The Doleys Clinic News

Space is filling up for our Friday morning workshop on Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Practice for health care providers and office managers.  Join us on April 20th at Regions Park in Hoover for an informative and interesting educational event about this hot-button topic.  Click here for details and please register soon to reserve your space!

4.0 CMEs are offered for physicians, 4.0 CEUs for case managers, and 4.8 CEUs for Alabama nurses, but all are welcome to attend.  We'll be discussing drug testing from various perspectives:  clinical, medical, laboratory, case management, patient, and legal, as well as provide clinical guidance on why and how to incorporate into a medical practice. 

Various laboratory companies (Ameritox, AIT, Dominion Diagnostics, Lab Corp, and Millennium) will be exhibiting so you can compare reports and services on-site. 

Hope to see you there!

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The DEA has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription medications, to safely dispose of those medications.

To find a collection site near you, click here.   

For example, some sites close to our clinic include:

Winn Dixie on 2653 Valleydale Road, sponsored by the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force

Hoover Police Departmnet at 100 Municipal Lane

Vestavia Hills Police Department at 725 Municipal Lane

There are also several sites in Tuscaloosa, Warrior, McCalla, Bessemer, Northport and more. 

This is a great opportunity to dispose safely of your unused meds! 

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In 2010, we were given this thoughtful letter by one of our clinic patients, Grady, who asked us to share this on our website to help encourage other patients with chronic pain.  Thanks, Grady, for your commitment to "working the program", for your participation in class activities, for your appropriate attitude toward medicine, and for your inspiring behavioral health changes.  Sorry it took so long to post this!

"Hi, I am Grady.  On January 15, 2009 I hobbled into the Doleys Clinic.  I was in such pain I couldn't move.  I weighed 277 lbs and I was a mess.  Ready to give up on life because I thought it was over.  I have had 2 total knee replacements, sciatic nerve damage which had my right leg numb from my back to my right knee, arthritis in my back and hips, and shoulder problems.  I met with Dr. Ryder and he knew I was completely out of sorts.  He was very understanding and prescribed meds to help my pain.  But that was just the beginning.  Then, they told me I had to take 6 classes at $50 a shot and I admit I thought it was just for the money.  I thought for that money I best get what I could get out of it.  It began with Dr. Doleys explaining the difference between acute and chronic pain.  Mine was chronic and I came to understand that it wasn't going away and why.  The damage was done.  Understanding what was going on helped me to cope with reality.  It was either give in or deal with the pain.  Four other classes followed and I learned more and more because I paid attention. 

As the classes went on I learned some things I knew already from Mr. Parsons about panic attacks and breathing techniques which I played a part in that class because I knew what he was saying worked from personal experience.  And then I met Dr. Cianfrini which gave me hope for a better future.  All in all the classes were well worth the cost.  I listened, learned, and acted on their advice and it worked.  From being in my bedroom with the curtains drawn to planting a vegetable garden and growing some great tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, which gave me great pleasure.  Yes, I'm still in pain and apparently it will always be a part of my life.  But, with medication, I have been able to get up and get out and people don't know I'm disabled. 

Please listen to what these doctors have to say and act on it as best you can.  Here it is 1 year later, and I am down to 192 lbs, doing exercise and therapy 5 days a week, 1.5 hours each day, and I'm 54 years old.

Of course I'm still in chronic pain, but with medications and mind set, I believe my future holds promise.  Give the clinic a chance and listen to what they say.  I'm no different from anyone else, no Superman, but I'm an example that their therapy will work.  Give it a shot.  What have you got to lose but a dark room with the curtains drawn and the phone off the hook?  You can do it.  If I can, you can too.  Now I'm blessed with optimism and I am the lead guitar player at my church.

God Be The Glory,
Grady Jackson"

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Dr. Doleys has created a video (click here!) that highlights some of the most important sections of our medical clinic agreement.  This video is designed to complement the paper document, which should be read thoroughly and signed on an annual basis by all new and current patients.  

As you know, we have our patients sign this document for multiple reasons.  1) We want to know you understand the risks of opioid therapy and how to use your medications safely.  2) The document also outlines what to expect of our clinic in certain situations.  3) Finally, in addition to the goals of patient and community safety, we aim to comply with federal, state, and professional organization guidelines about standard of care in our medical treatment. 

Please let one of the clinical staff know if you have any questions about the agreement. 

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We've posted a new "commercial" that describes our new Wellness Options Wednesdays program.  Check out our video for more information.  We look forward to seeing you on April 4th, 2012!

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