the sobriquet of "LINKBOY" for your link's title clearly shows a desire to engage, but you seem to have painted yourself into a restrictive corner with the "Ignore" claim...just stop with all that nonsense and let's talk man to man...Note: if you drop the ignore, I assure you I'll never bring it up again...I just want to have a dialogue.
That being said, regarding the subject matter...as you know quite well, the mission of any state medical board is to "PROTECT THE PUBLIC" from physicians and other licensed medical practitioners who do not act responsibly in ways that are detrimental to the public health of that state's citizens...
The link I've provided describes the problem of COVID "Disinformation" emanating from one such physician...Dr. Gold...who very publicly advises "AGAINST VACCINES"...you, yourself, have acknowledged the life saving value of COVID vaccines, so I would imagine that if you were on Michigan's medical board and someone like Dr. Gold was rallying large numbers of people to not protect themselves in the face of a deadly pathogen, you'd call that physician to account for their action, and if they didn't 'rehabilitate' themselves you'd vote in favor of disciplinary measures...would this not be so?
Allowing physicians like Dr. Gold, to continue spreading clear cases of disinformation that, if followed, would definitely lead to serious injury or death, would be an unconscionable dereliction of duty on the part of a state medical board, so adding this area of concern ("Disinformation") to their list of harmful behaviors seems totally appropriate to me.
btw, since we've previously talked about an Oregon physician who lost his license over this issue, here's is a recent statement by that state's medical board...
https://www.oregon.gov/omb/board/Philosophy/Pages/licensee-responsibility-to-share-evidence-based-information.aspx
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/14/1035915598/doctors-covid-misinformation-medical-license
Nothing at all to do with you. Rest assured Baron still, rightfully so, has you on ignore.
substance of this thread, Stark?...i.e. is it appropriate for state medical boards to call out physicians who spread medical opinions that are dangerous to the public health, and potentially take away their licenses?
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Fortunately, some of us will never back down to such dirty, cowardly tactics. The ignorant and insecure are always making threats. But with this law, it could get messy in CA for the good doctors doing their jobs. Remember, there are already many, many statutes on the books to handle bad medical practice and malfeasance. This is ill defined on purpose to be used as a political hammer against opponents.
by definition "Disinformation"...all state medical boards are comprised of medical, legal and ethical persons of high standing that address many more issues than COVID disinformation...therefore, it is expected that the same rigor will be applied in those situations...to assume otherwise is to question the knowledge and ethics of the very members who have been protecting citizens for decades.
Yes, the vast majority of doctors are "Very Good"...however, it is also true that some are not, and that is why medical boards exist...and now, with the advent of instant access to "Disinformation", it is vitally important for them to ensure that it is not promoted by any licensed physicians.
The medical practitioners around the world haven't suddenly stopped applying their skills just because a new virus showed up...rather, what has happened is that a new political 'strain' has emerged, led by Donald Trump (e.g. "It's a Hoax"..."I always wanted to play it down"..."how about bleach?") who fostered ideas that were totally against solid medical knowledge, studies and evidence.
Doctors who are on the side of established, "Evidence Based" medical knowledge need never fear a medical board review...
Ought they not be warned of someone who is a threat to children?
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