Helping consumers and health professionals make more informed choices about therapeutic goods and services by submitting complaints, engaging with regulators, and educating students.
Monash University Affiliation
Roles (Dr Ken Harvey)
- Consumer advocate, represenative (Choice) and educator
- Public Health Physician
- President, Friends of Science in Medicine
Interests
Therapeutic Goods and Services
- Policy:
- Quality of medicines and medical devices
- Equity of access
- Viable and responsible industry
- Quality of use (especially ethical promotion)
- Regulation and Regulators
Awards:
2016 ANZAAS Medal
- For contribution to science which go beyond normal professional activities.
2016 Australian Skeptic of the Year
- Jointly with Mal Vickers, for continued and determined efforts which have made a significant impact on exposing malpractice in the chiropractic industry and its governing bodies.
2017 Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
- For significant service to community health and the pharmaceutical industry through roles in developing guidelines for the ethical use of antibiotics.
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