Category Archives: Education

Forthcoming SBS Insight program on Vitamins and Supplements

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Dr Ken Harvey

I spent 3 hours with a very pro-supplement audience, being filmed by SBS last night (6/02/2019) . I was surprised by the number of ‘true believers’. I give talks on complementary medicines to U3A classes but I have never found … Continue reading →

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TGA’s first comprehensive consumer survey: Results on complementary medicines

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Dr Ken Harvey

During June and July 2018 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) conducted a survey of Australian adults. It employed a dual sampling methodology: a quota driven population-based sample (Panel) and an Opt-in sample sourced through known TGA contacts, networks and consumer … Continue reading →

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A global investigation into medical device harm

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) latest investigation: The Implant Files. Everything you need to know about, “The Implant Files” Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety Medtech Giant Pushes Boundaries As Casualties Mount And Sales … Continue reading →

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40 Years of Antibiotic Guidelines Anniversary Seminar, 13 November, 2018

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

Program: 40 Years of Antibiotic Guidelines Anniversary Seminar Event Chair: Dr Liz Marles, Chair, Board of Directors of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd. Speakers: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance in Melbourne Hospitals  Associate Professor Ken Harvey, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Surviving Antibiotic expert … Continue reading →

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AHPRA to conduct pilot audit on advertising compliance in early 2019

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

A pilot audit to check health practitioner compliance with advertising requirements will be conducted by AHPRA in early 2019. https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/News/Newsletters/October-2018.aspx The pilot audit has been modelled on the well established approach to auditing compliance with core registration standards and involves … Continue reading →

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APHC 2018 Contested Policy: Complementary Medicines and Advertising Reform

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

Abstract: PHAA Workshop – Complementary medicine and advertising reform Chair: Ken Harvey Speakers: John Skerritt – Overview of MMD recommendations Alanna Rottler – Pre-approval of certain advertisements to cease Jon Wardle – Permitted indications to replace ARTG ‘free text’ Alanna … Continue reading →

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TGA Submissions: Draft Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code and Complaint Handling

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

Draft Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Submission Our submission noted that many previous Code recommendations made by civil society had been ignored. For example: Submissions from consumer and health professional organisations wanting advisory statements on all products with “traditional indications” to … Continue reading →

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Choice takes campaign to disallow the Permissible Indications Determination to Canberra

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

Katinka Day, Choice Campaigns and Policy Team Lead, delivers mock-ups of shonky products allowed by the TGA’s permissible indications determination to Senators, see: https://campaigns.choice.com.au/tga-fact-over-fiction/ https://ajp.com.au/news/choice-calls-out-supplement-claims/ http://www.medreach.com.au/?p=2594 by

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Campaign to disallow the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Indications) Determination No.1 of 2018

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Indications) Determination No.1 of 2018 is currently on the Senate Disallowable Instruments List until 25 June 2018. Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) have joined Choice (the Australian Consumers’ Association) and other civil society organisations to petition … Continue reading →

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Letter in ‘The Australian’ 16/02/2018 – A triple cash burner

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Dr Ken Harvey

The revision of surgical procedures deemed “unnecessary, wasteful and risky” (“Health waste: spinal fusion added to list”, 14/2) is good news for the troubled health budget, but you must ask why this approach is so lamentably piecemeal, especially at the … Continue reading →

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