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Physician Fitness For Duty Exams—Protecting Your Rights →

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 Rights

Top 10 Takeaways:

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3 sneaky ways the lucrative wellness industry injures doctors →

Physician Wellness Market

3 sneaky ways the lucrative physician wellness industry injures doctors. Common tactics ALL health professionals must understand. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY.

1. Using victim-blaming terms like “burnout” to obscure systemic human rights violations.

“Burnout” blames the victim who is enduring human rights abuse on a daily basis.

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Tags: confidential physician health program, impaired professionals programs, NC Caring Dentists Program, PHP, PHP ADA violations, Physician Health Program Attorney, Physician Health Program lawyer, physician health programs, physician wellness industry, physician wellness market, voluntary physician health program

PHPs: A Cautionary Tale & Message of Hope! →

Join us for this spirited discussion surrounding issues with Physician Health Programs (PHPs). Drs. Pamela Wible and Dominic Corrigan discuss how they have been impacted by physician struggles, and their views on proposed solutions. The three of us share a strong desire to offer hope and help to doctors!

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Tags: physician health programs

Doctor uses marijuana for menstrual cramps loses medical license →

Sign petition to stop PHP abuse

In a state where marijuana is fully legal, a doctor uses marijuana tincture 3 times per month in evenings after work around time of her menses. She was working part time at a hospital. Was asked by hospital to work full time.

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Physician “Health” Programs: Complex Problems & Solutions →

THE COMPLEX PROBLEM OF PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAMS.

Livestream Q & A Saturday 4/27/24 @ 10 am PT (1 pm ET). Watch replay above.

Are physicians being extorted? Livelihoods threatened and doctors coerced into expensive hospitalizations for minor issues while facing threats of polygraphs and drug testing as a weaponized part of their treatment plans?

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Tags: FSPHP, J Wesley Boyd, Joseph Brigandi, Kernan Manion, PHP, physician health program, physician polygraphs

Doctor Suicide Dream Team →

If your dream is to end doctor suicides—you are in the right place!

Join our confidential groups.

Retreat highlights & suicide loss survivors by physician specialty:

View 10-week free training highlight reels

Doc Suicide Dream Team launched 5/19/24.

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Physician Support Groups (Sundays) | Peer Support for Doctors →

Physician Peer Support (11 am PT) ~ Suffering from bullying, betrayal, exhaustion, medical mistakes, grief, guilt, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? Forced into a PHP? Facing board investigation? We can help. (1.5 hours). Register here.

Doctor Suicide Dream Team (1 pm PT) ~ Intimate group of physicians sharing our suicide attempts and survival.

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PHPs—A Critical Look Parts 1 and 2 →

Excellent information on Physician Health Programs. Thank you Drs. Andrew, Manion, and Miller!

Join us every Sunday for help in our PHP peer support group.

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Tags: PHP, physician health program

Doctor suicides in physician “health” programs →

I know 25 docs who died by suicide in physician “health” programs. If you’re suicidal, don’t tell your boss (PD, or med board). You’ll be sent to a PHP 4-day evaluation & 90-day out-of-state “preferred” center with polygraphs and 5-years of AA & drug tests (even if you don’t do drugs) costing you 250K.

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Tags: physician helath program, Physician monitoring proram

PMP Fight Club Anthem →

A Public Service Announcement for Physicians (PSA to the DOCs)

PMP Fight Club Anthem
By Dr. MC No Face

This is a PSA to the DOCs
Don’t you trust in the PMP
This is a PSA to the DOCs
You better not trust in these greedy thieves

Got some feelings that you can’t express?

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Tags: doctor polygraph testing, Federation of State Physician Health Programs, FSPHP, PHP, physician health program, Physician Monitoring Program, physician polygraph testing, Washington PHP, WPHP

Doctor Suicide Questions →

Pamela Wible Physician Suicide

Eleven years ago today I was clueless about doctor suicides. Eleven years ago today at 1 pm I found myself sitting in a memorial service for the third doctor suicide in my town. Eleven years ago today at 3 pm I started asking a very unpopular question that led to extreme isolation,

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Why are doctors dying in physician health programs? →

(Video above & full transcript below)

When I read The Guardian article, “US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out,” I felt like throwing up.

I’m sickened so many surgeons are dying. I’m grateful Dr.

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Should I answer mental health questions from my school or employer? →

Should I answer mental health questions from my school or employer?

I’m a 23-year-old incoming premed student. I’m supposed to fill out my school’s health history intake. One of the questions asks, “Have you ever experienced: 1. Self-injurious behavior (ex: cutting, burning, etc),

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Free legal help for physicians who have suffered ADA violations →

Have you faced discrimination for a health condition such as cancer, ADHD, substance use, depression, or a suicide attempt—by your employer, hospital, med school, residency, or PHP?

You can get free help from the world’s largest law firm. DOJ is now investigating ADA violations by med boards,

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