Posted by used2b on April 3, 2005, at 14:13:13
In reply to Re: Pfizer link offensive » ed_uk, posted by Larry Hoover on April 2, 2005, at 15:48:58
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> I PM'd Doc John, and he was dismissive, and refused to discuss my concerns.
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>Larry,
We probably disagree on the propriety of classifying SSRI's as Happy Pills, or of a psych-doc using the classification as parody within a quasi-clinical setting where parody is not a standard feature.
However, I recognize that you have certain rights to be heard when reporting adverse reactions to events that occur in these quasi-clinical on-line forums.
I'm not prepared with a full brief on appropriate causes or courses of action, but if he does not acknowledge the merits of your concern, he is at least obligated to record your concern, to make his collection of recorded concerns available to his peers and to allow whatever institution facilitates his on-line clinical research complete access to all complaints he receives related to the project. This is especially true of docs who posture their work, with publications and organizational memberships, as leading the way into new approaches, as these forums tend to be.
If grousing here about the offense doesn't provide the relief you seek, I encourage you to explore his institutional chain of command and use the experience to at least be sure the complaint process meets the requirements associated with whatever funding he receives.
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