Re: ACOEM adopts rigorous methodology for updates to its Occu...

[Guest guest]

KC and Sharon,

Allow me to translate this new and wonderful ACOEM press release, to what it

REALLY means. I will type my comments in all caps so it easy to understand:

Some of you may find this interesting.

ACOEM adopts rigorous methodology for updates to its Occupational

Medicine Practice Guidelines

_http://www.acoem.http://wwhttp://www.a_ (http://www.acoem.o

rg/news.aspx?id=2528)

CHICAGO, January 12, 2007 – The American College of Occupational and

Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has adopted a new more meticulous

strength-of-strength-of-<WBR>evidence rating methodology for the up

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd Edition.

TRANSLATION: ACOEM HAS ESTABLISHED EVEN TIGHTER GUIDELINES TO INSURE THAT

THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ONLY TREATS INJURED WORKERS HOW THE INSURERS WANT THEM

TREATED.

The enhanced methodology incorporates the highest scientific standards for

reviewing evidence-based literature, thus ensuring the most

rigorous, reproducible, and transparent occupational health

guidelines available.

WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ACOEM HAS PUT OUT OVER THE

MOLD ISSUE. IT WAS A BLATANT DEFENSE ARGUMENT AUTHORED BY DEFENSE EXPERTS.

IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THIS GROUP CALLS THEMSELVES PHYSICIANS, WHEN THEIR

INNER CIRCLE WRITE GARBAGE THAT INJURE THE ALREADY INJURED.

The State of California recently published intended modifications to its

medical treatment utilization schedule regulations. The proposed revisions

reaffirm that ACOEM's Guidelines are the foundation for the State's utilization

schedule, and also propose adoption of ACOEM's new methodology.

THE PRIMARY CRITICISM OF THE PRIOR ACOEM GUIDELINES WAS THAT IT ONLY

ADDRESSED ACUTE ILLNESS, NOT CHRONIC. KNOW HOW ACOEM FIXED THIS? THEY SIMPLY

DELETED THE WORD CHRONIC.

The new methodology features a number of improvements, including

advances in: 1) criteria to grade scientific articles; 2)

determining strength-of-determining strength-of-<WBR>evidence ratings fo

rating of potential for bias; and 4) developing evidence-based

recommendation categories.

THESE GUYS ARE SCARY. THEY HAVE SET THEMSELVES UP TO BE THE BIBLE WRITERS

OVER THE TREATMENT OF THE INJURED. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAWSUITS HERE IN

CA, WHERE PHYSICIANS COULD NOT GET PAID BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ADHERE TO THE

ACOEM 'EVIDENCE BASED' TREATMENTS. SEEMS SOME DOCTORS TRIED TO ACTUALLY GIVE

THEIR PATIENTS MORE TREATMENT THAN ACOEM SAID WAS NECESSARY. THIS WAS BASED ON

THEIR 'EVIDENCE'.

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS, LET ME PUT IN IN MOLD

TERMS. IF ACOEM SAYS MOLD DOES NOT CAUSE ILLNESS, AND YOUR DOCTOR TRIES TO

TREAT YOU FOR IT, THEN HE WON'T GET PAID. HE WILL BE HARASSED, MORE THAN OUR

MOLD DOCTORS ARE CURRENTLY.

THIS ONE IS SERIOUS, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROPER ADVANCEMENT

OF MEDICINE IS BEING HIJACKED BY INDUSTRY RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES.

" The new methodology ensures that ACOEM's

Guidelines are maintained at the highest achievable scientific

standards for evidence-based literature, " said Tee L. Guidotti, MD,

MPH, President of ACOEM. " Improving or restoring the health of

workers with occupationally related illnesses or injuries is a

fundamental principle of occupational and environmental medicine and

ACOEM's new methodology ensures that our practice guidelines fulfill

that mission. "

THEY ARE ON A MISSION ALL RIGHT AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

S. Weiss, MD, MPH, Chair of the Guidelines Methodology

Committee, stated that the changes were made " to provide greater

consistency, clarity and transparency in the evidence-based medicine

methodology.me

IN OTHER WORDS, STANDARDIZE WHAT THE INSURER WILL PAY FOR. LIMIT ALL OTHER

TREATMENT, AND LET THE FRONTMEN OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY MAKE THE RULES.

