Re: Dr.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sorry to be a pain, This is my opinion of course! But, in the second hand

this person Ms. Kaci has had I'm sure several instance that she is aware of

good , advancement and some that are worst then when they started it I'm

sure is her opinion on " What she has had to deal with just like most of you

know Walk the Walk, Do the Walk, See the Walk " then speak....Once again " Not

All Things Work For All Autisic Children " , Each one is dealt with in its own

case and in its own world. For what it " s worth to me alot is also just

jumping on the band wagon and tooting thier own horn, Money talk...B.S.

walks...., in some cases not,

after you get your hopes up the bottom drops...Once again Its up to the

Parents to Evaluate, Research, Discuss,and Review all your Options before

jumping in and trying any type of new process or test, some may be

more harmful than good and some may not do nothing others may just be a hear

say.....The family and the parents know the child's in's and out's better

than anyone else in the whole world compare, then make your choice just

because something works for one does not mean it will work for everyone

remember we are all different we might have some thing in common but

everyone is in its own world and will have to be dealt with accordingly.

Continue to try and keep on going sooner or later you will find something

that does work and the improvement and advantages will be so great that it

will shock everyone you know at your accomplishment..

Good Luck, I wish you well and loads of Blessings " Remember its alway for

our kids "

Anita

Re: Dr.Kendal --don't be

> frightened

>

> --Well, I guess Kaci is just expressing her opinion from what she

> has seen. She is not claiming to be an expert. It is up to us the

> parents to decide for ourselves about this doctor and his

> treatments. I dont think she is saying that she thinks the doctor is

> bad, but just relaying her experiences heard from other parents.

> WEshould still be careful with any new treatment or doctor since

> Autism is relatively puzzling and parents have been taken advantage

> of that fact. So better to be careful.

>

>

>

> - In Texas-Autism-Advocacy , " Carlson "

> wrote:

>>

>> >I don't know Dr. but this is really frightening to me for

> parents and

>> their children. I'm glad others have written. love to all, kat

>> kat<

>>

>> Excuse me, but why should we give her any more credence than she

> gives Dr. ? She does not have a child with neurological and

> medical issues with autism, she just deals with the behavior issues,

> so she said. Yes, he said that their behavior will worsen in most

> cases and that is a sign that it is working, and killing the virus.

> There senses most likely are waking up. Tristan was on it for

> awhile and because of those behavior issues and the school's

> constant griping we took him off. We intend to go back and go the

> distance in the near future. Dr. does have confidence and

> believes he is correct in what is " ailing " our kids with autism,

> after 2 years of conferring with other qualified doctors and

> treating many children with autism he now knows that the viral issue

> is one component and tests confirm that many are also metal toxic.

> I do not believe at all that he is a charlaton as is implyed. He

> trully wants to help our kids and highly credentialled also.

>>

>> C.

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

HI, I CAN RECOMMEND DR. VOLPE. I FIND HIM VERY INFORMATIVE AND FOLLOWS HIS

PROTOCOL FROM DAN AND WHAT OTHER THINGS YOU HAVE RESEARCHED. MY SON IS 16

YRS OLD AND CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. WE LOVE HIM AND HE IS VERY CARING TOWARDS

OUR FAMILY AND HIS STAFF IS WONDERFUL ALONG WITH HIS WIFE MARGARET.. YOU CAN

MENTION MY NAME IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO TO HIM.. HOPE THIS HELPS. HE ALWAYS WILL

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR CHILD..

CORINNE VELA

_____

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of

jillramir@...

Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:12 PM

To: texas-autism-advocacy

Subject: Dr.

I have been trying to find posts with information about Dr. . Is he

a DAN doctor?

Does anyone have any contact information for him?

We used a DAN doctor a year ago and I didn't feel any direction from them

but would like to find a different one.

We live in the Houston area. I have 3 year old triplets (only one with

autism) so traveling is somewhat difficult. Can anyone recommend Dr. Volpe,

Dr.

Rao or Dr. or any others?

Thanks,

Jill

[Guest guest]

Let me preface this by I know nothing

about him or his practice. Very interesting read.

