The Vanishing Oath, 7-9 PM, Dec. 11
December 11, 2012
Tonight’ film, The Vanishing Oath. THE VANISHING OATH
Did you know that 60% of doctors today are dissatisfied with their practice of medicine? Our first feature length film is borne out of the dark frustrations of a Boston doctor who refused to ignore that, every day, we are losing good doctors.
Dr. Ryan Flesher’s raw and unscripted look at himself and his own place in medicine provides a unique revelation that our modern day healers have long held silent.
Being a physician today carries a complexity and responsibility, known only to those whom are expected to tend to the ills of society. But when doctors are suffering themselves – who really cares? We are all patients and come the day that we allow for money to supersede humanity, we all become collateral damage.
Dr. Flesher, driven by the altruism that brought him into medicine, with camera in hand, will pull back the curtain. In so doing, he becomes both observer and participant in this unique exploration into the psyche of physicians today.
Using High Definition Video cameras we have captured over 200 hours of footage that has brought out from Boston to San Francisco to Denver and from Ecuador to Maine and back.
Community College of Phila, 18th and Callowhill St., Center for Business and Industry Bldg, Room C3-13.
Cancelled, Nov 13 HCAP general meeting
November 10, 2012
Because some key leaders of our group are away this Tuesday, we will delay our next general meeting to Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7 PM. Please mark your calendars. Thanks for your interest.
Meet Michael Moore, Wendell Potter together in Philly!! Fifth Anniversary of SICKO
June 14, 2012
Still SiCKO After All These Years
Saturday, June 30th, 2012. – 7 PM
Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancy Street, Philadelphia, PA
$40 Minimum Donation. Tickets Available On-line. First Come, First Served.
Go Here: http://tiny.cc/sicko5
Michael Moore’s documentary SiCKO was released in 2007 to widespread acclaim. A straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel U.S. healthcare system, SiCKO is told from the vantage of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage.
Join Filmmaker Michael Moore, Health Insurance Industry Whistleblower and Deadly Spin author Wendell Potter, and American SiCKO’s Donna and Larry Smith, Reggie Cervantes, Billy Maher, Julie Pierce, Lee Einer, Dawnelle Keys, Adrian Campbell Montgomery, and more for a Q&A about the film’s impact and their lives five years after its release.
See Michael Moore and Wendell Potter on the same stage face-to-face for the first time since Wendell spied on the film’s release back in 2007 while working for Cigna. Celebrate how SiCKO changed the conversation on healthcare reform in America, and hear the latest on the movement for healthcare justice from leaders around the country.
Proceeds to benefit Vermont Public Assets Institute (publicassets.org) and Healthcare-NOW! (healthcare-now.org).
Tickets available here: http://tiny.cc/sicko5
Questions? 802-223-6677 or sarah@publicassets.org.
The Plays and Players Theater is wheelchair accessible, however the bathrooms are not.
Please note – new meeting location at Community College
May 7, 2012
We are moving again. The new location will be a block away. We meet the second Tuesday monthly from 7-9 PM at the Community College of Philadelphia, Rm. C3-13, Center for Business and Industry, 18th and Callowhill Streets. A campus map can be found here: http://www.ccp.edu/site/about/locations/pdfs/CampusMap.pdf. Please note the new location!
Fundraiser letter
March 19, 2012
If you got the fundraising letter, please consider joining us on the second Tuesday of the month at Gladfelter Hall, Temple University, Room 614. If you wish to contribute to us, look at the Donate button on the upper right corner of this home page or send checks to HCAP/PSR, 704 N. 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130.
Thanks for your help
Happy Valentine’s Day and Fundraiser next month
February 13, 2012
Share your love for others by fighting for single payer health care. Best present I can think of for this nation! Watch out for our fundraiser letter in March and please give generously by clicking on the donate button.
Dinner with Dr. Hsiao
October 1, 2011
Dr. Bill Hsiao came to Philly to speak about single payer in Vermont, but also share some of his life experience shaping the health systems in nine countries!! He was a humble speaker given his unique background and spoke with both wisdom and humor. One consistent theme though was that in analyzing all of the health systems and best practices, single payer consistently comes out on top. We were fortunate to have him come.
An Evening with William Hsiao, PhD, Sept. 27, 2011
August 5, 2011
An Evening with William Hsiao, Ph.D
Dr. Hsiao is the designer of Taiwan’s successful single payer plan and the designer of the Vermont single payer plan. Come out to have dinner with Dr. Hsiao. Seating is limited and advance reservations is recommended.
William Hsiao, PhD
K.T. Li Professor of Economics
Harvard School of Public Health
Designer of Taiwan’s single payer health system
Designer of Vermont’s single payer health plan
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
6 – 9 PM
Tazia Restaurant
101 N. 11ths St. (11th and Arch Street), one block from Market East Station
Philadelphia, PA
Dinner $60 includes tax and tip
Menu
Sampler
Duck Dumpling, Vietnamese Spring Roll, Pot Sticker, Pouches sevred with Baby Green Salad
(For the vegetarian guest that cannot have sampler they have a choice of: Miso Soup or Organic Greens )
Entrée (choose one)
Vietnamese Wok Tossed Filet Mignon
Tilapia
Combination Kung Pao
Teriyaki Chicken
Wok Tossed Vegetables with Tofu
Vegetables Pad Thai with Tofu
Dessert
Choice of Chocolate, Carrot or Cheesecake
Drinks
Complimentary water, soda
Iced tea, coffee, tea – $2.50
Cash Bar
Please register online by clicking here.
If you would prefer to register offline, please call PSR at 215-765-8703 or send checks payable to Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility to 704 N. 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Please indicate HCAP dinner on the memo line of the check.
Seating limited. Advance reservations recommended.
Upcoming Single Payer Outreach Events, July 20 and August 13!
July 7, 2011
Join us for our schedule of public leafletting and petition signing for single payer health care reform. The Health Care for All Philadelphia public relations committee seeks volunteers to join us by contacting the lead person on any of the following dates:
Wed, July 20, 2011, 5:30 PM Movie showing “Sick Around the World” at the Coleman NW Regional Library at Chelten and Greene St in Germantown. Movie is one hour followed by a brief discussion. Contact Linda Beckman (215 242-3849)
Saturday, August 13, 2011. Time 10 AM to 12 noon. Leaflet in Spanish and English at 5th and Lehigh.
Contact Sylvia Metzler (215 423-9375) and Linda Beckman (215 242-3849)
Monday, September 5, 2011 Leaflet at the Labor Day parade. Time TBA
Contact Kay Lasker (215 983-5531)
“Sick Around the World”, July 20, 5:30 PM
June 29, 2011
“Sick Around the World”
Come learn how other countries provide guaranteed health care for ALL their citizens, and how we can advocate for health care reform.
Wednesday, July 20th
5:30 PM
with a discussion to follow (till 7:15)
Coleman Branch of the Free Library
68 West Chelten Avenue, in Germantown
Health Care for All Philadelphia (HCAP) is providing this one-hour Frontline documentary and discussion to raise awareness of what US health care could be like and the need for continuing pressure for reform.
For more information contact Linda at beckman5@verizon.net
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