1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Naturopathic Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
100; age range less than 1 to 30+
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
No
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
75 minutes
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
30 - 50 minutes
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes! GF/CF, SCD, low oxalate and/or allergy elimination
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes. I welcome collaboration with other providers.
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?
I speak French and Spanish
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes. Phone and/or video conferencing via Skype or MSN
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes, pager
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
We have supplements on an on-site dispensary and usually sell below SRP in Canada. We are competitive with the mail order companies in terms of price.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
In BC, Naturopathic visits are covered by several extended health companies and by the BC Ministry of Children and Familes for diagnosed ASD patients.
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
We bill for lab tests not available through the (Medical Services Plan) in BC.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
We don`t bill for brief phone calls, emails and have set aside time on Saturdays for the question and answer periods with families (12-1pm Saturday).
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Seattle (2006), Practitioner Completed 8-hr Intensive Training by the DAN! Physician Training Team (2006)
If there is a discrepency between the responses listed above and the practitioner's actual practice, please write to us at: ARI, 4182 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA 92116; or fax: (619) 563-6840