How sales reps infiltrated operating theatres

<p>There are strict rules around how drug company representatives can interact with doctors to ensure they aren’t influencing how medications are prescribed.</p><p>But when it comes to expensive medical devices inserted in our bodies during surgery – all sorts of screws, pacemakers and implants – those same rules don’t apply.</p><p>Medical device sales reps are scrubbed up and working in the operating theatre, even advising surgeons on which products to use.</p><p>Today, national correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Mike Seccombe, on whether the pursuit of profit risks driving clinical decisions.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> National correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Mike Seccombe</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>