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Tag Archives: Medical Weightloss Institute
‘Reprehensible’ prescribing to vulnerable patients
MWI complaint submitted and publicised 23 June 2016; legal threats rebutted by Maurice Blackburne Lawyers pro bono, won 2016 Choice Shonky award, three years later we finally have an outcome. “A medical practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct … Continue reading
NSW HCCC Public Warning: Medical Weight Loss Institute (MWI)
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
Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)
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
Yet another weight loss scam (Dr Thomas Goyer, Geoff Jowett)
On June 23, 2016 “The Age Green Guide” contained a full page advertisement titled, “Medical Team Discovers How To Reset Hormones For Weight Loss“. The advertisement featured Dr Thomas Clement Goyer, Geoff Jowett and the Medical Weightloss Institute. Claims included: “Thanks to the team … Continue reading
Posted in Complementary medicine, Medicine policy, Pharmaceutical Promotion, Weight loss
Tagged ACCC, AHPRA, AMI, complaint, Dr Tom Goye, Dr Tom Goyer, Geoff Jowett, Goyer, Medical Council of NSW, Medical Weightloss Institute, MWI, NSW Code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners, NSW Health Care Complaints Commission
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