Am LIVID that ACOEM is attempting to portray themselves as victims!!!!!

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Dear All,

You know how hard I have fought to help those injured by mold exposure who have not been able to obtain viable medical treatment because of the erroneous "scientific concept" portrayed by ACOEM and company. For this organization to now attempt to portray themselves as the victims in the scenario is akin to one getting their fingers caught in the cookie jar and blaming the mother for baking the cookies that tempted them.

Does this mean they will be giving back the keys to their Mercedes and mansions that they have obtained as a result of being victims? Does this mean they will be offering a spare room in their mansions to those who have been left destitute and homeless because of the ACOEM members being victimized by industry?

Why has it taken them so long to ask for help? Apparently, they have been being "victimized" for MANY years in many ways.

IJOEH

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM):A Professional Association in Service to IndustryJOSEPH LADOU, MD, DANIEL T. TEITELBAUM, MD, DAVID S. EGILMAN, MD, MPH,ARTHUR L. FRANK, MD, PHD, SHARON N. KRAMER, JAMES HUFF, PHD

http://moldwarriors.com/SK/IJOEH_Oct07_LaDou.pdf

Wall Street Journal

Court of Opinion Amid Suits Over Mold, Experts Wear Two Hats Authors of Science PaperOften Cited by Defense Also Help in Litigation

http://moldwarriors.com/SK/WSJOnlineJan92007.pdf

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Fwd: ACOEM are the "victims" of industry??? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!

Date:

4/20/2008 8:54:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time

From:

SNK 1955

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robert.k.mclellan@...

Dear Dr. McLellan,

I am appalled that ACOEM is attempting to portray themselves as the victims of industry. Will you also be acknowledging the leadership of ACOEM's active roles in much of the matter?

Sincerely,

Sharon Kramer

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ACOEM are the "victims" of industry??? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!

Date:

4/20/2008 8:47:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time

From:

SNK 1955

To:

SNK 1955

Can you believe ACOEM is now trying to portray themselves as the victims????? Does this mean their members and leadership will be returning all the monies they have received while doing the bidding of industry thru defense IME's, expert witness fees from denying illness, and industry friendly workers comp treatment guidelines they have written, among MANY other indiscretions?

ACOEM portraying themselves as victims of industry:

http://www.charlotte.com/739/story/587539.html

Oh contraire!

1. Request to Present before the Board of the ACOEM, May 6th Email 1 of 2

Dear Mr. Eisenberg and Ms. Dreger,

Attached is a letter and noted references regarding the ACOEM Mold Statement. I am requestingpermission to come and speak before your Board. I believe the attachments may be too large to send in a single email. I will email the remainder in a second email. Please let me know the Board Members' response to this request as soon as possible so we may get our presenting material in concise order.

Sincerely,Sharon Noonan Kramer

I will also cut and paste the letter here:

----- April 6, 2006

Mrs. Sharon Noonan Kramer

2031 Arborwood Place

Escondido, California 92029 Snk1955@...

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 25 Northwest Point Blvd.Suite 700Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60007-1030

Mr. Barry Eisenberg, MA Executive DirectorMs. nne Dreger, Communications Director Board of Directors, Cheryl S. Barbanel, MD, MBA, MPH, FACOEM Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, FACOEM K. McLellan, MD, MPH, FACOEM L. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACOEM J. Key, MD, MPH, FACOEM A. Avery, MD, FACOEM U. Halberg, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM P. Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, FACOEM Mark J. Upfal, MD, MPH, FACOEM T. Warner Hudson III, MD, FACOEM R. Orford, MD, MS, MPH, FACOEM Mark A. , MD, PHD, FACOEM Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACOEM B. Faulkner, MD, MHA, FACOEM Pamela A. Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM F. Wintermeyer, MD, MPH, FACOEM Yarbrough, MD, MPH, FACOEM

Dear Mr. Eisenberg, Ms. Dreger and Members of the ACOEM Board,

I am requesting permission for an associate and me to come speak before your Board Members at the upcoming May 6th Board Meeting in Southern California. The subject we would like to discuss is the ACOEM’s retraction as a Position Statement representative of 7000 physicians, the Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment, Accepted October 27, 2002.

The document has been improperly used to stifle medical understanding and as a legal weapon against the ill, who find themselves caught in the web of the “Toxic Mold Issueâ€. The paper is not based on legitimate scientific evidence. Nor are its findings significant and conclusive enough to be provided the elevated stature of a Position Statement of an influential medical association.

