Petition: Ask the American Medical Association to Investigate the “Global Symptom Phenomenon”

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A Petition to the American Medical Association

Chicago TI Support Group leader Richard Sensenbrenner is seeking 50+ community signatures for a petition asking the American Medical Association to consider scientific research, clinical guidance and greater medical engagement regarding symptoms reported by Targeted Individuals.

The petition asks the AMA to consider a systematic scientific and medical examination of a collection of reported symptoms referred to in the accompanying letter as the Global Symptom Phenomenon.

Rather than asking the AMA to accept a predetermined explanation for those reports, the letter asks the medical organization to examine whether further scientific inquiry and greater clinical engagement are warranted.

The Request
What Is Being Asked of the AMA?

The formal petition asks the American Medical Association to consider five actions:

01. Commission an independent, peer-reviewed scientific study into the range of symptoms reported by individuals who identify as Targeted Individuals.
02. Establish a multidisciplinary AMA task force that could include physicians, physicists, neurologists, engineers and bioethicists.
03. Consider guidance for clinicians who encounter patients presenting this reported symptom cluster.
04. Assess whether current medical training and awareness resources adequately prepare clinicians to engage with this population.
05. Open a formal channel of communication with patient-advocacy organizations so patient experiences can inform diagnostic and research discussions.
Read Before You Sign
Read the Full Petition & Letter

The complete document provided by the petition organizer is available below. Visitors are encouraged to read the full letter and formal petition before deciding whether to add their name.

READ THE FULL PETITION & LETTER
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Signatures are being collected directly by email. To participate, send your first and last name and your general location — for example, “Carbondale, Illinois.”

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According to the organizer, the email address provided by a signer will not be used as part of a mailing list or for follow-up communications. It is being retained as evidence of how the signature was obtained should a signature later be challenged.

Signature Goal
50+ Community Signatures

Sensenbrenner says he plans to submit the petition together with the accompanying letter once he receives at least 50 signatures. He says the additional signatures are intended to give the letter greater weight and demonstrate support beyond his own signature.

About The Initiative
The Letter Behind the Petition

The petition accompanies a detailed letter from Richard Sensenbrenner, Group Leader of the Chicago TI Support Group, addressed to the American Medical Association.

The letter discusses experiences reported within the TI community, concerns surrounding diagnostic responses, and Sensenbrenner’s argument for greater scientific and medical examination of those reports. The Chicago TI Support Group also offers to meet with representatives of the AMA in Chicago to discuss the issues raised in the letter.

Before You Sign
Signing indicates support for the requests contained in the petition. Visitors are encouraged to read the petition and accompanying letter and make their own decision about whether to add their name.
Source

Petition information, signing instructions and the accompanying letter were provided directly to TIEvents.org by Richard Sensenbrenner of the Chicago TI Support Group.

Disclaimer: TIEvents.org provides this petition for community information and access. The petition, accompanying letter, medical or scientific assertions, interpretations and requested actions are those of the petition organizer and should not be interpreted as independent medical or scientific findings by TIEvents.org. Visitors should review the underlying materials and make their own decision about whether to participate.