tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post5555585188140342384..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: BLOGSCAN - Reports from the ACRE MeetingRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-10322820327217278442009-07-26T15:36:07.995-04:002009-07-26T15:36:07.995-04:00I just find this type of meeting impossible to und...I just find this type of meeting impossible to understand against the backdrop of Dr. Jeffery Wang's removal as executive director of UCLA's spine center. (July 22, WSJ Surgeon Faces Probe of Research.) Dr. Wang was involved with five companies, of note Medtronic, and failed to report his financial relationships.<br /><br />"UCLA has appointed a committee to investigate Dr. Wang'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-19669272758350200312009-07-26T11:01:03.490-04:002009-07-26T11:01:03.490-04:00I am amazed that they can be so shameless about th...I am amazed that they can be so shameless about their conflicts of interest.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-61325644213369596452009-07-25T17:55:15.394-04:002009-07-25T17:55:15.394-04:00As a patient, I see very little in modern medicine...As a patient, I see very little in modern medicine that inspires confidence. Arrogance by doctors is no substitute for knowledge, and calling patients "non-compliant" is no substitute for listening to their reasons for quitting medications that caused them to have severe side-effects.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.com