Don't know if this was posted yet re: Wolfson. It is from another board on the net:
The real kicker! OMG!!!!!!!
I've been doing my homework all afternoon and evening on the internet...and guess what I've found??? (this may or may not be news to you guys, so bear with me if not)
I did some digging into this Wolfson character to see if there was anything on him or previous research dealing with hospice care...and the stuff is all over the web! He is INTIMATELY linked with the hospice that Terri is in as I type!!!
He works for the University of Southern Florida (USF) which has a direct connection to the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast! Not only are they both on all of the same organizational lists, but the University of South Florida website AND the Hospice's website actually give information on 'continuing professional education' to be held November 6th by the University of South Florida's Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies --- guess where it is being held????????? You got it! The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast!
Here's the link from the hospice's website: (notice the website link at the end of this...and then look at Wolfson's e-mail addy that I gave you guys earlier.
"THE CENTER FOR HOSPICE, PALLIATIVE CARE & END-OF-LIFE STUDIES at The University of South Florida will be presenting "Charting the Course in End-of-Life Care: From Research to Policy and Practice" on November 6, 2003 at the Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel, Tampa Florida. The conference will be jointly sponsored by The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc., The University of South Florida, LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. The overall purpose of the planned conference is to bring together clinicians, researchers, and policy makers from around the country to collaborate and discuss a research agenda for end-of-life studies that builds on existing state-of-the-art advances that is responsive to the needs of care providers and national and regional policy makers. For additional information on this conference or to register online, please visit the website at www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/eol.
"
Check this link out!
hsc.usf.edu/publicaffairs/hot/endoflife.html
Here's the headline and the last paragraph - make sure to go read the rest of it, but be ready to scream!
Headline:
"New USF center partners with region's hospices to improve end-of-life care for patients and families"
Last paragraph:
"The symposium was sponsored by the USF College of Medicine, LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, and The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast."
www.fcoa.org/orgnlinks/orgnlinks.html
LINKS HERE FOR USF (=WOLFSON!) and for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast! Both are Organizational Members of the 'Florida Council on Aging'
Also, this link:
hsc.usf.edu/publichealth/eoh/jwolfson/research.html
That is on the USF website - the faculty pages of jay Wolfson - then I clicked on "Research" to see what he was working on...this was the first thing that came up - it's an active research project that he received a grant for!:
"SUNCOAST Developmental Center for Patient Safety Evaluation and Research
Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, Director
jwolfson@hsc.usf.edu"
AND check this out!
I found this .pdf file which lists contributors (major ones, I might add) to the Univ of SF...guess who is on the list! Not only Dr Jay Wolfson...but also The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast!!!!
www.giving.usf.edu/5-people/HonorRoll_Report.pdf
This is RIDICULOUS!!!!! I'm stumped as to our options now. Obviously writing to this man is going to accomplish ZILCH! I've been so upset over this tonight, I just want to fly down to Florida and do some major damage control!!!!!! *vents majorly*
And just to add insult to injury, I also found these pages pertaining to wrong-doings and lawsuits re: the hospice...
www.hospicepatients.org/Hosp-FL-Suncoast-Cmplnt.html
www.hospicepatients.org/is-the-hospice-A-faithful-Steward-of-Donations.html
To Wit:
The following information taken from the public record is provided for informational purposes only. HPA leaves the determination of the facts in the case to the court.
The Plaintiff, Fluffy Cazalas is a resident of South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida, and a former employee of the Defendants, as well as a contributor/donor. The Defendants, although engaged in good and laudatory work and endeavors, have unfortunately violated Florida law by funneling contributions intended for charitable and eleemosynary purposes into a for-profit software company, Suncoast Solutions, without disclosing to contributors and donors the diversion of funds to the software company. In addition, the fact that the software company is and has been operating at a loss and will continue operating at a loss in the foreseeable future, has not been disclosed to the contributors or donors either. Also, unfortunately, the software company has disseminated private and confidential patient and employee data, including information regarding patients with HIV, employee names and identifiers and other confidential and private data.
So..... although the Hospice was "engaged in good and laudatory work and endeavors",
they used the cash flow to invest in another venture that may or may not be of legal issue.
That is: patient information may or may not have been released to sources other than
those entitled to it.. That is what was claimed; not proven.
And? It's a non-profit organization that utilizes Judges, lawyers, medical practitioners,
and a bevy of resources whose list is likely endless. Big deal. It means nothing.
More innuendos and red herring. You people complain about "trolls" distracting
readers from the truth.... And a post like this went unquestioned?
What's happened to FR? Is Jim Rob selling tin foil on the side?