PftPI Holds Forum on Whistleblowers and OSHA: Strengthening Professional Integrity
May 11, 2010 · Washington, D.C. The Whistleblower Protection Program in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforces whistleblower provisions in 17 federal statutes in industries from nuclear power to securities to consumer products. Agencies other than the Department of Labor enforce the basic provisions of 16 of those 17 statutes.
Does this statutory structure make sense? How is the Whistleblower Protection Program working now? How do its challenges relate to its responsibilities across so many statutes and industries?
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels, PhD, MPH, addressed these questions and more on May 11. For more information, click here.
PftPI Holds Inaugural Forum on
Defending Patient Care
April 15, 2010 · Washington, D.C. When health care facilities respond to financial or political pressures in ways that adversely affect professional care and integrity, how should the professionals respond? What measures might policymakers, administrators, professionals, associations and unions take to protect professional integrity against external pressures?
Panelists
- Dr. Linda Green, MD, Associate Program Director, Prince George's Hospital Center
- Dawn M. Hobdy, LICSW, Manager of the Office of Ethics and Professional Review at the National Association of Social Workers, Washington D.C.
- David M. Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, associate professor in the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing at Hunter College, City University of New York.
- Moderator: Bob Edwards, Host of "The Bob Edwards Show," Sirius/XM Radio
PftPI Endorses Consensus Statement on Professionals and the Federal Advisory System
Contribute to our Integrity at Work Project
About Professionals for the Public Interest:
Since March 2007, 20 national and global organizations came together as Professionals for the Public Interest: Associations and Unions Defending Professional Integrity. Our common focus: defending professional integrity against external pressures in the interests of the public. We address that focus with our members, policymakers, and the public.
Our organizations include eight professional associations; 11 national unions; and the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE). Collectively, we represent more than four million professionals. Their disciplines range from the sciences and engineering to human services. Each organization has endorsed a consensus statement, Defining Common Ground on Professional Integrity. More...
Recent PftPI Action:
- Professionals for the Public Interest launched a bill tracker to follow legislation concerning professional integrity. View it here.
Professionals for the Public Interest recently endorsed a consensus statement on Professionals and the Federal Advisory System. Federal advisory committees are vehicles to involve professionals in the development of federal programs, policies, regulations and standards and as such, should be protected from external pressures. More...
While serving on federal advisory committees, professionals should not be expected to compromise or ignore professional standards, to put personal or public safety at risk, or to alter, downplay or withhold research data or findings. To ensure and protect the integrity of the process as well as the integrity of the participants, an environment must be maintained where trust and accountability are integral components. More..."
On May 20th 2009, Professionals for the Public Interest launched its website. View videos and photos from the public launch here.
