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When health care professionals lose everything

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Pamela Wible |Mattie Renn |Thomas Pak |Corey Feist

Mid-step on the sky bridge, boarding my flight—the message lands. Raw. Desperate. A life breaking apart in real time:“I’ve been in health care my entire life. Surgical services. Because I spoke up against wrongdoing, stood up for myself, I’m out of a job and can’t get a job anywhere now. I’m 60 now. I don’t know what to do. I’ve had a hard life, and I buried all the pain in work. Now. Alone. Nothing but time on my hands—all of it surfacing.
Psycho Therapy: Doc gets 74K to label whistleblower “bipolar”

1 month ago | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

View 3-minute video above ⬆️ transcript below. How Delta grounds a top pilot for flying too highMeet First Officer Karlene Petitt—mother of three, grandmother of eight, author of 15 books, with two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in aviation safety. In a field where less than 5% of Delta pilots are female, she’s among the most accomplished pilots in the sky!Delta’s Christmas giftOn Christmas Eve 2016, Karlene opens an envelope from Delta. Not a holiday bonus—a letter ending her career.
How one simple question saved a surgeon's life

2 months ago | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

My friend used to be a plastic surgeon. He used to be rich and famous. He was in San Diego and got turned over to the medical board. He could have killed himself. But you know what he did instead? He decided to make a bucket list of 100 things that he wanted to do before he died. You are one cool dude!Hi everyone! I’m here to give a little hope! Not only physicians, but all health personnel. There was nowhere to go to. I couldn’t trust my colleagues.
Pet Goats & Pap Smears

Nov 13, 2024 | petgoatsandpapsmears.com | Pamela Wible

Pamela Wible . . . YES!I started reading Pamela’s new book, hoping, with my schedule, to finish it in two weeks. As soon as I began reading the book, I couldn’t put it down. For the first time in forty-five years, I have found a physician who has explored the practice of medicine as I have. Thank you, Pamela, for being a living example of possibility. In 2008, Pamela and I met over the subject of designing health care delivery systems.
Why good doctors go to prison

Nov 9, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

I know several good docs in prison. Could you be at risk? An internist works part-time telemedicine helping disabled elders access needed durable medical equipment. She is paid $20 per patient. Now she faces an FBI investigation and up to 20 years in prison. A family doc prescribes non-opioid cream to chronic pain patients. He is paid $30 per (virtual) patient by his employer who then bills Medicare $6000 per tube. FBI raids his home at midnight.
A surgeon's video library of "sad cases." Can they ever be erased?

Aug 11, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Bob Peters |Pamela Wible

By Bob Peters, M.D.Few surgeries are filmed. All are stored in our bodies as lived experiences. Wouldn’t it be great if we could erase certain memories? Ones we most wish to forget may impact usforever—our traumatic cases. Our saddest moments pop into our consciousness and seem to neverleave. But we can put cases in their proper places, learn from them, and ultimately become betterphysicians. Nearing retirement, I wish to share what has helped me. 1. Feeling Grief.
Could your patient be an undercover DEA agent?

Aug 6, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

In 2023, I lost two dear physician friends. To overzealous DEA agents. Michelle, a stellar emergency physician with well-treated depression/ADHD for 20 years couldn’t find anyone to continue her meds when her doc retired. Depressed, she shot herself Christmas Day. Randy could have saved Michelle. But he was in prison for prescribing the meds Michelle needed to undercover DEA agents. Physician entrapment is the act of tricking a doc into committing a crime to secure prosecution.
Ripple Effect of One Doctor Suicide

Aug 2, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

More than 1 million Americans lose their doctors to suicide annually. Two weeks before her son was born, my physician friend’s obstetrician killed himself. Left behind his wife, three kids, and my friend. Eighteen years later, she still grapples with why. Today a widow writes me:“How do I stop carrying the guilt of this loss? Of not noticing the signs? It is killing me. I am slowing deteriorating. My husband, a beloved pediatrician of 45 years, killed himself by firearm in our home.
Copycat Suicide to Copycat Savior

Jul 8, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

People imitate people. More than 1,600 people have died by suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Harold Wobber was the first known suicide—1599+ people copied him. Cassie Bond of Spokane, Washington (copying Paige Hunter of UK) is preventing suicides from a bridge in her town. Rather than copying suicides, Cassie copied lifesaving interventions. Now Timothy Irwin is copying Cassie’s methods. “I’m tired of being lonely.
Physician Fitness For Duty Exams—Protecting Your Rights - Pamela Wible MD

Jun 22, 2024 | idealmedicalcare.org | Pamela Wible

What would you do if your hospital, employer, or medical board mandates a FFDE (Fitness For Duty Exam)? Kernan Manion, M.D., (Center For Physician Rights) shares his wisdom. Understanding FFDEs and Protecting Your RightsTop 10 Takeaways:1. FFDEs should be limited in scope, focusing on specific job-related concernsbacked by objective evidence of deficient performance or safety issues. 2. Under ADA, FFDEs must be related to your job performance and consistentwith business necessity. 3.