Utahgal originally posted about
Dr Jaller being targeted by the "ID power brokers", to use sebreg's term, and I thought it would be a good idea to repost his most recent blog post, to provide inspiration for those of us feeling so defeated by this situation. I added a few comments in his post below in
bold:
Original post:
lymemd.blogspot.comUtahgal's thread:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3405157Medical Board v Jaller: We won!Many patients have expressed concern: will I still be around to care for them? The answer is a resounding yes.
The settlement reached between myself and the Maryland Board of Medicine is an astounding victory.
I was granted full license to continue practicing in exactly the same way I have for years without any restrictions.
A war over ideology was replaced by a reprimand of an administrative nature: the best possible outcome given the posture of members of the Board.
I have my attorney Bill Aski**** and the Maryland assistant Attorney General, Victoria Peppers to thank for this great outcome.
The case landed on Ms. Pepper’s lap. My lawyer did a very good job educating the assistant AG regarding the Lyme story. Becoming knowledgeable about
the controversies and the two standards of care, Ms Peppers concluded, and I paraphrase: The state of Maryland has long accepted the right of doctors to diagnosis and treat patients by means not accepted by the majority of the medical community. These statements follow the precedent set by the 2010 Medical Board letter which stated that the Board would not prosecute doctors who treat Lyme disease with long-term antibiotics.
this is key because it links Dr. J's and so many other's (my LLMD as well) charges with precedent already protecting them and EVERY OTHER DOCTOR!Twenty-five pages of charges – all based on IDSA peer review were largely discarded in the findings of fact.
I accepted a reprimand from the Board, agreeing to:
-Document differential diagnosis:
-Document referrals to specialist.
-Better explain rationale for treatment and medications.
-Do a better job monitoring patients on IV antibiotics for side effects.
These are things I already do for the most part. Much of the criticism was based on charting from as far back as 2009.
The magnificent thing about these "reprimands" and his subsequent requirements is that it will only help other MDs and patients by learning why he was doing what he was doing!All charges related to: The diagnosis of Lyme and coinfections and the general ILADS' approach to therapy (save doing a better job explaining the basis of therapy) were dismissed.
I am on probation for a year but only for the above admin items. Lyme controversies will not be at issue during the period of probation: supported by the record of the hearing.
Unfortunately, Dr J's success is also indicative of his ability to afford the right kind of legal representation. My LLMD works as a nonprofit and could not afford to fight her charges. Even though she is also protected under the same type of law out here in CA, she still lost her case and the "probation" activities adjudicated to her (she has to hire another MD to review all her care for 2 yrs and has to take various "lyme" classes at the local university) are costing so much they are putting her out of business. MUCH MUCH more needs to be done to expose the criminal actions of the CDC, IDSA. PLEASE SIGN TUTTLE'S PETITION!!!www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3448625-p