Lead Physician is a consulting organisation that pays honoraria for
completing surveys on behalf of the diagnostics industry [and other
health related industries in other specialties]. A bit like Yougov.com,
but unlike Yougov, they pay a reasonable amount per interview. They have
been trying for quite some time to get histopathologists to answer a
consultation about the use of molecular diagnostics for interpretation
of cancer slides. They say that to be a member you have to be a
practicing physician or a person working in a profession allied to
healthcare [so you might be able to get membership if you are a hospital
cleaner, but not if you just empty the bins].
They usually try to get new members by asking for referrals from someone
who is a member - and they pay the referring person if they rercruit
anyone. Therefore, it is possible that someone gave (sold) them details
of a lot of other people to claim their thirty pieces of silver.
Overall, they are quite harmless. I have been asked to complete several
surveys - but on topics related to histopathology and microbiology, so I
have not yet managed to acquire any amazon vouchers from them; so I
don't know how good they are at paying up...
TIM.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tetlow Lesley
(RW3) CMFT Manchester
Sent: 12 September 2012 3:01 PM
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Subject: Re: Odd phone call
I had a similar call and yes the lady said she was from
leadphysician.com. I said I would look at their website but was not
willing to give them my e-mail address.
Strange thing is how would they have got telephone numbers but not know
our e-mail addresses?
Lesley Tetlow FRCPath
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Director of Newborn Screening & Deputy Clinical Director for Laboratory
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ivison Fiona
(RW3) CMFT Manchester
Sent: 12 September 2012 13:01
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Subject: Re: Odd phone call
This is a company called lead physician:
http://www2.leadphysician.com/
They are American and I said yes to all the questions and then filled
the e mail in "deleted" so I shouldn't hear any more (fingers crossed).
I have also added their e mail address to my junk list so they are
blocked.
Fiona
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Sent: 12 September 2012 12:37
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Subject: Odd phone call
Dear all,
I received a call yesterday from a lady with a foreign accent from an
agency that I did not know.
'You Dr Shapiro? you clinical biochemist? I make you honorarium for
reviewing cases on line''
I can only assume someone was fishing for my bank account details. I
know I respond to nearly all NEQAS cases for comment but who on earth
would want to make me an offer like that?
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Leonie
Dr Leonie M Shapiro
Principal Clinical Biochemist
Newborn Screening Laboratory
Specialist Laboratory Medicine
Block 46
St James's Hospital
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