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Lecture / Talk
Healthy Skepticism about Drug Promotion: Ethical Issues and Policy Recommendations
Date/Time
June 16 (Monday),
4-5 pm
Location
UW-Seattle, Health Sciences Building T -639
Sponsored by
Forum on Science, Ethics and Policy
Peter Mansfield, founder & director of Healthy Skepticism, will speak about efforts of this international NGO to improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion. The organization provides research, education and advocacy services for academics and campaigners concerned about misleading pharmaceutical marketing and related issues
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Please join us on Monday June 16th for an interactive seminar by Peter Mansfield, a GP and Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, as well as the founder and director of Healthy Skepticism Inc. HS is an international non-profit organization, which aims to improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion. It provides research, education and advocacy services for academics and campaigners concerned about misleading pharmaceutical marketing and related issues.
Venue details:
"Healthy Skepticism about Drug Promotion: Ethical Issues and Policy Recommendations"
by Peter Mansfield
University of Adelaide, Australia
Director of Healthy Skepticism, Inc.
Monday, June 16, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Health Sciences Building T -639
This seminar is sponsored by the UW Forum on Science, Ethics and Policy (www.fosep.org) and the Department of Medical History and Ethics.
About Peter Mansfield:
Dr. Peter Mansfield is a GP and a Lecturer at the University of
Adelaide, Australia. He has provided education on drug promotion in
Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America for many organizations
including: Arzneimittelbrief (German drug bulletin), ANVISA (Brazilian
Health Surveillance Agency), Consumers International, Health Action
International, National Prescribing Service (Australia), PHARM
(Australian quality use of medicines committee), PHARMAC (New Zealand
medicines purchasing agency), Pharmacy Guild (Australia), Royal
Australasian College of Physicians
Dr. Mansfield was honored in 2007 with the award of the Order of
Australia Medal for “service to medicine, particularly as an advocate
for ethical pharmaceutical marketing practices and the quality use of
medicines in Australia and in developing countries.”
About Healthy Skepticism:
The inspiration for Healthy Skepticism began 25 years ago, when Dr.
Peter Mansfield was a medical student. In 1983 during his final year
elective in Bangladesh, he conceived a project called the Medical Lobby
for Appropriate Marketing. MaLAM used letter -writing campaigns similar
to those of Amnesty International to successfully encourage
pharmaceutical companies to improve their marketing practices. In 2000
MaLAM Inc became Healthy Skepticism Inc. Healthy Skepticism is an
international non-profit organization which aims to improve health by
reducing harm from misleading drug promotion. It provides research,
education and advocacy services and is the largest international network
for academics and campaigners concerned about misleading pharmaceutical
marketing and related issues. The Healthy Skepticism website
(www.healthyskepticism.org) includes a library listing over 13,000
references relevant to drug promotion. As of 2008, Healthy Skepticism’s
electronic network includes almost 2000 people from 85 countries.
Healthy Skepticism’s main source of funding is subscription fees and
dues from supporters
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Joana Ramos, MSW
Cancer Resources & Advocacy
Seattle WA USA
http://ramoslink.info/
www.bmtbasics.org
www.healthyskepticism.org
Website for more info:
http://www.fosep.org
Contact Person:
Joana Ramos
Contact Email:
joana@healthyskepticism.org
Contact Ph. Number:
206-229-2420
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