Comments on: Registration is now open to become an official ‘make-shit-up’ practitioner.

By: JXL11

JXL11 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:34:32 +0000

You can also join a patient support group. ,

By: » A register for quacks and bad science journalism.

» A register for quacks and bad science journalism. — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:29:59 +0000

[...] This story appeared on SMH online today. It details plans to establish a register for quacks, apparently in an attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff. Sounds a little bit like the register set up in the UK recently and blogged about here. [...]

By: Sean Ellis

Sean Ellis — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:40:08 +0000

Worried that OfQuack has no requirements for basic efficacy or even safety? Me too. Sign here: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/CNHCsafety.

By: zeno

zeno — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:50:03 +0000

David Colquhoun will certainly keep them right – I’d love to be at the first conduct and competence meeting!

It’s pity the CNHC (or OfQuack, http://www.ofquack.org.uk as it is known) has no control over efficacy of the ‘therapies’ it attempts to regulate – well, how could they?

I hope you’ve had a chance to look at David’s website – it’s informative and authoritative.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:02:58 +0000

Hi Dr*T,

The info I obtained on board members came from here http://www.cnhc.org.uk/pages/index.cfm?page_id=90. David Colquhoun is on the conduct and competence committee http://www.cnhc.org.uk/pages/index.cfm?page_id=98. I don’t know much about him, but thanks for the tip. I will be sure to check out his blog.

Thanks, Maggie.

By: Dr* T

Dr* T — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:48:04 +0000

Hi Maggie, Not everyone is woo. David Colquhoun is on the board - see his skeptical blog here. But even so, your points still stand! T