"ASK THE DOCTOR" IS AN OPEN FORUM WHEREBY VISITORS MAY POST CLINICAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DOCTOR SAMPSON OR AN INVITED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL TO RESPOND. IN PRIOR MONTHS, WE HAVE RECEIVED A WIDE VARIETY OF VIEWER SUBMISSIONS WHICH RANGE RANGING FROM SERIOUS & APPROPRIATE TO CONTROVERSIAL & BIZARRE. AS SUCH, WE ENCOURAGE CANDOR AND HONESTY WITH REGARDS TO THE "REAL ISSUES" SO OFTEN PUT ASIDE BY PROFESSONALS AND PATIENTS ALIKE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK ABOUT ANY HEALTH CONCERN OR ISSUE YOU MAY HAVE. NO QUESTION OR COMMENT IS TOO SILLY OR INSIGNIFICANT.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE, HOWEVER, KEEPING ANY VULGAR, INNAPROPRIATE AND HATE RELATED COMMENTS TO ONESELF.
VIEWER SUBMISSIONS ARE PRELIMINARILY REVIEWED BY STAFF WHO THEN GENERATE A SELECTIVE LIST OF COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FOR DR. SAMPSON (OR INVITED GUEST SPEAKER) TO RESPOND. BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS GENERALLY RECEIVED EACH MONTH, ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WILL HAVE THIER ISSUES POSTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESPONSE FROM DR. SAMPSON OR INVITED GUEST SPEAKER. POSTED SUBMISSIONS ARE ULTIMATELY CHOSEN BY A PRE-DETERMINED BUT UN-VALIDATED "RELEVANCE SCORE" WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT VARIOUS FACTORS -- THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING "SOCIAL GENERALIZABILITY" -- OR THE DEGREE BY WHICH ONE'S COMMENT OR QUESTION RELATES TO AN ISSUE FACED BY MANY PERSONS RATHER THAN A PARTICULAR OR SPECIFIC CLINICAL SCENARIO WHICH ONE HAS EXPERIENCED OR IS FACING.
THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING VEIWER SUBMISSIONS FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH'S POSTING AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN WITH US SOON.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ADDED DELAYS AND HOPE TO HAVE "ASK THE DOC' OPERATIONAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!
