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Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by oldstrangers on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @11:51PM (#34169662)
It's a legal requirement for doctors to practice continuing education to keep their medical license. It is literally part of their job to "keep up on the latest research."
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Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by scotty79 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:29AM (#34171594)
In reality it's just aspirational.
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Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by beagle3 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @09:15AM (#34172747)
… but many satisfy this requirement by going to a pharma sponsored convention, which only has a small number of talks (all vetted by the sponsor to be favorable, if not actively marketing for sponsor), and just happens to be in a great resort of some sort.

Those who care, do real continuing education - often on their own time and without asking for official credit.

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