Digest Number 1197

[Guest guest]

Yikes! In the US if we advise our patients to " wean off " their WM's we are

outside of our scope of practice and the primary care MD (or MD who did the

initial prescribing)could make our lives miserabe--especially if something

goes wrong. We've worked too hard to earn our license, degrees, etc. To

me, it's just not worth it.

Rachel Diaz

[Guest guest]

I believe Anne Crowley lives in the US as do I. I haven't had any

problems discussing medications with patients. The patients go back to

their doctors and state their concerns, and sometimes switch to

different drugs. I think if there would ever be any problems it would

be from a patient misinterpeting what was said to them, not from an

MD, unless it was an extreme case. (for instance, agreeing with

someone who has cancer that they shouldn't use chemotherapy when that

patient is under 70, and it would increase their chances of survival.)

Of course I try to source my conversations with patients by looking up

SE in the PDR. I think a lot of it might depend on a TCM

practitioner's background, and their comfort level with discussing

standard medical practice. I find it all interesting myself.

Best,

Gabrielle

 

Chinese Medicine , " Rachel Diaz "

<Racheldiaz@e...> wrote:

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> Yikes! In the US if we advise our patients to " wean off " their WM's

we are outside of our scope of practice