Comments on: Probiotics for Herpesvirus Rhinitis http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2010/02/probiotics-for-herpesvirus-rhinitis/ A Vet Takes a Science-Based Look at Complementary and Alternative Medicine Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Does a low carb diet lower the amount of good bacteria in your gut? | Airline Diet http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2010/02/probiotics-for-herpesvirus-rhinitis/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Does a low carb diet lower the amount of good bacteria in your gut? | Airline Diet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:16:43 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=356#comment-461 [...] Probiotics for Herpesvirus Rhinitis « The SkeptVet Blog [...] [...] Probiotics for Herpesvirus Rhinitis « The SkeptVet Blog [...]

]]> By: art malernee dvm http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2010/02/probiotics-for-herpesvirus-rhinitis/comment-page-1/#comment-446 art malernee dvm Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:44:55 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=356#comment-446 A first CE step should be to get the CE measured as part of the law. Sort of like a state board exam measures the education doctors get. Unmeasured CE laws are just restraint of trade laws quacks use to make unproven medical care the standard of care. see http://www.ebvet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=405 A first CE step should be to get the CE measured as part of the law. Sort of like a state board exam measures the education doctors get. Unmeasured CE laws are just restraint of trade laws quacks use to make unproven medical care the standard of care.

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http://www.ebvet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=405

]]> By: skeptvet http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2010/02/probiotics-for-herpesvirus-rhinitis/comment-page-1/#comment-443 skeptvet Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:48:29 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=356#comment-443 Yes, it's a constant problem that vets don't read the literature or evaluate expert opinions criticallly. The Abstract and Discussion sections frequetly don't accurately reflect the data, and in referring to a paper such as this one as support for a theory, speakers at CE meetings don't often add in all the qualifiers and caveats they are careful to include in the paper itself. And sales reps certainly spin the research as favorably as they can. I often ask reps for copies of complete articles they use as support, and again frequently find the artciles don't support their claims as unequivocably as the reps suggest. That's why it's so important to teach a critical, evidence-based approach to veterinarians, so we can evaluate cliams effectively for ourselves rather than relying solely on expert opinion. Yes, it’s a constant problem that vets don’t read the literature or evaluate expert opinions criticallly. The Abstract and Discussion sections frequetly don’t accurately reflect the data, and in referring to a paper such as this one as support for a theory, speakers at CE meetings don’t often add in all the qualifiers and caveats they are careful to include in the paper itself. And sales reps certainly spin the research as favorably as they can. I often ask reps for copies of complete articles they use as support, and again frequently find the artciles don’t support their claims as unequivocably as the reps suggest.

That’s why it’s so important to teach a critical, evidence-based approach to veterinarians, so we can evaluate cliams effectively for ourselves rather than relying solely on expert opinion.

]]> By: Bartimaeus http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2010/02/probiotics-for-herpesvirus-rhinitis/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Bartimaeus Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:26:53 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=356#comment-442 This type of claim seems to be very common in the pet food/supplement industry. I can imagine the sales reps in the mountain west saying something along the lines of "recommended by Dr. Lappin, at Colorado State" since many of us know him from either veterinary school or conferences. It also brings up the issue of corporate sponsorship of veterinary continuing education and how it may influence either the way the speakers present things like this or how we perceive it. It's nice to pay low prices for CE, but perhaps we are just paying more in other ways. This type of claim seems to be very common in the pet food/supplement industry. I can imagine the sales reps in the mountain west saying something along the lines of “recommended by Dr. Lappin, at Colorado State” since many of us know him from either veterinary school or conferences. It also brings up the issue of corporate sponsorship of veterinary continuing education and how it may influence either the way the speakers present things like this or how we perceive it. It’s nice to pay low prices for CE, but perhaps we are just paying more in other ways.

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