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Crikey Register of Influence raises more questions for the Baker Institute

July 15, 2009 – 11:17 am

The Crikey Register of Influence – which details links between opinion leaders, organisations and industry marketing campaigns – has been updated.
The new entries are Professor Simon Stewart, Head, Preventive Cardiology at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, and his colleague, Dr Melinda Carrington, General Manager of the Baker’s Disease Management and Preventative Programs.
They appeared [...]

By Croakey | Posted in Crikey register of influence, Health inequalities, conflicts of interest, health & medical marketing, pharmaceutical industry | Also tagged Astra Zeneca, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, conflicts of interest, pharmaceutical marketing | Comments (0)

Is Crikey’s register of influence a crap idea?

November 27, 2008 – 10:43 am

Adam Cresswell, the health editor at The Australian, has had a critical look at Crikey’s register of influence, and doesn’t quite like what he sees.
Writing in his regular Media Bites column in Australian Doctor magazine (the issue dated 28 November), Adam raises concerns that the register may simply create confusion rather than greater transparency about [...]