John Coombs
152 Walter's Lane
Fallbrook
ON KOG IA0
Canada
Telephone: 613-267-2523
Fax: 613-267-6216
Email: office@drcoombs.ca
Website: www.drcoombs.ca
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Family Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
250; 2 years to 19 years
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
Yes, up to 3 months
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
1 hour
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
30 minutes
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
French
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Only for urgent problems
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Only Canadian Health Insurance (Medicare)
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
I have patients/parents pay the lab directly for commercial lab tests not paid for by Canadian Medicare
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
I bill only for services not covered by Canadian Medicare
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Fall 1999, 2000, Completed Clinician Seminar 2005, 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008; Completed Level II Clinician Seminar Fall 2008
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