Suspend the enforcement of the 1984 hypnosis laws,

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The Issue

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A Judge authorized the criminal conviction and imposed an NIS 2,000 fine against Natalie Pik (photo above), along with a two-year suspended sentence.

The restriction of non-licensed medical hypnotists in Israel will only serve to 1) deny the citizens of Israel access to cost effective assistance and 2) deny non-medical therapists/practitioners a very effective tool for helping Israeli citizens.

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Michael EllnerPetition StarterI am a certified medical hypnotist in private practice in New York City. I teach advanced courses in medical hypnosis at schools throughout North America and South Africa and I am a featured instructor of Hypnotic Pain Relief, Effective, Medical Communication and Stress Management at the annual PAINWeek conference. I have conducted webinars in Patient Interaction and Rapport Building for radiologists, internists, psychiatrists, ophthalmologists, cardiologists, plastic surgeons, and doctors for ExecSense, the world's leading webinar publisher for medical and top business professionals. I am the lead author of a peer reviewed paper: Hypnosis in Disability Settings IAIABC Journal, Vol. 46 No. 2 and the author of BEDSIDE MANNERS: A Pain Clinicians’ Guide to Effective Medical Communication and the co-author of HOPE is Realistic – A PHYSICIAN’S GUIDE TO HELPING PATIENTS TAKE SUFFERING OUT OF PAIN Michael Ellner, CHT
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The Israeli Ministry of Health
The Israeli Ministry of Health
Department of Evaluation and Promotion of Treatment Safety

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Petition created on November 9, 2012