Digest Number 1453

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I look at it like this:

The difference between us and the kid at the health food store (or

the internet site) is that they can say they have a product that is

good for a condition. And sell it. They aren't trained to do

diagnosis especially, only offer products for sale. It's up to the

" patient/consumer " to decide if they have the condition appropriate

to the product.

However for us once we have gotten the license, taken the oath, put

out the shingle, everything we do is diagnosis and treatment. There

are some web-sites with real practitioners out there that I think are

very good at trying to overcome their limitations with phone calls

and explicit disclaimers and recommendations. It's ironic and

unfortunate that the patient may end up going to the health food

store or one of those " acupuncturists " who doesn't know anything

about herbs. ;-)

On the bright side it gives us a good excuse to have ongoing patients

come to see us every time they have an herb question.

doug

 

>board news

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>I just got a mailing from the CA board of acu and something piqued my

>interest. the board has concluded that " practitioners who diagnose and

>prescribe treatments over the telephone or internet may be ... engaging in

>unprofessional conduct. "

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> If you have never had face to face having contact with the patient, then

>you are definitely engaging in unprofessional conduct, as I understand it.

> Furthermore, our prescription of herbs extends to any recommendation we

>make " to promote, maintain and restore health. " thisisn't just about

>treating disease. it would be about recommending yin qiao san to someone

>by phone.

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>It makes me glad I was always too lazy to set up an online store for the

>public.

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