{"id":34943,"date":"2015-08-10T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=34943"},"modified":"2015-08-10T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:29:23","slug":"the-bmj-today-drug-company-payments-compassion-and-patient-centredness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/08\/10\/the-bmj-today-drug-company-payments-compassion-and-patient-centredness\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: Drug company payments, compassion, and patient centredness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"money_referrals\"<\/a>\u2022 <\/strong>Should doctors be forced to disclose payments and hospitality from drug companies? The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry<\/a> plans to bring in a system where healthcare professionals voluntarily<\/a> declare payments and hospitality received from drug companies.<\/p>\n

The issue is the subject of our latest online poll<\/a>, which, at the time of writing, has almost 85% of readers agreeing. One reader thinks that\u00a0The BMJ<\/em> could be more open<\/a> about its own acceptance of pharma cash.<\/p>\n

“It does seem rather ironic that whilst viewing this article online, the text is surrounded by adverts promoting medical products! Does The BMJ<\/em> not need to consider its own position?” writes obstetrician Malcolm Griffiths in a response to the article.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Vote in the poll, which closes tomorrow, or respond to the article. This page<\/a>, incidentally, explains more about the journal’s revenue sources.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 <\/strong>Can patient centred outcomes research improve healthcare, asks Thomas Concannon in an editorial<\/a>.\u00a0Retired consultant rheumatologist Andrew Bamji describes patient centredness as an “oxymoron” in his response<\/a> to the article.<\/p>\n

He adds: “As doctors, patients are what we deal with and on both an individual and population basis we are by definition centred on patients and their outcomes. I fail to see how so-called patient centred research is any different from other clinical research. Is it just me, or is the concept one of these Emperor’s Clothes things with attendant complex jargon?”<\/p>\n

\"doc_patient_communication\"<\/a>\u2022 <\/strong>It\u2019s impossible to insist that staff connect emotionally with all patients, argues consultant clinical psychologist Raymond Chadwick in a personal view<\/a>\u00a0article, “Compassion: hard to define, impossible to mandate.”<\/p>\n

GP Ruth Evans agrees. In her response<\/a> to the article, she writes: “Sometimes it is important to have a professional, respectful distance in order to challenge their demands\/ wants\/ expectations which go beyond what is possible, or fair.”<\/p>\n

“Staff cannot be told to feel something, or be expected to disclose their own experiences.”<\/p>\n

David Payne<\/strong> is digital editor, and readers’ editor, <\/em>The BMJ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2022 Should doctors be forced to disclose payments and hospitality from drug companies? The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry plans to bring in a system where healthcare professionals voluntarily declare payments and hospitality received from drug companies. The issue is the subject of our latest online poll, which, at the time of writing, has […]<\/p>\n

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