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National Medical Whistleblower Conference
Sept. 11-13, 2009
Lawrence Union Pacific Depot Conference and Visitor Center
402 N 2nd St, Lawrence, KS 66044
+ 1 785-865-4499 visinfo@visitlawrence.com

Lawrence Kansas will be hosting the first ever National Medical Whistleblower Conference on September 11-13, 2009. This will be a conference very different from other conferences you have attended on this issue. Here in the heartland of the USA, we will address the real day to day problems experienced by whistleblowers from many different professions and disciplines. We shall gather together to share experiences and to gain insight on how to move forward with life after blowing the whistle with more confidence and hope. We will be highlighting the ways to heal from emotional trauma of being targeted for whistleblower retaliation and providing meaningful exchange between people so that social support can truly happen for those who participate. We will be joined by the welcoming spirit of the Interfaith Community of Kansas who shall be providing an enlightening exchange about how to emotionally and spiritually support whistleblowers within their communities through faith and community based organizations.

We warmly welcome our partners in this battle, the dedicated patient advocates, to join us in this exploration of possibilities for mutual advocacy. We openly encourage all law enforcement officials, police officers and attorneys to join us in discussion of common concerns and new avenues for future collaboration and cooperation. We thank our social service agencies for their dedication and hard work and wish to engage them in discussion of innovative ways to provide meaningful services to whistleblowers in the future.

National Medical Whistleblower

Lawrence Union Pacific Depot Conference and Visitor Center,
402 N 2nd St, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-4499 visinfo@visitlawrence.com
Contact: Dr. Janet Parker DVM MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com
Our hope is that you will be engaged enough by what you discover in these creative workshops to partner with us to use the creative arts to change the attitudes of the American public and the governmental authorities. Most programs are open to the public for free are designated with an ***
There are a few exceptions open only to registered Medical Whistleblower Participants. Join over the internet www.joinwebinar.com Password: Medical Whistleblower

Friday Sept. 11, 2009
9:00 -10AM Registration, Meet and Greet at the Lawrence Pacific Union Depot Conference Center, Lawrence, KS

10:00 –11:30 AM How should we address workplace bullying?
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Password: Medical Whistleblower
+1 516 453 0014, access code 437992750
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/490280042
Workplace bullying causes stress on the bullied target. Learn about the dynamics of this kind of psychological violence and how to counteract it. We will learn from the research by those who study this phenomena and discuss ways to stop it.

11:30-Noon The Jupirena Stein Story
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Listen to the poignant story of Ms. Jupirena Stein as she tells of her experience as a patient within the Kaiser Permanente system in California and her struggle to find the truth of what really happened to her.
Noon-2 PM Lunch at Stone Creek Restaurant
3801 W 6th St, Lawrence, KS 66049-3252

2:30-3:30 PM Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress
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Password: Medical Whistleblower
+1 516 453 0014, access code 250408115

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/555179275
Providing compassionate care to a whistleblower who is experiencing retaliation trauma is an essential element in facilitating their return to a meaningful and fulfilling life. We will discuss how symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress can be decreased and the joy of life again restored.

3:30-5:00 PM UN Defenders of Human Rights – How to present cases to the Office of the High Commissioner in Geneva
Only registered MW
Learn about the provisions within the UN treaties that protect the rights of Human Rights Defenders.

5:00-6:00 PM Dinner

6:00-7:30 PM *** Welcome Address by Lawrence City Mayor Robert Chestnut With additional remarks by Dr. Janet Parker DVM
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Saturday Sept. 12, 2009
9:00 -9:15AM Registration, Meet and Greet at the Lawrence Pacific Union Depot Conference Center, Lawrence, KS
9:15-Noon Writing and the Expressive Arts –
How to get your message out
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Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Schultz and Dr. Anne Haehl

Have questions about the writing life or telling your story? Please bring them to Saturday's workshop from 9:00 to noon at Signs of Life. We will focus on the interests of participants, whether it's publication, writing a compelling narrative, journaling for healing, poetry, or other kinds of writing.

We will consider the life stories of three people. All three of them have published their stories or memoirs and have used them to create grass roots movements: Candy Lightner, who founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving; John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and co-founder of the Central Asian Institute. Let's see what we can learn from them regarding how to write a compelling narrative and how to get our stories out.

Noon-2PM Lunch at Teller’s Restaurant
746 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044-2344

2PM -2:15
*** Video of Government Accountability Project Director, Attorney Tom Devine’s testimony in front of the US Congress discussing the importance of Whistleblower Protections
2:15-3:00 PM ***
+1 516 453 0014, access code 440628368

Protecting Medical Whistleblowers
https://www.gotowebinar.com/register/251216291
Discussion of who are the medical whistleblowers, why do they step forward to tell truth to power and what happens to them when they do.

3:00-4:00 PM
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Panel Discussion regarding Protecting Whistleblower Challenges Guests – Attorney Jeffrey Grass, Attorney Alan Ullberg, Dr. David Burress PhD, Dr. Blake Moore MD, Dr. Judy Marley-Moore PhD, Judith Grant RN
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4:00-5:00 PM

Only Medical
Whistleblowers for the Individual Case Presentations Medical Whistleblower Case Presentations (Only Registered Medical Whistleblower Participants)

This program is open to all Registered Medical Whistleblowers, interested Attorneys and all officers and officials in Law Enforcement or the DOJ. Do no harm is a ethical principle of medicine but also of law enforcement. Law Enforcement Officers are our partners in the investigation of whistleblower complaints and providing protection to whistleblowers so as to decrease witness retaliation. Let us join in meaningful discussion of our common goals and problems as we move forward to more collaboration and cooperation.

5:00-6:00 PM Dinner

6:00-7:30 PM The Spirit Within - A interfaith panel will discuss the benefits of spiritual strength for whistleblowers. Led by Pastor Peter Steimle from Lawrence KS.
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A social and spiritual network is an important aspect of our support system. The grueling nature of being a whistleblower eventually takes its toll on each of us. As Medical Whistleblowers we are isolated and traumatized by the retaliation that inevitably happens. During this journey we will need a deep spiritual inner strength to sustain us. A panel of interfaith religious experts will discuss how to find spiritual strength to sustain us through adversity.

Sunday Sept 13, 2009
Group Workshops on Areas of Common Interest
Picnic Lunch at Overlook Park on Clinton Lake?

National Medical Whistleblower Conference

Sept. 11-13, 2009
Lawrence Union Pacific Depot Conference and Visitor Center
402 N 2nd St, Lawrence, KS 66044
For directions call + 1 785-865-4499
visinfo@visitlawrence.com

Contact: Dr. Janet Parker DVM MedicalWhistleblower(at)gmail.com