He further noted that " the criteria to rate articles

are purposefully more detailed than in other available guidelines

and that by providing these explicit ratings and ultimately mapping

them to the strength of the evidence, the entire process becomes

more reproducible.mo

THEIR ACOEM MOLD STATEMENT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. NO ONE HAS EVER REPLICATED

WHAT THEY FOUND TO BE 'EVIDENCE BASED " . THEIR CONCLUSION REGARDING THE

IMPLAUSIBILITY IS NOVEL AND NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

REPRODUCIBLE?... OR REPREHESIBLE?

It also becomes possible for others to critique

the process, analyses, and recommendations, thereby resulting in

continual quality improvement.

THIS IS DOUBLE TALK. IT IS NOT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IT WILL LIMIT THE

ADVANCEMENT OF NEW MEDICAL TECHINIQUES.

" The new methodology allows users to more readily determine what was

done, why it was done, and how it was done, " said M.

Turkelson, PhD, who represented the American Association of

Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as a member of the Methodology

Committee. " As a result, all interested parties should have much

more confidence in the recommendations that emanate from these

guidelines, " he stated.

THIS IS A TOTAL CROCK.

ACOEM created the Guidelines to improve the efficiency and

specificity of medical diagnosis of workplace-related injuries and

diseases, enhance the effectiveness of treatment, and help

occupational and environmental physicians manage growing caseloads.

Currently there are not any guidelines for the care of workers

produced in the United States that are both as rigorous and

multidisciplinary in scope as are the ACOEM Guidelines.

ACOEM CREATED THESE GUIDELINES TO CONTROL COSTS FOR WORKER'S COMP INSURERS.

PERIOD. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

The Guidelines were first published in 1997 and revised in 2004.

They are presently undergoing a three-year rotating update. The

first update will deal with elbow complaints and is scheduled for

publication later this month. Updates to the spine and hip chapters

are scheduled for mid and late 2007 respectively.

IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE UPDATES ARE SCHEDULED FOR LATER. THE STATE OF CA HAS

A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THEY WERE TO HAVE DONE

THIS OVER 2 YEARS AGO. NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. ONLY TIGHTER

CONTROLS BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN GIVEN GREATER POWER.

The Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and

Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery in

Workers, 2nd Edition, is published by ACOEM. To inquire about the

electronic version or order a print copy of the Guidelines, call

ACOEM at 847/818-1800, or visit www.acoem.org. The Guidelines are

$175 for ACOEM members; $199 for non-members.

OR JUST SEARCH THE TERM " INJURED WORKERS HOUSE OR HORROR "

OR " SOME DOCTORS LEAVING CALIFORNIA "

I AM TELLING YOU ALL, THESE GUYS ARE

SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# # # #

Members of the Media: For more information, call nne Dreger at

847/818-1800, ext. 368, or Darleene Shah, ext. 380

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I knew if anybody could translate this it would be you Sharon. Hence

the comment above the article. Seeing what is written is one thing,

understanding the lies within it are totally different. Once again,

many thanks to you.

Sharon C.

>

>

> KC and Sharon,

>

> Allow me to translate this new and wonderful ACOEM press release,

to what it

> REALLY means. I will type my comments in all caps so it easy to

understand:

>

>

>

>

> Some of you may find this interesting.

>

> ACOEM adopts rigorous methodology for updates to its Occupational

> Medicine Practice Guidelines

>

> _http://www.acoem.http://wwhttp://www.a_ (http://www.acoem.o

> rg/news.aspx?id=2528)

>

> CHICAGO, January 12, 2007 †" The American College of

Occupational and

> Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has adopted a new more meticulous

> strength-of-strength-of-<WBR>evidence rating methodology for the up

> Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd Edition.

