The Recommended Dose: Episode 3 with Lisa Bero

Lisa Bero, a former Co-Chair of the Cochrane Governing Board, says public will increasingly demand less wining and dining, more independence  from health professionals  Global authority on research integrity and industry bias in science Professor Lisa Bero has called for greater recognition of industry influence in science, followinglast week ’s revelations that Australiannurses, dietitians, and pharmacists are receiving millions of dollars in payments from pharmaceutical companies.‘All around the world this is a problem because physicians and other health professionals to some extent have this expectation that they are wined and dined and it ' s part of becoming a health professional, ’ she told Australian podcast The Recommended Dose with Ray Moynihan.‘There really needs to be a way to change the culture and I think this is going to come from consumers and people who understand that this is not acceptable.’‘So the next step after disclosure will really be to minimize dependence on these industry payments. I think that ' s hard for some groups that may be totally dependent on industry so one way is to find alternative sources of funding, but a second issue that needs to be addressed is whether this funding is actually needed.  So, for example, is all that money that is going to buy fancy lunches or a cruise on the harbour - is that really necessary? Or if it ' s being spent on glossy brochures that only promote one product - is that really necessary? ’In a...
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