Quick background:
I have regular check-ups and occasional infusions at a clinic (Florida Cancer Specialists) that is primarily a cancer treatment center. I go there for occasional iron infusions and generally sit with a large group of people who are in for chemo treatment.
My recent visit had a survey waiting for me to fill out. It wasn't about the quality of care though, and instead was about alternative treatment options for folks going through chemo. Some items disturbed me on the survey.
I took a picture of it, but am unsure how to upload and paste the contents into the post (a 'quick upload' option while writing this keeps telling me the dimensions are too big even though I've shrunk the darn thing down to where it is rendered useless). If someone knows how, please reply back or message me and I'll edit my post or add it to a new one.
Anyways... in general the survey asked what my interest would be in a wide range of "Integrative Medicine services" during my visit and went on to explain that "Integrative Medicine services" was a patient-centered model that combines conventional and complementary medicine to focus on the "whole person - body, mind and spirit - not just the disease".
That set off alarm bells. As I read further, sure enough, it had a checklist of "Integrative Medicine services" they wanted to know if I'd be interested in from Acupuncture, to meditation, to Reiki/healing touch. Of course I selected I'd not be interested at all (both because I prefer actual medicine, and because I'm not going through chemo). At the end, there was a section for comments. I left behind the following comment:
"I'm not here to treat cancer, so I may not be the best person to fill one of these out. That being said, I STRONGLY feel a doctors office should be using ONLY evidence based medicine. Stuff verified through peer reviewed studies. Some of the items listed above (Reiki, Acupuncture) do not fit in that category. It disturbs me that you might offer such services to your patients".
I ran out of room or else I would have written more. I would like to have worded it better too, but was in a hurry in the waiting room. Was I out of line? Technically, this survey wasn't really for me. Should I have talked to a doctor about it? I go back regularly and feel like maybe I should mention it to them next time.
This office (Florida Cancer Specialists) is highly rated and one of the better (and only) options in town. The staff there are EXTREMELY friendly, helpful, and the services rendered are always satisfactory to me. Am I making too much of a fuss over this?
I have regular check-ups and occasional infusions at a clinic (Florida Cancer Specialists) that is primarily a cancer treatment center. I go there for occasional iron infusions and generally sit with a large group of people who are in for chemo treatment.
My recent visit had a survey waiting for me to fill out. It wasn't about the quality of care though, and instead was about alternative treatment options for folks going through chemo. Some items disturbed me on the survey.
I took a picture of it, but am unsure how to upload and paste the contents into the post (a 'quick upload' option while writing this keeps telling me the dimensions are too big even though I've shrunk the darn thing down to where it is rendered useless). If someone knows how, please reply back or message me and I'll edit my post or add it to a new one.
Anyways... in general the survey asked what my interest would be in a wide range of "Integrative Medicine services" during my visit and went on to explain that "Integrative Medicine services" was a patient-centered model that combines conventional and complementary medicine to focus on the "whole person - body, mind and spirit - not just the disease".
That set off alarm bells. As I read further, sure enough, it had a checklist of "Integrative Medicine services" they wanted to know if I'd be interested in from Acupuncture, to meditation, to Reiki/healing touch. Of course I selected I'd not be interested at all (both because I prefer actual medicine, and because I'm not going through chemo). At the end, there was a section for comments. I left behind the following comment:
"I'm not here to treat cancer, so I may not be the best person to fill one of these out. That being said, I STRONGLY feel a doctors office should be using ONLY evidence based medicine. Stuff verified through peer reviewed studies. Some of the items listed above (Reiki, Acupuncture) do not fit in that category. It disturbs me that you might offer such services to your patients".
I ran out of room or else I would have written more. I would like to have worded it better too, but was in a hurry in the waiting room. Was I out of line? Technically, this survey wasn't really for me. Should I have talked to a doctor about it? I go back regularly and feel like maybe I should mention it to them next time.
This office (Florida Cancer Specialists) is highly rated and one of the better (and only) options in town. The staff there are EXTREMELY friendly, helpful, and the services rendered are always satisfactory to me. Am I making too much of a fuss over this?
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