>

>

>

> TRANSLATION: ACOEM HAS ESTABLISHED EVEN TIGHTER GUIDELINES TO

INSURE THAT

> THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ONLY TREATS INJURED WORKERS HOW THE INSURERS

WANT THEM

> TREATED.

>

>

> The enhanced methodology incorporates the highest scientific

standards for

> reviewing evidence-based literature, thus ensuring the most

> rigorous, reproducible, and transparent occupational health

> guidelines available.

>

>

> WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ACOEM HAS PUT OUT

OVER THE

> MOLD ISSUE. IT WAS A BLATANT DEFENSE ARGUMENT AUTHORED BY

DEFENSE EXPERTS.

> IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THIS GROUP CALLS THEMSELVES PHYSICIANS,

WHEN THEIR

> INNER CIRCLE WRITE GARBAGE THAT INJURE THE ALREADY INJURED.

>

>

> The State of California recently published intended modifications

to its

> medical treatment utilization schedule regulations. The proposed

revisions

> reaffirm that ACOEM's Guidelines are the foundation for the

State's utilization

> schedule, and also propose adoption of ACOEM's new methodology.

>

>

> THE PRIMARY CRITICISM OF THE PRIOR ACOEM GUIDELINES WAS THAT IT

ONLY

> ADDRESSED ACUTE ILLNESS, NOT CHRONIC. KNOW HOW ACOEM FIXED

THIS? THEY SIMPLY

> DELETED THE WORD CHRONIC.

>

>

>

> The new methodology features a number of improvements, including

> advances in: 1) criteria to grade scientific articles; 2)

> determining strength-of-determining strength-of-<WBR>evidence

ratings fo

> rating of potential for bias; and 4) developing evidence-based

> recommendation categories.

>

> THESE GUYS ARE SCARY. THEY HAVE SET THEMSELVES UP TO BE THE

BIBLE WRITERS

> OVER THE TREATMENT OF THE INJURED. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN

LAWSUITS HERE IN

> CA, WHERE PHYSICIANS COULD NOT GET PAID BECAUSE THEY DID NOT

ADHERE TO THE

> ACOEM 'EVIDENCE BASED' TREATMENTS. SEEMS SOME DOCTORS TRIED TO

ACTUALLY GIVE

> THEIR PATIENTS MORE TREATMENT THAN ACOEM SAID WAS NECESSARY.

THIS WAS BASED ON

> THEIR 'EVIDENCE'.

>

> IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS, LET ME PUT IN

IN MOLD

> TERMS. IF ACOEM SAYS MOLD DOES NOT CAUSE ILLNESS, AND YOUR DOCTOR

TRIES TO

> TREAT YOU FOR IT, THEN HE WON'T GET PAID. HE WILL BE HARASSED,

MORE THAN OUR

> MOLD DOCTORS ARE CURRENTLY.

>

> THIS ONE IS SERIOUS, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROPER

ADVANCEMENT

> OF MEDICINE IS BEING HIJACKED BY INDUSTRY RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY

EYES.

>

> " The new methodology ensures that ACOEM's

> Guidelines are maintained at the highest achievable scientific

> standards for evidence-based literature, " said Tee L. Guidotti,

MD,

> MPH, President of ACOEM. " Improving or restoring the health of

> workers with occupationally related illnesses or injuries is a

> fundamental principle of occupational and environmental medicine

and

> ACOEM's new methodology ensures that our practice guidelines

fulfill

> that mission. "

>

>

> THEY ARE ON A MISSION ALL RIGHT AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR BEST

INTEREST.

>

>

>

> S. Weiss, MD, MPH, Chair of the Guidelines Methodology

> Committee, stated that the changes were made " to provide greater

> consistency, clarity and transparency in the evidence-based

medicine

> methodology.me

>

>

> IN OTHER WORDS, STANDARDIZE WHAT THE INSURER WILL PAY FOR. LIMIT

ALL OTHER

> TREATMENT, AND LET THE FRONTMEN OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY MAKE

THE RULES.

