Alongside this, billions of dollars are spent by pharmaceutical companies annually, seeking new ways to access the prescribing base in Australia. Pharma-sponsored education, particularly regular meetings with ‘Key Opinion Leaders’ whose views align with the view
This is why pharma-free education is so important. We are well-respected professionals. We have already spent a fortune on our undergraduate education. We pay for our medical equipment and registration. Surely it’s worth paying a small amount of our own money for continuing education to ensure that it’s independent, high quality and thorough — all the things that our patients expect of us. Hot Topics GP Update is pharma-free education, covering independent reviews of the last year’s primary care evidence. It’s entertaining and prepared and presented by expert GPs, for GPs. Please join us for #pharmafreeCPD.
Stephen is a GP Supervisor, Medical Educator, GP academic and Medical Director of Medcast. He has completed a PhD on Virtual Communities of Practice in GP Training.
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