Posted by Lou Pilder on December 2, 2006, at 15:08:09
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Dinah-, posted by Dinah on December 2, 2006, at 14:29:04
Friends,
Dinah has replied to me with something like that I am proposing that Dr. Hsiung establish a relationship with the board where he gives medical advice.
Let us look at the facts. I am suggesting that DR. Hsiung place a symbol in the thread where statements that offer, let's say for example, drug combinations that could have the potential to harm of even cause the death of a person to be notated in some way that the medical profession does not endorse the combination of drugs advocated. One example could be if a poster advocated drinking alcohol while taking a benzodiazepine. DR. Hsiung could also post an administrative comment with the symbol.
The question here now, is if Dr. Hsiung was going to implement my suggestion on the board, would he be [...giving medical advice...]?
The concept of giving medical advice could be understood in many ways. I think that to notate that taking a combination of drugs that a member posts to take, that could have the potential to cause someone to die, is not IMO giving medical advice , but clarifying that there is danger in the taking of the combination in question.
There are many web sites that list the adverse reactions of combinations of drugs and I do not see any mention that they are giving medical advice. The government offers liturature about the harmfull effects and possible death by taking various combinations of drugs and I have not seen where the government has been accused of giving medical advice.
Teachers of health related subjects tell their students about the potential for death from taking various combinations of drugs.There are other doctors that have web sites that warn their readers about the harmfull effects of some combinations of drugs. I have not seen any claim that they are giving medical advice by republishing the PDR's section on such or posting the manufacturers liturature for such. I think that medical advice is different from posting common knowlege available on the internet.
DR. Hsiung has also posted that he may ask someone here about their feelings if they ask another to please not post to them and has posted that he does not think that he is establishing a psychiatric relationship if he was to do that.
Dr. Hsiung offers expert's opinions about medical issues here. And does he not receive the questions first and then forward them to the expert? If so, is this not establishing a >vicarious< relationship? If not, could anyone here post why not? If you could, then I could have the opportunity to respond accordingly.
Lou
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