From the article:
Pujol said that Ibsen is providing service to a community of patients few physicians are willing to help. “Many doctors, including myself, don’t want to deal with it (pain patients),” he said.
Anderson concurred with Pujol’s assessment of pain treatment availability. “Most doctors don’t want to mess with that,” he said. “It’s hard to find a sympathetic doctor in Helena who will work with you — the legal implications and the regulations.”
Pharmacist Blank, when asked if Ibsen was exceeding the drug manufacturer’s limits, said “no.”
Expert testimony that no one prescribers in the area would deal with chronic pain pts and that Dr. Ibsen was not exceeding FDA prescribing limits
This inquisition was started by a former disgruntled employee… The allegations of misconduct were lodged by Sarah Damm, a licensed chiropractor who worked in Ibsen’s clinic, Urgent Care Plus, for three years. She filed her complaint against Ibsen 28 days after Ibsen fired her. Ibsen said he dismissed Damm for using profanity in front of patients, failing to follow instructions and gossiping about Ibsen with other employees. When she testified in October, she was employed as a truck driver at a beet farm in North Dakota.
Here is a interesting point… all the “expert witnesses” where licensed in Montana and their licenses are controlled by the same licensing board in Montana.. Could their testimony be influenced by the fact that they could have to face the same aggressive prosecutor over some real or perceived problem with how they practice their respective profession ? Wouldn’t it seem to be more unquestionable if the “experts” were from out of state and/or not licensed by the state of Montana ? Was the deck “stacked against” Dr. Ibsen by the Medical Licensing Board ?
There is a old lawyer saying…. if the facts are on your side… argue the facts.
IF the law is on your side argue the law…
If neither the facts nor the law is on your side … LIE.. LIE…LIE
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I think it’s ridiculous how this attorney treated this doctor. He is putting his patients needs above everything. And isn’t that the kind of Doctor we all want. First do no harm.
Well the DEA and their attorney’s need to stop the witch hunts.