>

>

> He further noted that " the criteria to rate articles

> are purposefully more detailed than in other available guidelines

> and that by providing these explicit ratings and ultimately

mapping

> them to the strength of the evidence, the entire process becomes

> more reproducible.mo

>

> THEIR ACOEM MOLD STATEMENT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. NO ONE HAS EVER

REPLICATED

> WHAT THEY FOUND TO BE 'EVIDENCE BASED " . THEIR CONCLUSION

REGARDING THE

> IMPLAUSIBILITY IS NOVEL AND NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

>

> REPRODUCIBLE?... OR REPREHESIBLE?

>

> It also becomes possible for others to critique

> the process, analyses, and recommendations, thereby resulting in

> continual quality improvement.

>

>

> THIS IS DOUBLE TALK. IT IS NOT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IT WILL

LIMIT THE

> ADVANCEMENT OF NEW MEDICAL TECHINIQUES.

>

>

>

> " The new methodology allows users to more readily determine what

was

> done, why it was done, and how it was done, " said M.

> Turkelson, PhD, who represented the American Association of

> Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as a member of the Methodology

> Committee. " As a result, all interested parties should have much

> more confidence in the recommendations that emanate from these

> guidelines, " he stated.

>

> THIS IS A TOTAL CROCK.

>

>

> ACOEM created the Guidelines to improve the efficiency and

> specificity of medical diagnosis of workplace-related injuries

and

> diseases, enhance the effectiveness of treatment, and help

> occupational and environmental physicians manage growing

caseloads.

> Currently there are not any guidelines for the care of workers

> produced in the United States that are both as rigorous and

> multidisciplinary in scope as are the ACOEM Guidelines.

>

> ACOEM CREATED THESE GUIDELINES TO CONTROL COSTS FOR WORKER'S COMP

INSURERS.

> PERIOD. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

>

>

> The Guidelines were first published in 1997 and revised in 2004.

> They are presently undergoing a three-year rotating update. The

> first update will deal with elbow complaints and is scheduled for

> publication later this month. Updates to the spine and hip

chapters

> are scheduled for mid and late 2007 respectively.

>

>

> IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE UPDATES ARE SCHEDULED FOR LATER. THE

STATE OF CA HAS

> A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THEY WERE TO

HAVE DONE

> THIS OVER 2 YEARS AGO. NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. ONLY

TIGHTER

> CONTROLS BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN GIVEN GREATER POWER.

>

>

>

> The Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and

> Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery in

> Workers, 2nd Edition, is published by ACOEM. To inquire about the

> electronic version or order a print copy of the Guidelines, call

> ACOEM at 847/818-1800, or visit www.acoem.org. The Guidelines are

> $175 for ACOEM members; $199 for non-members.

>

> OR JUST SEARCH THE TERM " INJURED WORKERS HOUSE OR HORROR "

>

> OR " SOME DOCTORS LEAVING CALIFORNIA "

>

>

> I AM TELLING YOU ALL, THESE GUYS ARE

> SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>

>

>

> # # # #

>

> Members of the Media: For more information, call nne Dreger

at

> 847/818-1800, ext. 368, or Darleene Shah, ext. 380

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sharon: You are truly remarkable! I could not have expressed or interpreted this

better than that in 1000 lifetimes!

With utmost respect,

Doug Haney

@...: snk1955@...: Sat, 13 Jan 2007

11:53:31 -0500Subject: Re: [] ACOEM adopts rigorous methodology for

updates to its Occu...

