Rantings and Ravings

October 5th -- My motorcycle is in the shop for some TLC and since I would otherwise be riding on a Sunday -- I will take out my frustrations on the internet. So here goes:

Questions with no answers?:

1. Why does a chiropractor have to obtain "informed consent" when dealing with orthotics? What is with that -- anyone ever die from fallen arches?

2. Isn't it time that everyone started realizing that there is a huge difference between ensuring knowledge of what is taking place and the specifics of informed consent as in -- doctors have to make sure that patients know what it is going to cost for treatment but that knowledge is different than dealing with risk.

3. Use it or lose it -- abuse it and lose it -- seems to apply to chiropractic use of orthotics and x-rays to more than any other profession.

4. How can practitioners not know the difference between hiring an employee and a consultant when Canada Revenue Agency and everyone else seems to know the difference?

5. You can be an associate and you can be an independent contractor and you can even be both since they are the same!

6. History taking, record keeping, diagnosis and plan of management is not something that chiropractic colleges require from student/interns to keep them busy. They are professional responsibilities.

7. Don't have malpractice insurance -- shame, shame, shame!!

8. You can buy malpractice insurance -- does it come with an undertaking to protect the profession and spend money, time, energy and expertise to deal with the BIG PICTURE. There is only one organization that gives as well as takes.

9. If "IT" doesn't pass the stink test -- it is only a matter of time until (you fill in the blank)!!

10. for whatever reason, my short tenure of doing articles for DC Canada appears over -- so my irreverance, sarcasm, and task of irritating everyone equally will have to be presented on this Blog.

be happy and be well
allan