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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I think that is rather an unfair comment. I think most doctors, like many scientific disciplines these days are required to keep abreast of recent advances. This is done by taking courses, attending or presenting at conferences, teaching or mentoring younger doctors, etc.
In some cases e.g. acceptable blood pressure in the aged, the old rules of thumb are returning.
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Doctors do go to a lot of conferences but there are a number of challenges associated with disseminating the information to the front line physicians, who then have to decipher what information is valid, which information is applicable to the client population that is being served, and also which information is accepted by regulatory bodies. I don't think that I would expect for every doctor to be 100% up to date on every medication and procedure, nor would I expect 100% agreement between doctors on every topic.