I just wonder where the jump from “seeing

50-60% more patients” = “providing better care” or “the

nurses ask all the questions” = “providing better care”. I

think he is providing more care

but I don’t see how that is necessarily better. I hope those are really

well trained nurses since the history is totally dependent on them. Goes

against my training and my beliefs though because history is 80% of the dx. I

think I would more trust a nurse to say, “I heard noises in the lungs”

then getting the subtlety’s of a history. My 3 cents.

Kathy Saradarian, MD

Branchville, NJ

Solo low-staff practice since

4/03

In practice since 9/90

Practice Partner User since 5/03

[Guest guest]

I’m

sure he teases out more subtle things in the history when he goes in, but it

sure helps get it moving along if it is at least started. I just feel

like I’m wasting so much time on “other things” that could be

done easily by ancillary staff. Patients must like his system in general,

as I sure do not have 40 pt’s per day calling my office (even if I wanted

to see that many). If his place was bad he would not be that busy.

RE:

re: Dr.

Let me preface this by I

know nothing about him or his practice. Very interesting read.

I just wonder where the

jump from “seeing 50-60% more patients” = “providing better

care” or “the nurses ask all the questions” =

“providing better care”. I think he is providing more care but I don’t see how that is

necessarily better. I hope those are really well trained nurses since the

history is totally dependent on them. Goes against my training and my

beliefs though because history is 80% of the dx. I think I would more

trust a nurse to say, “I heard noises in the lungs” then getting

the subtlety’s of a history. My 3 cents.

Kathy

Saradarian, MD

Branchville,

NJ

Solo low-staff practice

since 4/03

In practice

since 9/90

Practice

Partner User since 5/03

[Guest guest]

One

of the philosophies is to do only what a doctor can do and let others do the

other stuff. And it makes sense when you are trying to do high volume; that

model suits a lot of doctors and also suits a lot of patients. “I’m

sick, it’s not a social call, get me in and get me out.” So I

think it has its niche like the extreme opposite.

But like Larry, sometimes my tired brain

needs a break from the Dr. stuff so working on customizing my software and

wrapping up recycling is a break.

And on the other hand, sometimes people

just follow the crowd “well he must be good to be that busy”.

Self fulfilling prophecy. Maybe he’s not good, but people keep

thinking he’s good because after all, he’s really busy and “everyone”

goes to him.

Kathy Saradarian, MD

Branchville, NJ

Solo low-staff practice since

4/03

In practice since 9/90

Practice Partner User since 5/03

RE:

re: Dr.

Let me preface this by I know nothing

about him or his practice. Very interesting read.

I just wonder where the jump from

“seeing 50-60% more patients” = “providing better care”

or “the nurses ask all the questions” = “providing better

care”. I think he is providing more

care but I don’t see how that is necessarily better. I

hope those are really well trained nurses since the history is totally

dependent on them. Goes against my training and my beliefs though because

history is 80% of the dx. I think I would more trust a nurse to say,

“I heard noises in the lungs” then getting the subtlety’s of

a history. My 3 cents.

Kathy Saradarian, MD

Branchville, NJ

Solo low-staff practice since

4/03

In practice since 9/90

Practice Partner User since 5/03

[Guest guest]

True, and perhaps it has something to with the fact that I personally identify

more with the “I’m sick, it’s not a social call, get me in

and get me out” mentality. I personally do not want to go

chat with my doctor for a long marathon-like visit, just get me in & out

& I’m happy. I’m not so much into the slow &

methodical visits, but rather I like to keep moving. We all probably mirror

our personal styles & personalities onto the type of practice & patient

visits we want. If you are more of a sit down, hold their hand,

touchy-feely doc, then you will of course shun any “churn & earn”

practice. I’m more of a high energy keep moving styled doc.

RE:

re: Dr.

Let me preface this by I

know nothing about him or his practice. Very interesting read.

