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Doctors / nurses / pharmacists are required to submit dozens of hours of continuing medical education every year to maintain their licenses. There is an approx

Doctors / nurses / pharmacists are required to submit dozens of hours of continuing medical education every year to maintain their licenses. There is an approximately 0% chance that a patient with no background in medicine will learn something useful from a TV Commercial that everyone in the treatment plan doesn't already know.

SilasX 10y ago
You're seriously claiming that no doctor has ever modified a treatment plan due to research provided by a patient?
- mikeyouse 10y ago
  I'm seriously claiming that no patient committed to modifying their treatment plan has ever started that process due to a TV commercial and that the societal loss from doctors acquiescing to patient demands for treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome or whatever other made-up disease far outweighs the benefits from airing said commercials. Any patient engaged enough and knowledgeable enough to participate in improving their care plan is also knowledgeable enough to know that TV commercials for drugs are complete garbage and offer 0 substantive benefit.
  - SilasX 10y ago
    >I'm seriously claiming that no patient committed to modifying their treatment plan has ever started that process due to a TV commercial and that the societal loss from doctors acquiescing to patient demands for treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome or whatever other made-up disease far outweighs the benefits from airing said commercials. Well, originally you said that no doctor could ever learn about anything that they didn't already aggressively seek out due to their diligent efforts to stay in compliance with the continuing education requirements. Now you're recognizing that it happens but the costs outweigh the benefits. Could you update your original post and be a bit clearer about your actual claim in the future? I wouldn't want people to be misled.
    - mikeyouse 10y ago
      > Well, originally you said that no doctor could ever learn about anything that they didn't already aggressively seek out due to their diligent efforts to stay in compliance with the continuing education requirements. Hmm.. maybe you misread the original comment? I specifically said no patient will learn something from a TV commercial that their doctor/nurse/pharmacist aren't aware of. It wasn't a comment on the infallibility of medical education but the uselessness of pharma advertising. Of course knowledgeable patients can improve their own care by aggressively researching whatever condition they might have.

SilasX 10y ago

You're seriously claiming that no doctor has ever modified a treatment plan due to research provided by a patient?

mikeyouse 10y ago
I'm seriously claiming that no patient committed to modifying their treatment plan has ever started that process due to a TV commercial and that the societal loss from doctors acquiescing to patient demands for treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome or whatever other made-up disease far outweighs the benefits from airing said commercials. Any patient engaged enough and knowledgeable enough to participate in improving their care plan is also knowledgeable enough to know that TV commercials for drugs are complete garbage and offer 0 substantive benefit.
- SilasX 10y ago
  >I'm seriously claiming that no patient committed to modifying their treatment plan has ever started that process due to a TV commercial and that the societal loss from doctors acquiescing to patient demands for treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome or whatever other made-up disease far outweighs the benefits from airing said commercials. Well, originally you said that no doctor could ever learn about anything that they didn't already aggressively seek out due to their diligent efforts to stay in compliance with the continuing education requirements. Now you're recognizing that it happens but the costs outweigh the benefits. Could you update your original post and be a bit clearer about your actual claim in the future? I wouldn't want people to be misled.
  - mikeyouse 10y ago
    > Well, originally you said that no doctor could ever learn about anything that they didn't already aggressively seek out due to their diligent efforts to stay in compliance with the continuing education requirements. Hmm.. maybe you misread the original comment? I specifically said no patient will learn something from a TV commercial that their doctor/nurse/pharmacist aren't aware of. It wasn't a comment on the infallibility of medical education but the uselessness of pharma advertising. Of course knowledgeable patients can improve their own care by aggressively researching whatever condition they might have.