Note from Trish — Beautiful Baddeck, Nova Scotia — Come join us!
Drs. Chris Milburn & Julie Curwin - Guest Contributors
The current political climate has presented difficulties for physicians and scientists who feel uncomfortable expressing their views on many topics that may be considered politically sensitive. More and more, certain views are felt to be unacceptable. Many self-censor due to fear of saying “the wrong thing”. The rise of social media has made this even more challenging.
Although this was already a significant issue prior to COVID, it became more blatant in the medical profession over the last 2 years. Colleges sent explicit directives telling physicians that they could not disagree with public health guidelines.
This is NOT good for medicine or science. What if physicians were not allowed to criticize wanton opioid prescribing pushed by Big Pharma in the 90's? What if we were not allowed to suggest that thalidomide was causing problems in babies? Progress towards the truth is dependent on argumentation.
What are the bounds of free speech for physicians and other professionals? What should they be? Do we give up the right – or part of it - to express our opinion when we enter a profession? How do we reasonably limit free speech while not shutting down critical areas of discussion?
My wife Dr. Julie Curwin and I have started a new initiative called Free Speech in Medicine and Science. FreeSpeechInMedicine.com was launched to explore these very issues. We need more clarity around what we can and cannot say.
We hope that some of you can join us at our first annual conference Oct 28-30th in beautiful Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Details are on our website. We have an incredible list of speakers, and attendees. It will be well worth the trip.
Speakers include Dr. Jay Bhattacharya- -Stanford Epidemiologist of Great Barrington Declaration fame, Bruce Pardy - lawyer, professor, noted constitutional law expert and founder of rightsprobe.org, Trish Wood former CBC science journalist now of trishwoodpodcast.com, Dr. Shawn Whatley of the MacDonald-Laurier Institute and emergency physician, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Martha Fulford who will speak on COVID vaccines for children, Dr. Francis Christian surgeon-poet-writer and champion of informed consent, and Dr. Stanley Goldfarb former Dean of Medical Education at UPenn and founder of DoNoHarmMedicine.org fighting back against negative trends in medicine. The list of attendees is as impressive, with physicians coming from as far away as Australia. This conference will be a great chance to meet like-minded people and discuss difficult topics in an open and reasonable environment.
For more information, please contact: christophermilburn@protonmail.com or call me at 902-322-6852. Although this year’s conference focuses mainly on issues within the medical field, and in particular issues brought to a head by COVID, the conference will be of interest more broadly to any professionals or interested public who feel impacted or uncomfortable about creeping limitations to free speech and public discussion.
We hope to see you there. Conference dates, agenda, and registration information is all available on the website freespeechinmedicine.com
-Chris Milburn
Drs. Chris Milburn & Julie Curwin
christophermilburn@protonmail.com
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Really wish I could make it there, but not something I can do right now. What interests me is how mainstream media will be covering this event, if at all. Will there be any reporter there to ask Jay Bhattacharya why his Great Barrington Declaration was sabotaged by Fauci et al, with the help of the legacy media. How about their smeraring Dr. Robert Malone. Will not be holding my breth to see that. But it will be interesting to see how if any legacy media cover it at all.
Sorry we can't get over to take part in your wonderful initiative as we live in England. A topic that urgently needs bringing into public awareness is "Vax makers IMMUNITY"! In 1976 Gerald Ford entitled Vax makers a TEMPORARY LICENCE to experiment with a new vaccine for Swine Flu. After just over 50 US DEATHS, post vax, the EXPERIMENT was abandoned as being "TOO DANGEROUS". Big Pharma didn't understand "Temporary" and assumed the 'LICENCE to KILL' was 'PERMANENT'. This has to change as thousands have died due to the unscrupulous avoidance of safety checking, responsibility, data processing and proper Trials in relation to their supposed 'medicines'. LIABILITY must be a fundamental responsibility for drug makers - not Governments that buy the drugs with NO GUARANTY whatsoever. Thanks for your assistance in making this matter an important step towards controlling the cavalier attitudes of the SUPER-WEALTHY Big Pharma, who now seem to pull all the strings regarding Health Safety Laws by buying cooperation from all elements of those that supposedly look after public interest. Mick Carroll. (Unjabbed - ovbviously!)