T13:49:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:49:00.000-04:00JC, MD Paris, FranceTop medical specialists earnin...JC, MD Paris, France<BR/><BR/>Top medical specialists earnings as KOL are much higher than told in the BMJ<BR/><BR/>Here in France, to give a "good orientation to a debate or a roundtable at a symposium".(one to two hours and a half work) journalists from medical or pharmaceutical publications get currently 5000€ (around 8000$) all expenses paid, if necessary hotel / resort (i.e. food and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-54128874940458891222008-06-21T00:11:00.000-04:002008-06-21T00:11:00.000-04:00Dr Poses:Thank you for the post and support - I co...Dr Poses:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the post and support - I completely agree with your opinion that KOLs need to at least acknowledge where their funding is coming from so attendees can form their own opinions on the information Presented. This is just the beginning of the reform that needs to be taken care of within the pharmaceutical industry.<BR/>Kimberly Cheryl<BR/><BR/>Escape from the Pharma Executivemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414464850696877296noreply@blogger.com