[NPInfo] Re: [ACC-Circle] Taking on Oprah

Mon Oct 1 18:11:26 PDT 2007

Sure, I will write. Give me a little time though.
Thanks,
Dave
On 10/1/07 7:13 PM, "Priscilla Merrill" <prispunnyfnp at metrocast.net> wrote:

> Dave, do you want to take this on since I already wrote?  You are so eloquent.
> You should volunteer to go on her show (after all, I can¹t talk with this
> spasmodic Dysphonia although it doesn¹t stop Diane Rehm!  She just takes off
> the first couple of weeks after her botox).
> This could be really fun if she bites on our replies!  Easy as she goes, or is
> it , ³Stead-men as she goes?²
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> Priscilla
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> From: ElayneD at aol.com [mailto:ElayneD at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 7:04 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ACC-Circle] Taking on Oprah
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> In a message dated 10/1/2007 3:49:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Surgblumm
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> Great work. I watch Oprah whenever I get home by 4 PM and my wife calls me a "
> Metro" but i love what she has dome for so many alienated people in our
> society. Wouldn't it be great if she did an interview with a few good APC's?
> 
> Bob
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>  I say we petition her from the organization. perhaps she will respond if it
> is from a group.
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>> In a message dated 10/1/2007 7:11:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> ElayneD at aol.com writes:
>>> WELCOME TO THE ACC-CIRCLE DISCUSSION LIST!
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>>> Kudos to you Priscilla, What do we say, should we all take on Oprah? Why
>>> not?
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>>> Elayne DeSimone
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>>> In a message dated 10/1/2007 6:16:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> prispunnyfnp at metrocast.net writes:
>>>> WELCOME TO THE ACC-CIRCLE DISCUSSION LIST!
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>>>> My reply to OPRAH.  I¹m on their e-list for info on upcoming shows.  I
>>>> responded to this query:
>>>> 
>>>> Are you afraid to go to the doctor?
>>>> 
>>>> Are you or someone you know terrified to see a physician? Do you refuse to
>>>> go because you fear there will be bad news? Have you been putting off a
>>>> checkup for years because you're simply scared? Do you have a medical
>>>> condition you are concerned about but continue to ignore because of your
>>>> fear? Do you have suspicious moles on your body that you fear could be skin
>>>> cancer but still will not get tested? Have you been a smoker for years and
>>>> are afraid to get your lungs checked? Do you have symptoms like blurred
>>>> vision, dry mouth and fatigue and believe that you could be diabetic? Do
>>>> you have a history of Diabetes in your family but are still afraid to get
>>>> checked?
>>>> 
>>>> If you or someone you know have been putting off a visit to the doctor
>>>> because you are terrified of getting bad news, The Oprah Winfrey Show would
>>>> like to talk to you. Please write in and tell us about the symptoms you are
>>>> experiencing and what you believe you may be suffering from.
>>>> 
>>>> My reply:
>>>> 
>>>> I am NOT afraid to visit MY healthcare provider, but had to respond.  I am
>>>> a family nurse practitioner.  I highly recommend including our role in your
>>>> show.  You always specify "physician" and should change your term to
>>>> "health care provider or advanced practice clinician" A large proportion
>>>> choose to see PA's/NP's (for more info on our roles, see
>>>> www.amcollege.org).  I have written Oprah about this several times in the
>>>> past and have yet to see a change or receive a reply.  We strive to make
>>>> the whole thing less scary, explain what and why and how we perform the
>>>> exam.  I never chastise a patient when they've been away from routine
>>>> healthcare -- I positively commend them for being here TODAY.  That being
>>>> said, I've diagnosed many a late breast and lung cancer because patients
>>>> "are afraid of finding out the truth".  They already know what I tell them.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for listening and changing your language to reflect the times where
>>>> not everyone sees a physician.  Please include midwives too!  The research
>>>> supports we are as good, and perhaps even better, at providing preventative
>>>> healthcare and studies suggest patients are more satisfied with our care.
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>> Great work. I watch Oprah whenever I get home by 4 PM and my wife calls me a
>> " Metro" but i love what she has dome for so many alienated people in our
>> society. Wouldn't it be great if she did an interview with a few good APC's?
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
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>> 
>> Robert M. Blumm, MA, PA-C
>> President, American College of Clinicians
>> "Life's persistent and most urgent question is,
>> "What are you doing for others?"
>> -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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>> Join the American College  of Clinicians. Let us show you what we can do.
>> www.amcollege.org
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