KC and Sharon,Allow me to translate this new and wonderful ACOEM press release,

to what it REALLY means. I will type my comments in all caps so it easy to

understand:Some of you may find this interesting.ACOEM adopts rigorous

methodology for updates to its Occupational Medicine Practice

Guidelines_http://www.acoem.http://wwhttp://www.a_

(http://www.acoem.org/news.aspx?id=2528) CHICAGO, January 12, 2007 – The

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has adopted

a new more meticulous strength-of-strength-of-<WBR>evidence rating methodology

for the upOccupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd Edition.TRANSLATION:

ACOEM HAS ESTABLISHED EVEN TIGHTER GUIDELINES TO INSURE THAT THE MEDICAL

COMMUNITY ONLY TREATS INJURED WORKERS HOW THE INSURERS WANT THEM TREATED.The

enhanced methodology incorporates the highest scientific standards for reviewing

evidence-based literature, thus ensuring the most rigorous, reproducible, and

transparent occupational health guidelines available. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE

EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ACOEM HAS PUT OUT OVER THE MOLD ISSUE. IT WAS A

BLATANT DEFENSE ARGUMENT AUTHORED BY DEFENSE EXPERTS. IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THIS

GROUP CALLS THEMSELVES PHYSICIANS, WHEN THEIR INNER CIRCLE WRITE GARBAGE THAT

INJURE THE ALREADY INJURED.The State of California recently published intended

modifications to its medical treatment utilization schedule regulations. The

proposed revisions reaffirm that ACOEM's Guidelines are the foundation for the

State's utilization schedule, and also propose adoption of ACOEM's new

methodology. THE PRIMARY CRITICISM OF THE PRIOR ACOEM GUIDELINES WAS THAT IT

ONLY ADDRESSED ACUTE ILLNESS, NOT CHRONIC. KNOW HOW ACOEM FIXED THIS? THEY

SIMPLY DELETED THE WORD CHRONIC.The new methodology features a number of

improvements, including advances in: 1) criteria to grade scientific articles;

2) determining strength-of-determining strength-of-<WBR>evidence ratings

forating of potential for bias; and 4) developing evidence-based recommendation

categories. THESE GUYS ARE SCARY. THEY HAVE SET THEMSELVES UP TO BE THE BIBLE

WRITERS OVER THE TREATMENT OF THE INJURED. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAWSUITS HERE

IN CA, WHERE PHYSICIANS COULD NOT GET PAID BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ADHERE TO THE

ACOEM 'EVIDENCE BASED' TREATMENTS. SEEMS SOME DOCTORS TRIED TO ACTUALLY GIVE

THEIR PATIENTS MORE TREATMENT THAN ACOEM SAID WAS NECESSARY. THIS WAS BASED ON

THEIR 'EVIDENCE'.IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS, LET ME PUT

IN IN MOLD TERMS. IF ACOEM SAYS MOLD DOES NOT CAUSE ILLNESS, AND YOUR DOCTOR

TRIES TO TREAT YOU FOR IT, THEN HE WON'T GET PAID. HE WILL BE HARASSED, MORE

THAN OUR MOLD DOCTORS ARE CURRENTLY.THIS ONE IS SERIOUS,

PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROPER ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICINE IS BEING

HIJACKED BY INDUSTRY RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES. " The new methodology ensures

that ACOEM's Guidelines are maintained at the highest achievable scientific

standards for evidence-based literature, " said Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH,

President of ACOEM. " Improving or restoring the health of workers with

occupationally related illnesses or injuries is a fundamental principle of

occupational and environmental medicine and ACOEM's new methodology ensures that

our practice guidelines fulfill that mission. " THEY ARE ON A MISSION ALL RIGHT

AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. S. Weiss, MD, MPH, Chair of the

Guidelines Methodology Committee, stated that the changes were made " to provide

greater consistency, clarity and transparency in the evidence-based medicine

methodology.me IN OTHER WORDS, STANDARDIZE WHAT THE INSURER WILL PAY FOR. LIMIT

ALL OTHER TREATMENT, AND LET THE FRONTMEN OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY MAKE THE

RULES.He further noted that " the criteria to rate articles are purposefully more

detailed than in other available guidelines and that by providing these explicit

ratings and ultimately mapping them to the strength of the evidence, the entire

process becomes more reproducible.mo THEIR ACOEM MOLD STATEMENT IS NOT

REPRODUCIBLE. NO ONE HAS EVER REPLICATED WHAT THEY FOUND TO BE 'EVIDENCE BASED " .

