Medical conferences are fast degenerating into melas that educate, entertain, amuse and irritate and deceiveโnot necessarily in that order. One can smell, see and feel the drug industry everywhere, advertising on the walls, shaping the contents and style of educational programmes, tempting with gifts and free meals, travel and other amenities. In 2003, MGIMS became …
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Medical Representatives and Doctors
Smart ties, black bags and glib tongues. It has been more than four years since Kasturba hospital saw medical representatives on campus. We took this measure to counter the growing perception that interaction between doctors and medical sales representatives was harming our patientsโ economic health. Not an easy decision. Some doctors clearly felt uncomfortable. โMedical …