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[Dysphagia] conundrum re:estim


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] conundrum re:estim
  • From: pressmah at sjhmc.org (Pressman, Hilda)
  • Date: Tue Jul 11 09:43:27 2006

I think that our role is to let the patient know that it is an experimental treatment.  That does not disparage.  Hilda Pressman

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Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] conundrum re:estim



In a message dated 7/11/2006 10:28:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time, pressmah@sjhmc.org writes:

That is an excellent way to deal with it.  I concur completely  

As do I. However, as you educate the public, if you tell them a treatment that is not yet proven to work is being used by a facility, it does, in a subtle and indirect way, disparage those that chose to use it.



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