Victims and survivors of medical harm utilize their allotted three minutes to share emotionally charged, heartbreaking stories of surgical assaults, sexual misconduct, wrongful death, falsified medical records, and more.
The meetings take place Thursday and Friday every four months on WebEx. Public comments are taken on topics not on the agenda and on each agenda item.
Powerful doctors’ lobbies including the California Medical Association (CMA) and The Doctors Company run the show. The CMA opposed an increase in the annual licensing fee for physicians; MBC members claim they don’t have the budget to optimally run the board. The lobbyists spend millions to fight tort reform - this denies justice and prevention. The real reason medical costs increase is due to negligent medical care.
One activist pointed out: “The number of people living in poverty related to medical errors/harm, the money spent on permanent disability related to medical harm, and the number of people who end up homeless related to medical harm is unknown. Due to lack of accountability, constructing a structure built on prevention is nearly impossible.”
Presentation and discussion about pain relief
On February 10 there was a presentation about pain with a focus on opioid prescribing. There are concerns some doctors overprescribe as well as complaints by physicians that they cannot freely prescribe for fear they will be reprimanded for taking care of patients. The impact for the public may be punishing...
Old footage of a tanker being seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is being shared online alongside false claims which incorrectly suggest it shows the recent capture of an American ship. The cli...