>Reply-To: >Really-From: > >In a message dated 97-08-20 13:01:18 EDT, (Ryan >Werstuik) writes: > >> Hello everyone! I'm was curious and decided to compile a list of what you >> thought were bad/un-ethical medical practices (I don't mean human >sacrifice >> ect, but for instance, do you think that it is a good idea to be a primary >> physician for your own children...especially when they reach adolecence)?? >> >I prefer to let one of my partners take care of my kids. However, I do treat >minor illnesses myself, such as colds and minor trauma. I've also treated >their ear infections, but if they had lots of them, I'd have let someone else >treat them. Well check-ups are always done by someone else. I'm not sure >what I'd do if I were in a solo practice, though. I would probably end up >seeing them myself. > >Moshe Adler, MD I'll be lazy and copy Moshe's response because it's the same as I was going to write anyway. But what about charting? I'll admit that my kid's charts are about the thinnest in the office, because very few of their illnesses have been documented, including most of the times they've been on antibiotics. It's been pure laziness on my part and it wouldn't be great if they were to ever need an ENT referal and we needed a complete history of OM and medications. Please someone else tell me I'm not the only one! Michael Sachs, M.D. General Pediatrician