(Mayo) Comment on Dr. William Cheshire's involvement with DCF

[Cooley Hurd]

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2005-jax/2724.html

Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Comment on Dr. William Cheshire's involvement with Department of Children and Families

Dr. William Cheshire was asked by the Florida Department of Children and Families to share his expertise related to potentially vulnerable adults. As part of this commitment, he was asked to render his professional opinion for the state of Florida in the case of Terri Schiavo. He observed the patient at her bedside and conducted a review of her medical history but did not conduct an examination.

Mayo Clinic recognizes that the standard of care for the evaluation of a comatose patient includes a detailed review of the patient’s history and previous evaluations as well as the performance of a comprehensive neurological examination. In some instances, electrophysiological and imaging studies may be used to establish a diagnosis.

The views expressed by Dr. Cheshire in the case of Terri Schiavo do not represent the opinion of the Mayo Clinic or its Departments of Neurology. The Mayo Clinic Departments of Neurology do not have opinions regarding the diagnosis of Terri Schiavo because they have not performed an evaluation as described above.
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Sounds like they're distancing themselves from Dr Fundie at warp speed...:thumbsup:

[seabeyond]

1. they're distancing themselves

yes they are. good for them

[liberal43110]

2. i suggest people contact the Mayo Clinic

and ask about this wacko doctor and if/why he is affiliated with the institution.

[MADem]

3. Pretty soon they'll activate the cloaking mechanism

...and speed away from that quack at the speed of light! Perhaps his services may no longer be required or desired...

Who knows, if they take enough heat about this guy, they could end up vetting every doctor on all of their staffs!

Probably wouldn't be a bad idea....

[Walt Starr]

4. I bet insurance companies are investigating this quack as we speak

surely they'll be interested in his techniques.

[ohio_liberal]

5. How did this guy

get to visit her? I thought everyone but the immediate family had been barred.

Key phrase:

did not conduct an examination

[janx]

7. Very good question. n/t

[tammywammy]

6. It's definitely that

and also, they're expressing that they don't approve of a doctor giving a diagnosis without a full evaluation.