PRESS RELEASE: PHYSICIANS FOR PATIENT PROTECTION (PPP) STATEMENT ON WGN PATIENT SAFETY REPORT AND RESPONSE TO AANP CRITICISM
December 18, 2020 PHYSICIANS FOR PATIENT PROTECTION (PPP) STATEMENT ON WGN PATIENT SAFETY REPORT AND RESPONSE TO AANP CRITICISM On December 17, 2020, WGN [...]
PPP Won’t Buckle to Critics on Scope of Practice
Author: Rebekah Bernard MD Physicians experienced a roller coaster of emotions when the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest association of physicians and medical students, [...]
A Physician’s Experience with Naturopaths
The first time I ever ran across a naturopath was 35 years ago. I had stopped into a vitamin store to pick up Vitamin C in [...]
Watching the Space Shuttle Explode Every Day
I was recently watching a documentary about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In the third episode of the four-part series there is a point at which [...]
How Do I Know if I’m Receiving Physician-Led Care?
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) play an important role in our healthcare system. However, because they do not have the same extensive education and [...]
Surgeon Who Spoke Out About Patient Safety Issues Facing Apparent Retaliation
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (EMCM) and the community in central Montgomery County is home to Dr. Amy Swift, a general surgeon who joined the Einstein family [...]
Are Nursing Boards Equipped to Regulate Independent Nurse Practitioners?
In the midst of all the breaking news updates in the last several months it would have been quite easy to overlook the following headline out [...]
PPP Journal Club: July 2020
Editor's Note: PPP sponsors educational programming for its members and invites all interested parties to take part in our periodic Journal Club. For those new to [...]