I just wonder where the

jump from “seeing 50-60% more patients” = “providing better

care” or “the nurses ask all the questions” =

“providing better care”. I think he is providing more care but I don’t see how that is

necessarily better. I hope those are really well trained nurses since the

history is totally dependent on them. Goes against my training and my

beliefs though because history is 80% of the dx. I think I would more

trust a nurse to say, “I heard noises in the lungs” then getting

the subtlety’s of a history. My 3 cents.

Kathy

Saradarian, MD

Branchville, NJ

Solo low-staff practice

since 4/03

In practice

since 9/90

Practice

Partner User since 5/03

[Guest guest]

I missed the original source that references Dr. . Could someone repeat/resend it?

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the Family Physician” by

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Re: FW:

re: Dr.

I missed the original source that references Dr.

. Could someone repeat/resend it?

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[Guest guest]

,

He is a very nice guy. He has also been in

the area for 20+ years. He also benefits from marketing and referrals through

the hospital system. And yes, you could easily have 40 patients a day if you

were in the same area for 20 years. If I had not closed to

new patients (intermittently over the past 3 years), I would likely be seeing

25-30 a day now. Remember also that he went from a “traditional

office” where he was already seeing 30 or so to the new vision, where he ramped things up.

Finally, from someone who used to churn

and burn with the best of them, we need to remember the doctor is not the one

with the illness. Even if you can comfortably see 40 patients a day (juggling

multiple things at the same time), that does not mean that the patients are getting

what they need. Hiring others to do this extra work seems like a great

solution, but that does not strengthen the dr-patient

relationship, it strains it. Yes, 75% of patients will do fine with the churn

and burn medical care (isn’t that why the Wal

Mart and Urgent Care Clinics have so much appeal??), but when does a patient

become part of the other 25%? And when they do fall into this category, will a

doctor who has spent an hour with them in 2 minute increments be able to pick

up on it? That is what scares me about his model (which is incidentally what

most of the hospital systems see as the future); the loss of the relationship with

patient. Without the relationship, are we better than midlevels?

Heck, are we better than a computer program? And if we can’t prove we

are, are we worth even $100,000/year?

I remember a few years back, in a former

practice, I was told that the organization would take care of everything and

all I had to do was see patients. I was being paid to be a doctor. I did not

need to worry about insurance (health for me and my family, malpractice, or

billing). I even did not need to worry about my patients being covered for

visits or prescriptions. Even in this ideal setting, I only had to see 15-20

patients a day. Yet I was miserable. Why? I was in the Air Force and we had

banks of patients with poor continuity, poor support, and horrible records. I felt

disconnected with my community and with my patients and I felt the care given

was marginal at times. My point is that good docs in difficult situations can

lead to bad outcomes. The only way to prevent this is a strong relationship

with those that we see, which I believe is impossible when you are seeing

people in 5 minutes or less.

RE:

re: Dr.

Let me preface this by I know nothing

about him or his practice. Very interesting read.

I just wonder where the jump from

“seeing 50-60% more patients” = “providing better care”

or “the nurses ask all the questions” = “providing better

care”. I think he is providing more

care but I don’t see how that is necessarily better. I

hope those are really well trained nurses since the history is totally

dependent on them. Goes against my training and my beliefs though because

history is 80% of the dx. I think I would more trust a nurse to say,

“I heard noises in the lungs” then getting the subtlety’s of

a history. My 3 cents.

Kathy

Saradarian, MD

Branchville,

NJ

Solo low-staff practice

since 4/03

In practice

since 9/90

Practice

Partner User since 5/03

[Guest guest]

When I was starting out in practice in Canada, an older Asian pediatrician gave me the following advice;1) Clump all your appointments together so that your waiting room looks full and the patients will get the impression you are busy and popular doctor.2) Frame and hang up every certificate, publications and awards in the waiting room so you can impress the patients3) If you need to check on a drug or look up some information, tell the patient you will see if you have any samples, don't tell them you need to look something up.This man made in the top 10 percentile for pediatricians and had a very busy practice, mostly consisting of Asian patients (culturally I feel they do expect a bit more show).I have only tried out his third advice and it does work nicely.Theresa

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