Attorney questions doctor’s sanity in final day of hearing
From the article:
In the fourth and final day of the hearing probing Helena physician Mark Ibsen’s medical practice, the Board of Medical Examiners’ attorney, Mike Fanning, pushed Ibsen on allegations that Ibsen may have psychological problems that interfere with his ability to adequately perform his job.
Fanning read from another alleged Facebook post by Ibsen.
When asked whether he thought the Board of Medical Examiners and Fanning had acted outside the bounds of their responsibility, Ibsen said, “Yes.”
Ibsen said his problem is not with the board.
“I don’t think the board has heard about any of this,” Ibsen said to Fanning. “My problem is with you. It seems to me the process was quite secretive. There were several agreements in place but … it became clear to me the process was going somewhere with no interest in any resolution. … It seems the process is going to go on and on, maybe to build your career. I have no idea what you’re up to.”
In 2006, Ibsen entered into an agreement with the Montana Professional Assistance Program, a sort of diversion program, to avoid possible discipline through the more formal process with the state’s Board of Medical Examiners.
Ibsen signed a contract with the assistance program, but he said he was not happy with the terms.
“I thought it was parallel to sending me to the gulag,” he said.
The 2006 issues, Ibsen said, were “driven by malice.”
At the time, Ibsen was working at St. Peter’s Hospital as an emergency room physician and, he said, he sought an evaluation because he was pressured by the other doctors he worked with. Ibsen said they thought he had a substance abuse problem.
“In order to save my job I had to go to the Menninger Clinic,” Ibsen said.
Ibsen said after a five-day evaluation at the Houston clinic, he was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an excessive sense of self-importance, an extreme preoccupation with themselves and lack of empathy for others.
What can you expect from someone from our Judicial System.. IMO.. all of the judicial system counts on the war to drugs for employment… currently 51 billion/yr.. It is now just the DEA … from the cop on the beat, the private prison system, attorneys, judges on the bench… many of whom their paychecks are relying on THE INDUSTRY of the war on drugs.
Reportedly, this whole witch hunt started from a former disgruntled employee… telling the local prosecutor that Dr Ibsen was over-prescribing.. As I have said before.. it only takes one “loose flake” to create a avalanche !
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This is only one example of a government agency destroying a person’s life. Dr. Ibsen is lucky to have so many supporters. There are many poor people who can’t afford attorneys who are in jail, and it is assumed they belong there, because they don’t have the eloquence of words, as an educated person has. Unfortunately, this is not isolated. The system is broken, and who knows if it ever will or can be fixed. And it always starts with that one vindictive person, and someone willing to listen………….
Such a shame and waste. It’s a shame that the people you should trust is not trustworthy. Breaks my heart. I am sorry that this situation happened. Moral of the story-careful who you trust.
And that all occurred in 2006/07.
Long ago
In a consciousness far, far way.
Actually, I had 4 separate psych evaluations I one 4 month period.
I was in marital counseling at the time.
Our therapist recommended I see a psychiatrist. Knowing I was mentally well and upset over the marital breakdown
I felt there was no threat to me to see a shrink to save my marriage.
Oh how naive.
The marriage ended
The shrink disclosed my private info to the professional assistance program director( no permission)
Who shared with soon to be ex-spouse, and ER partners
They used the information as a reason to assail my “fitness for duty”
The Mpap director got me to agree to an evaluation, but I never cobsebted to a 3 year PAP agreement.
They would not release me from this
Or
A 10 week inpatient treatment program obligation for $70,000
I was then threatened with reporting to the national practitioner data Bank
When I returned from the so-called intervention, the spouse was gone the children were gone in the furniture was gone.
Oh yes and my trust in the professional systems program, the board of medicine and people in general was greatly damaged.
I have been able to restore my trust in people in general.
The board of medicine, the professional assistance program, and the attorney for the board never regained my trust or respect
“Gulag me once, shame on you,
Gulag me twice, shame on me”….