Re: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Statin Therapy in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia

On Jun 27, 6:51 am, David Rind <d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't know that the specifics provided about ADHD are correct, but the
types of activities described here (by which drug companies influence
CME activities and "council" reports) are dead on.

Some state bars have CLE requirements, but I am only admitted in DC,
which does not have any for some reason. In most cases, lawyers (or
their employers) have to pay to attend conferences for which they can
get CLE credit. There are a couple of conferences in my area
("investment companies," i.e., mutual funds, closed-end funds,
exchange-traded funds, business development companies, etc.) for which
the SEC gets a certain number of free spots (essentially in exchange
for providing speakers) so sometimes I go. But really you have to
look at the original sources -- attending some conference won't
usually get you very far.

There are law reviews and newsletters but they do not involve any CLE
credit and they certainly are not free (the exception is the
newsletters put out by law firms for the purpose of attracting
business).

Unlike scientific journals, law reviews are usually not that useful to
practicing lawyers. The more highly ranked the law school and law
review, the less useful they are, generally speaking. The articles
are mostly written by law professors for other law professors. I was
a law review editor at Michigan and I don't think I have opened the
Michigan Law Review since. If you are an appellate practitioner you
might look at them.

The ABA and state bars have publications that are sometimes useful to
practicing lawyers.

Marilyn

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