Tag Archives: Geoff Jowett

Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC) convicted and fined $127,500 plus costs

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

http://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2017-10-04-media-release-advertising.aspx However, the company concerned was placed into voluntary liquidation on 12 September 2017 and presumably will escape the fines and costs.  Many consumers taken in by these scams are left out of pocket. The regulators concerned move far too slowly to … Continue reading →

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Seminar Program, Papers and Presentations: The Advertising of Therapeutic Goods and Services (and its regulation)

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

Seminar program Papers Ken Harvey. Seminar Background Paper Sitesh Bhojani and Jodie Valadon. The multi-regulator model for Australian Consumer Law: effective or useless? Paul Lacaze & Jane Tiller. Online Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing in Australia: Concerns, Regulation and Recommendations Presentations delivered … Continue reading →

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Case study (Sept 8, 2017 Seminar): AMI begat MWI begat AMHC…

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

In the beginning there was the Advanced Medical Institute (AMI).   AMI begat the Medical WeightLoss Institute (MWI)   MWI begat the Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)     This presentation and others are now available. See also: Yet another weight … Continue reading →

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NSW HCCC Public Warning: Medical Weight Loss Institute (MWI)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

Public warning under section 94A of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 – Non-evidence Based Weight Loss Programs See also: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-18/warning-issued-about-clinic-supplying-controversial-diet-drugs/8360590 https://www.9now.com.au/nine-news/nsw/episode-70 (26 minutes in) http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/News/Latest-News/GPs-don-t-know-what-we-know-weight-loss-clinic http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/duty-of-care-compelled-doctor-to-keep-offering-unp http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/pharmacist-claims-he-s-the-victim-of-witch-hunt https://ajp.com.au/news/weight-loss-warning/ http://issues.pharmacydaily.com.au/2017/Mar17/pd140317.pdf At last! But it took 8 months to get this warning … Continue reading →

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Medical Weightloss Institute (MWI) gets Choice “shonky” award

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

    11th Annual Choice Shonkys Award 5th October, 2016 Which hasn’t stopped Geoff Jowett from cloning yet another business:  The Health Initiative See also: Patient stories AMI begat MWI begat AMHC begat ACTIVATE More on MWI; prescribing dangerous drugs … Continue reading →

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MWI: Patient stories

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

See NINE TV News 22/09/2016 (Devon) More below; some names have been changed but the stories are authentic. Rosemary said: I first became aware of the Medical Weightloss Institute through its full page ad in the Brisbane Courier Mail in June … Continue reading →

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A compounding pharmacy has been criticised for dispensing a withdrawn substance… but is the reproval warranted?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

The compounder, the doctor and the institute In response to the defence offered in this AJP article by compounding pharmacist Daryll Knowles and MWI chief spruiker Geoff Jowett (and concerns expressed by Jarrod McMaugh and Jignesh Patel) I provide the following additional information. … Continue reading →

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AMI begat MWI begat AMHC begat ACTIVATE

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

Here we go again; Geoff Jowett spruiks yet another weight loss scam (Activate) while the regulators (NSW HCCC) apparently do nothing. “Get started for just a single dollar… watch the introduction videos… and start your weight loss journey… Once you prove … Continue reading →

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More on MWI; prescribing dangerous drugs withdrawn from Australian market

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

Another patient has come forward who was charged $5420.00 for the MWI program and prescribed a cocktail of drugs including diethylpropion; a drug withdrawn from the Australian market because of serious adverse effects, including irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, seizures, nervousness, … Continue reading →

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Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

AMI begat MWI begat AMHC…. These guys are incorrigible…. Now, following the Advanced Medical Institute (AMI) and the Medical Weightloss Institute (MWI) we have the Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)! What are the regulators doing? Are they merely paper tigers? … Continue reading →

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