THEIR CONCLUSION REGARDING THE IMPLAUSIBILITY IS NOVEL AND NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY

SCIENTIFIC STUDY.REPRODUCIBLE?... OR REPREHESIBLE?It also becomes possible for

others to critique the process, analyses, and recommendations, thereby resulting

in continual quality improvement. THIS IS DOUBLE TALK. IT IS NOT QUALITY

IMPROVEMENT. IT WILL LIMIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW MEDICAL TECHINIQUES. " The new

methodology allows users to more readily determine what was done, why it was

done, and how it was done, " said M. Turkelson, PhD, who represented the

American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as a member of the

Methodology Committee. " As a result, all interested parties should have much

more confidence in the recommendations that emanate from these guidelines, " he

stated. THIS IS A TOTAL CROCK.ACOEM created the Guidelines to improve the

efficiency and specificity of medical diagnosis of workplace-related injuries

and diseases, enhance the effectiveness of treatment, and help occupational and

environmental physicians manage growing caseloads. Currently there are not any

guidelines for the care of workers produced in the United States that are both

as rigorous and multidisciplinary in scope as are the ACOEM Guidelines. ACOEM

CREATED THESE GUIDELINES TO CONTROL COSTS FOR WORKER'S COMP INSURERS. PERIOD.

ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.The Guidelines were first published in 1997 and revised

in 2004. They are presently undergoing a three-year rotating update. The first

update will deal with elbow complaints and is scheduled for publication later

this month. Updates to the spine and hip chapters are scheduled for mid and late

2007 respectively. IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE UPDATES ARE SCHEDULED FOR LATER. THE

STATE OF CA HAS A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THEY WERE TO

HAVE DONE THIS OVER 2 YEARS AGO. NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. ONLY

TIGHTER CONTROLS BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN GIVEN GREATER POWER.The

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Management of Common

Health Problems and Functional Recovery in Workers, 2nd Edition, is published by

ACOEM. To inquire about the electronic version or order a print copy of the

Guidelines, call ACOEM at 847/818-1800, or visit www.acoem.org. The Guidelines

are $175 for ACOEM members; $199 for non-members. OR JUST SEARCH THE TERM

" INJURED WORKERS HOUSE OR HORROR " OR " SOME DOCTORS LEAVING CALIFORNIA " I AM

TELLING YOU ALL, THESE GUYS ARE

SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!# # # #Members of the

Media: For more information, call nne Dreger at 847/818-1800, ext. 368, or

Darleene Shah, ext. 380

[Guest guest]

yes, thanks Sharon,for everything, you are amazeing, we are so lucky to

have you helping in this battle.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It seems to me someone should be doing something. I don't understand

what happened to Congressman Conyers, Henry Waxman is a good person,

Senator Kennedy has been pretty good about some issues. I can't

believe we have to sit here and take this for so long. It just makes

you feel like giving up. There are so many ups and downs, we get our

hopes up and then bam back to hopelessness.

>

>

> KC and Sharon,

>

> Allow me to translate this new and wonderful ACOEM press release,

to what it

> REALLY means. I will type my comments in all caps so it easy to

understand:

>

>

>

>

> Some of you may find this interesting.

>

> ACOEM adopts rigorous methodology for updates to its Occupational

> Medicine Practice Guidelines

>

> _http://www.acoem.http://wwhttp://www.a_ (http://www.acoem.o

> rg/news.aspx?id=2528)

>

> CHICAGO, January 12, 2007 †" The American College of Occupational

and

> Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has adopted a new more meticulous

> strength-of-strength-of-<WBR>evidence rating methodology for the up

> Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd Edition.

>

>

>

> TRANSLATION: ACOEM HAS ESTABLISHED EVEN TIGHTER GUIDELINES TO

INSURE THAT

> THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ONLY TREATS INJURED WORKERS HOW THE INSURERS

WANT THEM

> TREATED.

>

>

> The enhanced methodology incorporates the highest scientific

standards for

> reviewing evidence-based literature, thus ensuring the most

> rigorous, reproducible, and transparent occupational health

> guidelines available.

