Dr. Ilena J. Blicker

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  "It's very important that parents refrain from using this drug," said Ilena Blicker, M.D., president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and a Glendale physician.
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  "That information will be important in evaluating patients and will affect patient counseling and instruction," Dr. Blicker said.

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  This argument was expressed at a June 20 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing by Glendale neurologist, Dr. Ilena Blicker, who said that suffering is a nebulous term which has different meanings to different patients.Blicker added that it is a doctor's responsibility to find out and treat what is driving a patient's request for assisted suicide.

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  I went to college in the '60s , and people became very radical then , said Blicker , who lives and practices in Glendale.There are times when you have to march , but there are also times when you have to sit down and meet and talk to people to make change..
  
  And what Blicker hopes to change over the next year is the exodus of doctors from California and from their profession.
  
  It takes only five minutes for Blicker to rattle off a list of troubles facing doctors : inadequate compensation for managed-care patients , HMOs influencing the quality of patient care and widespread low morale among those in the industry.
  
  Doctors are really not as well-respected as they used to be , said Blicker , 58.
  
  LACMA -- the largest arm of the California Medical Association -- wants to address many of these issues , and consolidate its 6 , 000 diverse members to speak in one cohesive voice.
  
  Over the next fiscal year , the 130-year old group will push for better care for uninsured residents in Los Angeles County , Blicker said.It also will propose that a health care authority be appointed to take over for the Board of Supervisors in matters concerning the overburdened county hospital system.
  
  Physicians should know they do have the ability to have their voices be heard , Blicker said.By becoming more politically active , they can help shape the future..
  
  Despite more flexibility in terms of referring patients to specialists and other improvements to managed care , doctors are still besieged with red tape and are often financially penalized for writing prescriptions , giving immunizations , and treating uninsured or Medi-Cal patients , she said.
  
  Medical groups in the state suffer from higher-than-usual bankruptcy rates , said Blicker , who knows of 20 doctors who left California over the past decade because of financial reasons.
  
  Many other doctors who don't leave the state or withdraw from managed-care health plans are leaving the medical profession altogether -- a trend that has Blicker alarmed.
  
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  Blicker has spent years ascending through the ranks of LACMA , one of the largest and most well-respected groups in the medical profession.
  
  She also is active in the Jewish community , serving as vice-president of the regional board of the Pacific Southwest Council , Union of American Hebrew Congregations and on the group's bioethics committee.She formerly was president of Temple Sinai of Glendale.
  
  Blicker , who is also a clinical instructor in neurology at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center , is also on staff at Verdugo Hills Hospital and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center.
  
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  Among the community speakers Friday night were the mayor of Temple City, Chuck Souder, who presented a proclamation from the Temple City community in support of the synagogue, and Dr. Ilena Blicker of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

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  "It's very important that parents refrain from using this drug," said Ilena Blicker, M.D., president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and a Glendale physician.
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  "That information will be important in evaluating patients and will affect patient counseling and instruction," Dr. Blicker said.

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  ``It's a lovely public relations move,'' said Dr. Ilena Blicker, president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, an organization that lobbies to protect physicians. ``Where is this extra (bonus) money going to come from?''
  
  With premiums expected to increase in the high single digits or more for at least three more years, Blicker said, this supposed scorecard could be responsible for part of the rise in health care costs.

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  Ilena Blicker, a neurologist in Glendale, said she's surprised that more people aren't dealing with the grim topic.
  
  "What I find most disheartening is that not many people have started the discussion with their families.Nobody even knows what they want.They all suppose," said Blicker, chairwoman of Glendale Memorial's bioethics committee, which helps families make tough decisions when plans aren't specified.

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  "We're stretched thin as it is," said Dr. Ilena J. Blicker, president of the Los Angeles County Medical Society."So if you have a large number of people going to the emergency rooms when they really don't need to do so, it takes time away from patients that really need to be there."
  
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  Some hospital officials say physicians are sending patients to emergency rooms rather than addressing patients' fears.

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  LACMA head targets exodus of doctors - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/11/2001    Last Visited: 8/12/2001  

  GLENDALE -- Seated on a stool , advising a patient in a soft , modulated tone , Dr. Ilena Blicker has a bedside manner that's more like a well-informed aunt than a noted neurologist.
  
  But get her talking about doctors' and patients' rights , and the newly elected president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association becomes animated and intense.
  
  I went to college in the '60s , and people became very radical then , said Blicker , who lives and practices in Glendale.There are times when you have to march , but there are also times when you have to sit down and meet and talk to people to make change..
  
  And what Blicker hopes to change over the next year is the exodus of doctors from California and from their profession.
  
  It takes only five minutes for Blicker to rattle off a list of troubles facing doctors : inadequate compensation for managed-care patients ; HMOs influencing the quality of patient care ; and widespread feelings of deprofessionalization among those in the industry.
  
  Doctors are really not as well-respected as they used to be , said Blicker , 58.
  
  LACMA , the largest arm of California Medical Association , wants to address many of these issues and consolidate its 6 , 000 diverse members to speak in one cohesive voice.
  
  Over the next fiscal year , the 130-year old group will push for better care for uninsured residents in Los Angeles County , Blicker said.
  
  It also will propose that a health care authority be appointed to take over for the Board of Supervisors in matters concerning the overburdened county hospital system.
  
  Physicians should know they do have the ability to have their voices be heard , Blicker said.By becoming more politically active , they can help shape the future..
  
  Despite more flexibility in terms of referring patients to specialists and other improvements to managed care , doctors are still besieged with red tape and are often financially penalized for writing prescriptions , giving immunizations and treating uninusured or MediCal patients , she said.
  
  Medical groups in the state suffer from higher-than-usual bankruptcy rates , said Blicker , who knows of 20 doctors who left California over the last decade because of financial reasons.
  
  Other doctors who don't leave the state or withdraw from managed-care health plans are leaving the medical profession altogether a trend that alarms Blicker.
  
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  Blicker has spent years ascending through the ranks of LACMA , one of the largest and most well-respected groups in the medical profession.
  
  She also is active in the Jewish community , serving as vice president of the regional board of the Pacific Southwest Council , Union of American Hebrew Congregations and on the group's bioethics committee.She formerly was president of Temple Sinai of Glendale.
  
  Blicker , who is also a clinical instructor in neurology at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center , is also on staff at Verdugo Hills Hospital and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center.

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