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Referrals
I accept referrals from physicians, midwives, chiropractors, nurse practitioners or any other health care professional the patient may have.
When possible I prefer patients be referred to me so their primary care provider knows what is happening.
In the light of the current medical climate, with so many not having access to a family doctor, I will see patients without a referral. In those circumstance consultaion letters are not routinely sent.
How to refer
The simplest way is to
FAX a referral to
807-475-5644.
This FAX line is dedicated to my clinic and is secure.
We will contact the patient. I will write a consultation letter after they have been seen
Written referrals can be mailed to my business office at :
3529 Rosslyn Road
RR#5
Thunder Bay
P7C 5M9
However remember patients are usually seen at St Joseph's Hospital although I do occasional clinics for new patients at Confederation College Health Services
If you want to discuss the referral or their are other questions feel free to call my office any weekday morning between 9.30 and noon - Eastern time- and my booking staff will assist you.
The business phone number is 807-577-4888
DO NOT CALL St JOSEPH's HOSPITAL.
I rent space from them but none of their staff work for me. My staff, and I, are only there on evenings when there are clinics.
The above business number is the only one you, or the patient, needs to know when contacting the clinic
Updated 2009
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NOMENCLATURE IN PHLEBOLOGY
FOR NAMES OF VEINS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY
BACKGROUND
Due to increasing confusion, and the need to standardise the anatomical names of the leg veins, a meeting was held in
Rome,
Italy, on 8th and 9th Sept 2001. This was under the auspices of the International Union of Phlebologists [IUP], the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists [IFAA] and the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology [FICAT]. The meeting [held just before 9-11] was called to review and update the current official anatomical nomenclature -Terminologia Anatomica-
RATIONALE FOR CHANGE
With the increased emphasis on Phlebology worldwide there has been confusion re several names given for veins in the legs.
Most notably one of the main deep veins of the thigh named the “superficial femoral vein” has been erroneously considered, on occasions, as a superficial vein. This has led to incidences of catastrophic failure to treat deep venous thrombosis.
The abbreviation LSV is often used. Depending on who uses it this may represent the Long Saphenous Vein or the Lesser Saphenous Vein.
SUMMARY OF CLINICALLY IMPORTANT CHANGES
OLD TERMINOLOGY
NEW TERMINOLOGY
Greater Saphenous Vein
or
Long Saphenous Vein
or
GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN - GSV
Internal Saphenous Vein
Lesser Saphenous Vein
or
Short Saphenous Vein
or
SMALL SAPHENOUS VEIN - SSV
External Saphenous Vein
- way I remember “All creatures great and small” !
Femoral Vein
COMMON FEMORAL VEIN
Superficial Femoral Vein
FEMORAL VEIN
Cockett’s Perforators
PARATIBIAL PERFORATOR
Hunter’s Perforator
MID THIGH PERFORATOR
May’s Perforator
POSTERIOR TIBIAL PERFORATOR
Anterior Femoral Vein
ANTERIOR ACCESORY SAPHENOUS VEIN
PERSONAL COMMENTS
There were other changes made but they are of little use in everyday practice. I will try to use the new terminology in any reports I send. However, having been educated in
Glasgow, I am still likely to respect the historical significance of the term HUNTER PERFORATOR. Supplied for your information
t t 2006
Updated 2009
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