>

>

> WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ACOEM HAS PUT OUT

OVER THE

> MOLD ISSUE. IT WAS A BLATANT DEFENSE ARGUMENT AUTHORED BY DEFENSE

EXPERTS.

> IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THIS GROUP CALLS THEMSELVES PHYSICIANS, WHEN

THEIR

> INNER CIRCLE WRITE GARBAGE THAT INJURE THE ALREADY INJURED.

>

>

> The State of California recently published intended modifications

to its

> medical treatment utilization schedule regulations. The proposed

revisions

> reaffirm that ACOEM's Guidelines are the foundation for the

State's utilization

> schedule, and also propose adoption of ACOEM's new methodology.

>

>

> THE PRIMARY CRITICISM OF THE PRIOR ACOEM GUIDELINES WAS THAT IT

ONLY

> ADDRESSED ACUTE ILLNESS, NOT CHRONIC. KNOW HOW ACOEM FIXED THIS?

THEY SIMPLY

> DELETED THE WORD CHRONIC.

>

>

>

> The new methodology features a number of improvements, including

> advances in: 1) criteria to grade scientific articles; 2)

> determining strength-of-determining strength-of-<WBR>evidence

ratings fo

> rating of potential for bias; and 4) developing evidence-based

> recommendation categories.

>

> THESE GUYS ARE SCARY. THEY HAVE SET THEMSELVES UP TO BE THE BIBLE

WRITERS

> OVER THE TREATMENT OF THE INJURED. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN

LAWSUITS HERE IN

> CA, WHERE PHYSICIANS COULD NOT GET PAID BECAUSE THEY DID NOT

ADHERE TO THE

> ACOEM 'EVIDENCE BASED' TREATMENTS. SEEMS SOME DOCTORS TRIED TO

ACTUALLY GIVE

> THEIR PATIENTS MORE TREATMENT THAN ACOEM SAID WAS NECESSARY. THIS

WAS BASED ON

> THEIR 'EVIDENCE'.

>

> IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS, LET ME PUT IN IN

MOLD

> TERMS. IF ACOEM SAYS MOLD DOES NOT CAUSE ILLNESS, AND YOUR DOCTOR

TRIES TO

> TREAT YOU FOR IT, THEN HE WON'T GET PAID. HE WILL BE HARASSED,

MORE THAN OUR

> MOLD DOCTORS ARE CURRENTLY.

>

> THIS ONE IS SERIOUS, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROPER

ADVANCEMENT

> OF MEDICINE IS BEING HIJACKED BY INDUSTRY RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY

EYES.

>

> " The new methodology ensures that ACOEM's

> Guidelines are maintained at the highest achievable scientific

> standards for evidence-based literature, " said Tee L. Guidotti,

MD,

> MPH, President of ACOEM. " Improving or restoring the health of

> workers with occupationally related illnesses or injuries is a

> fundamental principle of occupational and environmental medicine

and

> ACOEM's new methodology ensures that our practice guidelines

fulfill

> that mission. "

>

>

> THEY ARE ON A MISSION ALL RIGHT AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR BEST

INTEREST.

>

>

>

> S. Weiss, MD, MPH, Chair of the Guidelines Methodology

> Committee, stated that the changes were made " to provide greater

> consistency, clarity and transparency in the evidence-based

medicine

> methodology.me

>

>

> IN OTHER WORDS, STANDARDIZE WHAT THE INSURER WILL PAY FOR. LIMIT

ALL OTHER

> TREATMENT, AND LET THE FRONTMEN OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY MAKE THE

RULES.

>

>

> He further noted that " the criteria to rate articles

> are purposefully more detailed than in other available guidelines

> and that by providing these explicit ratings and ultimately

mapping

> them to the strength of the evidence, the entire process becomes

> more reproducible.mo

>

> THEIR ACOEM MOLD STATEMENT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. NO ONE HAS EVER

REPLICATED

> WHAT THEY FOUND TO BE 'EVIDENCE BASED " . THEIR CONCLUSION

REGARDING THE

> IMPLAUSIBILITY IS NOVEL AND NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

>

> REPRODUCIBLE?... OR REPREHESIBLE?

