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Public health and the knowledge industry
1Departamento de Planejamento, Política e Administração em Saúde, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. kenneth@uerj.br
Revista De Saude Publica
|December 23, 2009
Summary
The publishing industry, like the medical-industrial complex, is influenced by commercial interests, potentially leading to power abuses in healthcare knowledge dissemination. Addressing knowledge production as a public health strategy is crucial.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare knowledge production and dissemination
- Medical publishing industry
- Public health policy
Background:
- Health knowledge is vital in healthcare.
- Private commercial interests increasingly control health knowledge production and diffusion.
- This control can lead to conflicts of interest and power abuses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role of the publishing industry in the production and diffusion of health-related knowledge.
- To highlight potential conflicts of interest and power imbalances within the medical publishing sector.
- To advocate for the strategic consideration of knowledge production and distribution within public health frameworks.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and analysis of the medical-industrial complex.
- Examination of the publishing industry's role in knowledge dissemination.
- Analysis of marketing strategies and their impact on physician knowledge and practice.
Main Results:
- The publishing industry, similar to the medical-industrial complex, is susceptible to commercial influences and conflicts of interest.
- The notion of 'frequent and major changes' in medicine is a marketing tool benefiting pharmaceutical and publishing industries.
- Physicians' insecurities are exploited, impacting the integrity of medical knowledge.
Conclusions:
- The publishing industry's influence on health knowledge requires greater attention.
- Commercial interests can distort the production and dissemination of medical information.
- Integrating knowledge production and distribution into public health strategies is essential for safeguarding healthcare quality.
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