GMC inconsistency

Drs Dowson and Mullen have been referred by the General Medical Council to the fitness to practise panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to answer allegations of misconduct in the Migraine Intervention with STARFlex Technology (MIST) trial. 1 2 Dowson and Mullen were first and s...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2012-10, Vol.345 (7880), p.28-28
Main Author: Wilmshurst, Peter T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Trials as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence
FITNESS TO PRACTICE
General Practitioners
Humans
Medical practice
Migraine
Migraine Disorders - therapy
Professional Misconduct - legislation & jurisprudence
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Summary:Drs Dowson and Mullen have been referred by the General Medical Council to the fitness to practise panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to answer allegations of misconduct in the Migraine Intervention with STARFlex Technology (MIST) trial. 1 2 Dowson and Mullen were first and second authors of the Circulation paper that reported the trial results and were two of the three "responsible authors." Migraine intervention with STARFlex Technology (MIST) trial: a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of patent foramen ovale closure with STARFlex septal repair implant to resolve refractory migraine headache. Migraine intervention with STARFlex Technology (MIST) Trial: a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of patent foramen ovale closure with STARFlex septal repair implant to resolve refractory migraine headache.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.e7037