| fromabove |
| (Enthusiast) |
| 10/15/04 08:22 PM |
 Re: Busted in a huge way! WARNING TO YOU ALL, PLS
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I'd love to hear everyone's story. Please PM me and we'll make contact.
I've interviewed from the VIP board, The National Pain Foundation, American Pain Society, etc.
It's a hard book to write because I get overwhelmed.
One area I'd like more personal stories are from people of color and parents who've observed the withholding of pain meds from their children.
Dr. Carmen Green, U of Michigan Med School, has researched provider bias against minorities and has given me a lot of her research. I thought all this discrimination nonsense would be over by now, but it's not.
Take care everyone.
Your question has sparked my curiosity, I am a person of color & I have never noticed the withholding of pain meds from anybody. Furthermore, nobody I have ever spoken within my friends or family has ever indicated that this could be true.
I donít know if I would be able to identify this behavior if it was present, my family doctors seem very caring and I just don't think I would be able to tell if that was the case. Would it just be my opinion? What if I was making up this stuff? How do you verify my story? I really am curious and would like to know.
I must inquire though, if you only do your study based on skin color how could you compare your findings to white folks? Wouldn't you need more information on white folks as well? Or do you already have this? What is the ratio of white folks that go see their doctors compared to colored people? Or are you just trying to have your data show a prejudice?
