Sue Simmons
12 Grosvenor Gardens
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey KT2 5BE
United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 8546 8768
Email: sue.simmons@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.elementalnutrition.co.uk
Specialties: ASD
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Nutritional Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
50 patients; Age 3 to 16
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?
2 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
1 hour
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?
No
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
I don`t sell proprietary nutritional supplements and do not have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
N/A
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
I charge the patient wholesale price + 20% to cover exchange rate changes because the lab bills in US $ and patient pays in Pounds.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
Yes, for example, if the patient/parents do not want to proceed with treatment after the first meeting
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Spring 2007, Completed Clinician`s Seminar
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