Use this easy referral slip to offer your patients A NEW way to treat sinus trouble.
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Why refer to Nova Sinus Center?
Standards of medical practice recognize that alternative methods and drug therapies should be exhausted before moving to irreversible alteration of the rhinosinus architecture. One prominent Seattle-area otolaryngologist agrees that doctors should use surgery only when necessary and use rational medicine strategies first.
Competent physicians recognize that not every mode of treatment will work for everyone. When patient outcomes are less than optimal, consider a referral to Nova Sinus Center.
Sinus drugs, alternative methods, and surgeries each have track records of successes and failures. By referring to Nova Sinus Center, physicians can rest assured they are following standards of medical practice. And by referring for the least invasive strategies first, side effects and complications are minimized.
Naturopathic doctors (ND’s) are specialists in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). By further limiting our care to the nose and sinuses, the physicians of Nova Sinus Center represent the pinnacle of CAM excellence in treating upper respiratory illnesses and disorders.
Algorithm for referral to Nova Sinus Center (PDF)
Note: “QOL” refers to quality of life. QOL decreases as time (deferment of CAM treatment) progresses.
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