The wicked problem of drugs policy in a post-truth world
Evidence based medical and science policy is increasingly under pressure to bow to commercial pressures and political ideology. But surely not in Australia...?
Date & time
Date/time
27 Nov 2017 5:30pm - 27 Nov 2017 6:15pm
Speaker
Speakers
Dr David Caldicott
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Evidence based medical and science policy is increasingly under pressure to bow to commercial pressures and political ideology. But surely not in Australia...?
Should academics respond by staying removed, & manning the ramparts of their ivory towers? Or should they join advocates and activists on the field of battle, at the cost of apparent impartiality? There may not be an answer, but it's a conversation we now need to have...
Location
The Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Building 131 Garran Road, ANU
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