Comments on: Physician-Industry Relationships – What Is Appropriate?

By: Harry Hopkins

Harry Hopkins — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:47:24 +0000

I have known the Prystowsky family for my entire life (55 yrs). His integrity is above reproach.

By: asia healthspace » Blog Archive » Big brother is watching…or at least, in Asia, maybe he should be.

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:14:00 +0000

[...] to Dr. Rich of The Covert Rationing Blog for trying to further debate in the topic of physician-industry relationships and conflicts of [...]

By: DrRich

DrRich — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:12:29 +0000

Pavlov,

It was well received. Several indicated that they hadn’t thought about the inherent bias of the State like this before, and agreed I had a good point.

Rich

By: Pavlov

Pavlov — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:38:41 +0000

How was your talk received ?

I am under the impression younger physicians, brainwashed since the first days of med school, are even more likely then their preceptors to fall for the collectivistic outlook of medicine. Please say I am wrong !

By: The UCSF-Altria imbroglio « The Notwithstanding Blog

The UCSF-Altria imbroglio « The Notwithstanding Blog — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:27:53 +0000

[...] hold the shares certainly creates the appearance of impropriety. While some have pointed out that physician-industry relationships aren’t always eeevvvilll, as others would have us believe, there is a difference between productive collaboration of the [...]

By: Around the Mediverse: June 28, 2010 « The Notwithstanding Blog

Around the Mediverse: June 28, 2010 « The Notwithstanding Blog — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:10:11 +0000

[...] out this week’s selection, Dr. Rich has an unorthodox take on a hot-button issue… this one being the appropriate nature of the relationship between physicians and [...]

By: DrRich

DrRich — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:57:43 +0000

Gary,

Your concern is appreciated. I often employ the weapon of irony, to confuse the stone-witted bureaucrats who work for the Ministry of Truth, and I recognize that straight-up posts like this one may expose me to notice more than my typical offerings. Here, however, I am comfortable relying on its length (since the toadies must screen thousands of websites a day), and the fact that they will find the first half unobjectionable. They will likely move on before they ever get to the good stuff.

Rich

By: DrRich

DrRich — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:44:13 +0000

David,

Thanks for the compliment, but (noting that Einstein did his best work while toiling for the patent office in Bern, and not while at Princeton), I’ll remain in the hinterlands.

Rich

By: David Allen

David Allen — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:19:01 +0000

As usual, you seem to have great insight into these issues. Perhaps you need to be set up at Princeton, a la Einstein, just to allow you more time to think and develop your ideas.

By: Gary Schell

Gary Schell — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:22:21 +0000

Rich,

Very well said. Eternal truth is always in conflict with human nature. We physicians yearn to escape our fallen humanity. We can dream…

Remember, of course that prophets do not do well speaking truth to power.

Thank you for your excellent work.

‘Ol doc.