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The members of the former Scientific Council received at the Elysée, a symposium of infectious disease specialists organized by the Servier Institute, a commemorative doctor … Review of health news.
This week, the world of health saw a variety of characters, big and small, adventurous or skilled, in different industries and of different natures. Here is an example.
Other conferences for Servier
It was to be a national symposium, with the participation of all the biggest names in infectious disease and a tempting title: “Covid 19: year III”. The event was to take place at the Faculty of Medicine of the Paris-Cité University, the organizer. And now this weekend, Professor Gérard Friedlander, dean of the Paris-Descartes faculty since 2014, sends all participants a cryptic email: “For reasons beyond our control, the November 24 conference has been postponed to a later date. Please believe that we are sorry for this setback. I will come back to you on this topic ”.
Our principal is a little reserved. Because this symposium was canceled because it was sponsored by the Servier Institute, a producer known to have been condemned by the courts in the Mediator affair. “When I saw the announcement of this symposium, I was baffled, The pulmonologist Irène Frachon tells us, at the origin of the revelation of this scandal. Servier has been convicted and continues to behave as if nothing happened with doctors agreeing to attend prestigious conferences. It is hopeless. “ Irène Frachon got angry. She joined the Fr.
