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Part of the job, as stipulated by medical regulators around the world, is keeping up-to-date with evidence. This can be achieved by reading journals and attendi
by austinjp 5y ago
Part of the job, as stipulated by medical regulators around the world, is keeping up-to-date with evidence. This can be achieved by reading journals and attending conferences, in theory.
But.... journal publishers exploit their monopolies, and conferences are funded by corporate sponsors. So perhaps they're not so different.
- listenallyall 5y agoMedical conferences basically would not exist if it wasn't for suppliers and drug companies paying for sponsorships, trade show booths, opportunities to speak, etc. Not really any different than any industry's trade conferences.
- throwawayboise 5y agoSounds just like every technology conference I've ever been to. A bunch of software and hardware vendor booths, and most of the speakers being authors hawking their latest books.