Sad news for Drivers
- Thread starter Lawrence
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I talked with Jon last night and I was sure sorry to hear of this.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Sorry the awareness is gone but I don't think that the idea that a mobile truck service should be writing scrips to sell products without further investigation for the patient by a doctor who does not actually have a connection to a medical supplier who supplies the truck - there is a bit of an ethics issue that pops up and for that it should not return.
Sleep Apnea is not the biggest issue we face as drivers on the medical front, seeing there is little proof that it has effected us as drivers as many in the medical world has been stating (another ethics issue) but more so there is absolutely no proof that it has caused one accident in this profession. The mitigation program is out of control and forces the driver to take steps that restrict them based on their performance with one test and there is a serious rights issue with the idea that they can monitor the usage of equipment when it is a prescribed device.
IF OOIDA wants to fight for something, then it is the intrusion and limitations of the drivers with medical issues based on false science, but they seem to worry about EOBR and other trivial things.
Sleep Apnea is not the biggest issue we face as drivers on the medical front, seeing there is little proof that it has effected us as drivers as many in the medical world has been stating (another ethics issue) but more so there is absolutely no proof that it has caused one accident in this profession. The mitigation program is out of control and forces the driver to take steps that restrict them based on their performance with one test and there is a serious rights issue with the idea that they can monitor the usage of equipment when it is a prescribed device.
IF OOIDA wants to fight for something, then it is the intrusion and limitations of the drivers with medical issues based on false science, but they seem to worry about EOBR and other trivial things.
This is really sad. Can we get a fund raiser going to help keep this program going? You up for it Linda and Bob. This is something that is dear to my heart and if it can keep just one driver to be able to live longer than it is worth it. I lost my father early at the age of 62. If a program like this had been in place he may still be alive today.
I don't see the need for something like this. Is this somehow better than having a physician that you see regularly? There's no reason for people not to have a regular doctor. I'd much rather talk to my own doctor than some dude in a motor home. Being an OOIDA member doesn't make him a medical professional.
Jon I believe is a Physicians Assistant and he only did basic things on the MERV as well as sleep study tests.
He was great at talking with people about their blood pressure and encouraging them to see a doctor.
He was great at talking with people about their blood pressure and encouraging them to see a doctor.