As an example, the ACOEM Mold Statement is frequently cited in litigation as an authoritative reference indicating serious human illness from mold and mycotoxin exposure within an indoor environment is not plausible. Yet, not a single one of the 83 references listed for this document come to this conclusion.

The amount of devastation and misery caused to thousands of innocent families by this improperly written, improperly peer reviewed and improperly Board endorsed paper is immeasurable. I am attaching a document, via email to Mr. Eisenberg and Ms. Dreger that is indicative of much research by numerous individuals, physicians and researchers regarding the ACOEM Position Statement. I am certain Mr. Eisenberg and Ms. Dreger have the capability to forward this letter and the attached emails to the Members of the Board.

The attached document is entitled “ACOEM Exposed - A Case Study in Sham Peer Review and Conflicts of Interest in Modern Medicine†aka – “The Rats That are Saving the Insurance Industry Billionsâ€. I extend my apologies for the severity of the very pointed and direct document. But the damage done to thousands by the ACOEM’s reckless endorsement of this paper has also been very severe and direct. We have no interest in looking at the past. We have much interest at looking at the future. This document needs to be retracted as a Position Statement of the ACOEM for the betterment of the citizens of the US.

I may be reached at the above referenced contact information. We look forward to presenting information to the Board Members in the hopes that we may all work together to assure people, who have been made ill from mold/mycotoxin exposure, are able to obtain proper medical treatment.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sharon Noonan Kramer

Attachment via email:

ACOEM Exposed, Parts 3 thru 9 Conflict of Interest Statement

2. Subj: RE: Request to Present before the Board of the ACOEM, May 6th Email 1 of 2Date: 4/11/2006 10:52:19 AM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: beisenberg@...To: SNK1955@...CC: mdreger@..., barbanel@..., eohtlg@..., jborak@... Page 1 of 3Monday, April 17, 2006 America Online: SNK 1955

Dear Ms. Kramer,

We have received all of your materials. As I relayed to you over the phone, I regret that the agenda for our May meeting (which is less than a full day) has been set for some time and that we cannot accommodate your request.Best regards,Barry S. EisenbergACOEM Executive Director

3. Subj: Re: Request to Present before the Board of the ACOEM, May 6th Email 1 of 2Date: 4/11/2006 11:26:11 AM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: SNK 1955

To: beisenberg@...CC: mdreger@..., barbanel@..., eohtlg@..., jborak@..., AESPIELS,richard@..., KahnLawOffice, gkvpc@..., hmm@...,scottw@..., jmiller@..., Coopit2me@...,witzer@...Page 1 of 1Saturday, April 22, 2006 America Online: SNK 1955

Dear Mr. Eisenberg,

Thank you for your prompt reply. I am disappointed in your answer. I believe I could make "my case" for thenecessity of an expediant retraction of your mold position statement in less than 15 minutes time.With the understanding of this short time period required, I am asking again. May I come present before yourBoard of Directors? Have you forwarded to the board members my request and accompanying documents? Ifso, I am surprised at your reply. I would be inclined to believe the members of the Board of Directors of theAmerican College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine would understand how many lives continue tobe damaged while this inaccurate position statement is allowed to stand by your nationally influential medical association. Will you please reconsider your response?

Sincerely,Mrs. Sharon Noonan Kramer

4. Subj: RE: Request to Present before the Board of the ACOEM, May 6th Email 1 of 2Date: 4/17/2006 12:20:11 PM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: beisenberg@...To: SNK1955@...CC: mdreger@..., barbanel@... Page 1 of 1Saturday, April 22, 2006 America Online: SNK 1955 Per my previous note, we are not able to comply with your request at this upcoming meeting. I have forwarded all of the materials you’ve provided to the committee that will be reviewing the statement in question, as part of our regular review process.

5. Subj: Re: Request to Present before the Board of the ACOEM, May 6th Email 1 of 2Date: 4/17/2006 4:23:55 PM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: SNK 1955To: beisenberg@...CC: mdreger@..., barbanel@...Page 1 of 1Saturday, April 22, 2006 America Online: SNK 1955 "Per my previous note, we are not able to comply with your request at this upcoming meeting. I haveforwarded all of the materials you’ve provided to the committee that will be reviewing the statement inquestion, as part of our regular review process." Thank you for your reply, Mr. Eisenberg. Did you also share the information with the board members to whom I had addressed the email letter with all the attachments? Are you aware how many people are currently having their workers' comp claims and other insurance claims denied while that document is allowed to stand as a position of the ACOEM? Would you be interested to know? Does the ACOEM board realize the devastation that this document, which is not based on science, is causing to the lives of many?

Sincerely,

Sharon Noonan Kramer

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