Royal Australasian College of Physicians - Revision history

WikiAdmin: /* RACP 2022 statement */ typo

2023-11-20T17:14:52Z

RACP 2022 statement: typo

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:14, 20 November 2023
Line 29:		Line 29:

	== RACP 2022 statement ==		== RACP 2022 statement ==
	~~The~~ really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that it would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions\| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].		There really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that it would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions\| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

	The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument		The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */

2023-11-18T17:32:30Z

RACP 2022 statement

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:32, 18 November 2023
Line 29:		Line 29:

	== RACP 2022 statement ==		== RACP 2022 statement ==
	The really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions\| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].		The really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that it would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions\| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

	The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument		The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */ Revise text and Wikify.

2023-11-18T17:31:26Z

RACP 2022 statement: Revise text and Wikify.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:31, 18 November 2023
Line 29:		Line 29:

	== RACP 2022 statement ==		== RACP 2022 statement ==
			The really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions\| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

	The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument		The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument
	\|url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-circumcision-of-infant-males-position-statement.pdf		\|url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-circumcision-of-infant-males-position-statement.pdf

WikiModEn2 at 22:28, 17 November 2023

2023-11-17T22:28:15Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:28, 17 November 2023
Line 60:		Line 60:
	}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.		}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.

	The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members, which includes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association ~~that [[circumcision]]~~ should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews		The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members, which includes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html		\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
	\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out		\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */ Revise text and Wikify.

2023-11-17T22:17:23Z

RACP 2022 statement: Revise text and Wikify.

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:17, 17 November 2023
Line 60:		Line 60:
	}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.		}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.

	The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members, which includes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews		The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members, which includes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association that [[circumcision]] should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html		\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
	\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out		\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */add text.

2023-11-17T12:18:01Z

RACP 2022 statement: add text.

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:18, 17 November 2023
Line 73:		Line 73:
	In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].		In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].

	The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant circumcision.		The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant [[circumcision]] and to shift responsibilty for the certain injury from the surgeon to the parents.
	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
	* [[Australia]]		* [[Australia]]

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */

2023-11-17T12:11:00Z

RACP 2022 statement

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:11, 17 November 2023
Line 60:		Line 60:
	}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.		}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.

	The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members which includes medically-unnecessary non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews		The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members, which includes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html		\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
	\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out		\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
Line 71:		Line 71:
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].		In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].

			The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant circumcision.
	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
	* [[Australia]]		* [[Australia]]

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */ Add text and citation.

2023-11-17T12:05:44Z

RACP 2022 statement: Add text and citation.

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:05, 17 November 2023
Line 71:		Line 71:
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement.		In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].
	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
	* [[Australia]]		* [[Australia]]

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */ Add text.

2023-11-17T12:02:37Z

RACP 2022 statement: Add text.

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:02, 17 November 2023
Line 60:		Line 60:
	}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.		}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.

	The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members which includes medically-unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews		The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members which includes medically-unnecessary non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations and has the usual omissions. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html		\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
	\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out		\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
Line 71:		Line 71:
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

			In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement.
	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
	* [[Australia]]		* [[Australia]]

WikiModEn2: /* RACP 2022 statement */ Add text and citation.

2023-11-17T11:49:42Z

RACP 2022 statement: Add text and citation.

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:49, 17 November 2023
Line 60:		Line 60:
	}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.		}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.

	The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members which includes medically-unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations.		The RACP is a [[medical trade association]] so it has a duty to promote the business of its physician members which includes medically-unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys. The 2022 statement, ''Circumcision of Infant Males'', fulfills its duty to promote circumcision. The statement is typical of other promotional [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision\| statements regarding male circumcision]] from medical trade associations. Notably, the statement omits mention of the death of a boy in Perth the previous year and the statement by Dr. Duncan-Smith of the Australian Medical Association should be done only for a medical indication.<ref>{{REFnews
			\|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
			\|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
			\|last=Wondracz
			\|first=Aidan
			\|init=A
			\|publisher=Daily Mail
			\|date=2021-12-09
			\|accessdate=2023-11-17
			}}</ref>


	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}