•Federal Threats
& Actions
•State
Harassment
–Medical Board
•County DA’s
•Sheriffs &
Police
•Organized,
corporate, and individual
medicine
•Marginalization and stigmatization
–Exclusion from
conferences
•“Advocacy =
undesired bias
–“Abortion
doctor”
•“Mill doctor”
–Censorship from
publications
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•Intellectual challenge,
clinical experience with
patients, expanding upon medical intelligence prior to removal from clinical availability.
•Continuing experiences of confidence and trust of patients.
•Freedom from managed care
•Opportunities to optimize management of chronic conditions and advocate for the patient.
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