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Hillside family medicine9/1/2023 The event was attended by about 1,200 people, according to Michael Chambers, who said he was the ticket coordinator and one of the organizers. The summit featured two sessions, one geared toward medical providers and another designed for the general public. Two Anchorage doctors spoke at the event: Ilona Farr, a family medicine practitioner who said she’s one of 24 doctors in the state who have prescribed ivermectin for COVID-19 patients, and Hillside Family Medicine co-founder John Nolte, who introduced himself at the event as a main organizer, explaining that he met some of the other participants at a conference out of state and invited them to come to Alaska to speak. Last month’s “Alaska Early Treatment Medical Summit” held at the ChangePoint Alaska church featured doctors, mostly from the Lower 48, who have been criticized by many in the medical community for questioning the efficacy of vaccines and advocating treatments widely considered unproven, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. She plans to submit the letter on Tuesday before Friday’s State Medical Board meeting, which includes a public comment portion. The names included a range of hospitalists, physicians and surgeons from a wide range of medical specialties, Moore said, noting that more doctors may sign on in the next couple days. “There’s probably close to 100 signers at this point,” she said. She posted a draft of the letter in a local Facebook group for physicians, and it quickly gained support. Moore said in an interview Saturday that she wrote the letter because of concerns over an event about COVID-19 treatments featuring prominent vaccine skeptics in Anchorage late last month. “We hope that you will investigate this seriously, as the spread of misinformation has been identified as a threat to public health by the US Surgeon General, the Alaska Chief Medical Officer, and three medical specialty boards,” the letter said. “We are writing out of concern that medical misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine and treatment is being spread in Alaska, including by physicians,” said the letter, which was drafted by Merijeanne Moore, a private practice psychiatrist in Anchorage. Nearly 100 Alaska physicians have signed a letter asking the State Medical Board to investigate the conduct of local doctors who have publicly advocated for the use of unproven COVID-19 treatments during the latest and deadliest virus surge. Dozens of physicians are asking the Alaska State Medical Board to investigate doctors who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Updated: NovemPublished: November 14, 2021Ī syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
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