>

> It also becomes possible for others to critique

> the process, analyses, and recommendations, thereby resulting in

> continual quality improvement.

>

>

> THIS IS DOUBLE TALK. IT IS NOT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IT WILL

LIMIT THE

> ADVANCEMENT OF NEW MEDICAL TECHINIQUES.

>

>

>

> " The new methodology allows users to more readily determine what

was

> done, why it was done, and how it was done, " said M.

> Turkelson, PhD, who represented the American Association of

> Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as a member of the Methodology

> Committee. " As a result, all interested parties should have much

> more confidence in the recommendations that emanate from these

> guidelines, " he stated.

>

> THIS IS A TOTAL CROCK.

>

>

> ACOEM created the Guidelines to improve the efficiency and

> specificity of medical diagnosis of workplace-related injuries and

> diseases, enhance the effectiveness of treatment, and help

> occupational and environmental physicians manage growing

caseloads.

> Currently there are not any guidelines for the care of workers

> produced in the United States that are both as rigorous and

> multidisciplinary in scope as are the ACOEM Guidelines.

>

> ACOEM CREATED THESE GUIDELINES TO CONTROL COSTS FOR WORKER'S COMP

INSURERS.

> PERIOD. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

>

>

> The Guidelines were first published in 1997 and revised in 2004.

> They are presently undergoing a three-year rotating update. The

> first update will deal with elbow complaints and is scheduled for

> publication later this month. Updates to the spine and hip

chapters

> are scheduled for mid and late 2007 respectively.

>

>

> IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE UPDATES ARE SCHEDULED FOR LATER. THE STATE

OF CA HAS

> A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THEY WERE TO

HAVE DONE

> THIS OVER 2 YEARS AGO. NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. ONLY

TIGHTER

> CONTROLS BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN GIVEN GREATER POWER.

>

>

>

> The Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and

> Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery in

> Workers, 2nd Edition, is published by ACOEM. To inquire about the

> electronic version or order a print copy of the Guidelines, call

> ACOEM at 847/818-1800, or visit www.acoem.org. The Guidelines are

> $175 for ACOEM members; $199 for non-members.

>

> OR JUST SEARCH THE TERM " INJURED WORKERS HOUSE OR HORROR "

>

> OR " SOME DOCTORS LEAVING CALIFORNIA "

>

>

> I AM TELLING YOU ALL, THESE GUYS ARE

> SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>

>

>

> # # # #

>

> Members of the Media: For more information, call nne Dreger

at

> 847/818-1800, ext. 368, or Darleene Shah, ext. 380

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

One of the effects of biotoxins is to 'zombify' people. We can't allow this

effect to continue to make us passive.

Remember, the people opposing us. The PAID people - are VERY busy. And they

are pros.

We need to get this issue into the news and into the legislators vision.

This is not going to come by sitting back and WAITING for things to happen.

This is America. Money talks, and the only way we

are going to make a difference is to get active in an organized way.

There is a need for GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM which means people writing letters,

holding demonstrations of angry 'stakeholders', etc.

You know, just like the FAKE grassroots groups do.... (the ones that are

'managed' by PR firms that specialize in setting up fake 'astroturf'

activist groups to go greenwashing, like Hill and Knowlton, Jack Bonner,

Davies Communications, etc.)

See http://www.briansiano.com/Science%20and%20PR%20article.htm for a good

description of what I am describing..

Just because we are sick, are we going to let them take the initiative and

get laws passed against any recognition of mold illness?

Because that is what will happen if we, the REAL mold victims, don't do

anything.

The other side will take the initiative against us.

>I can't believe we have to sit here and take this for so long. It just

> makes

> >you feel like giving up. There are so many ups and downs, we get our

> >hopes up and then bam back to hopelessness.

>

>