Guest guest Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Jackie, I am sooo sorry to read your experience. When did this occur? I think part of the problem here is everyone understanding what ADA can and can not do. 1)ADA can not force states to have licensing laws. For example, Ohio does, but health food stores have a legislative friend who introduces a bill to gut the law at every session. ODA members fight hard every time to keep the law. 2) It takes paid staff to go after someone violating licensing laws. We RDs need to be willing to pay dues/fees to support that. 3) Dietitians happen to work with food—and “everyone†is an expert on food. Fewer people consider themselves experts on medicine, meds, physical therapy, etc. “Experts†on food are on thousands of Websites, blogs, etc. Even MDs are writing books and articles that have no solid research behind them and that contradict each other. I just read an article in Readers Digest promoting the Atkins-type eating style, and I’m reading The China Study at the moment, and it promotes a vegan eating pattern. 4) Way back when Medicare came into being (Yes, I am that old.), we dietitians didn’t lobby hard enough to be named as Medicare providers. We assumed everyone knew we were important. In addition, we were 99% female, and women back then were not pushy. Bad mistake. The male dominated professions lobbied and were named. (There is one exception to that—OTs were predominantly women, and they did get named.) 5) ADA can not force employers to pay any particular wage. 6) ADA can not force the public to see RDs as the real experts. They are trying with the spokesperson program, but TV shows want “experts†with a glamorous “hookâ€. Ro From: Jackie Chase Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:38 PM To: rd-usa Subject: Re: ADA Elections - New Blog Post Here is my 2 cents. I quit ADA when The president of the Renal Practice Group asked why I had not joined. At the time I was a CRN. It was the year I joined 4 practice groups none of which had ever received any notice that I had joined their group. I called ADA and asked about why they had not notified the practice groups I had joined. I was told that was up to me to tell them I had joined. I asked what happened to the monies I sent in, about $100 above the membership fee. I was told that there was no way of knowing where or if the monies I said I sent had been received. Apparently fiscal responsibility was not an important aspect of ADA. ADA reps that I have met have either been incompetent or just rude and dictatorial. I have seen ADA reps intimidate interns to the point of embarrassment of the Internship Director. In the past when I was a member I was informed that my opinion was of no importance and not needed. The last thing I read in the journal was the job ads. It was real sad to see that in the last year the fourth repeat of the same graduate study on the Navajo nation that I read in the 1970's, 1980's & 1990's. Texas does not have a good licensing law in place anyone can call themselves a dietitian. At the time the ADA rep discouraged any active opposition to the the people a posing RDs because ADA might get sued. More and more of us are getting disillusioned with ADA there are even a small number of Dietitian Groups that are not ADA affiliates. If ADA doesn't stop and get it's head out of the sand, take off the white gloves and become a real professional organization it will go by the way, wither and die. Jackie Chase RD Dillingham AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Most RDs and ADA members have been donating to ADAPAC for over 30 years. Laws and rules need to be written re MNT, giving the RD the authority to get out jobs done correctly. Degrees and certifications do very, very little to advance our position or give Americans the healthcare they need and deserve! We need MNT practice laws. Sent from my iPhone > Jackie, > I am sooo sorry to read your experience. When did this occur? > > I think part of the problem here is everyone understanding what ADA > can and can not > do. > 1)ADA can not force states to have licensing laws. For example, Ohio > does, but > health food stores have a legislative friend who introduces a bill > to gut the law > at every session. ODA members fight hard every time to keep the law. > > 2) It takes paid staff to go after someone violating licensing laws. > We RDs need > to be willing to pay dues/fees to support that. > > 3) Dietitians happen to work with food—and “everyone†is an > expert on food. Fewer > people consider themselves experts on medicine, meds, physical > therapy, etc. “Experts†> on food are on thousands of Websites, blogs, etc. Even MDs are > writing books and > articles that have no solid research behind them and that contradict > each other. I just read > an article in Readers Digest promoting the Atkins-type eating style, > and I’m reading > The China Study at the moment, and it promotes a vegan eating pattern. > > 4) Way back when Medicare came into being (Yes, I am that old.), we > dietitians didn’t > lobby hard enough to be named as Medicare providers. We assumed > everyone knew > we were important. In addition, we were 99% female, and women back > then were not > pushy. Bad mistake. The male dominated professions lobbied and were > named. > (There is one exception to that—OTs were predominantly women, and th > ey did > get named.) > > 5) ADA can not force employers to pay any particular wage. > > 6) ADA can not force the public to see RDs as the real experts. They > are trying with > the spokesperson program, but TV shows want “experts†with a > glamorous “hookâ€. > > Ro > > From: Jackie Chase > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:38 PM > To: rd-usa > Subject: Re: ADA Elections - New Blog Post > > Here is my 2 cents. I quit ADA when The president of the Renal > Practice Group asked why I had not joined. At the time I was a CRN. > It was the year I joined 4 practice groups none of which had ever > received any notice that I had joined their group. I called ADA and > asked about why they had not notified the practice groups I had > joined. I was told that was up to me to tell them I had joined. I > asked what happened to the monies I sent in, about $100 above the > membership fee. I was told that there was no way of knowing where or > if the monies I said I sent had been received. Apparently fiscal > responsibility was not an important aspect of ADA. ADA reps that I > have met have either been incompetent or just rude and dictatorial. > I have seen ADA reps intimidate interns to the point of > embarrassment of the Internship Director. In the past when I was a > member I was informed that my opinion was of no importance and not > needed. The last thing I read in the journal was the job ads. It was > real sad to see that in the last year the fourth repeat of the same > graduate study on the Navajo nation that I read in the 1970's, > 1980's & 1990's. Texas does not have a good licensing law in place > anyone can call themselves a dietitian. At the time the ADA rep > discouraged any active opposition to the the people a posing RDs > because ADA might get sued. More and more of us are getting > disillusioned with ADA there are even a small number of Dietitian > Groups that are not ADA affiliates. If ADA doesn't stop and get it's > head out of the sand, take off the white gloves and become a real > professional organization it will go by the way, wither and die. > > Jackie Chase RD > Dillingham AK > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Most RDs and ADA members have been donating to ADAPAC for over 30 years. Laws and rules need to be written re MNT, giving the RD the authority to get out jobs done correctly. Degrees and certifications do very, very little to advance our position or give Americans the healthcare they need and deserve! We need MNT practice laws. Sent from my iPhone > Jackie, > I am sooo sorry to read your experience. When did this occur? > > I think part of the problem here is everyone understanding what ADA > can and can not > do. > 1)ADA can not force states to have licensing laws. For example, Ohio > does, but > health food stores have a legislative friend who introduces a bill > to gut the law > at every session. ODA members fight hard every time to keep the law. > > 2) It takes paid staff to go after someone violating licensing laws. > We RDs need > to be willing to pay dues/fees to support that. > > 3) Dietitians happen to work with food—and “everyone†is an > expert on food. Fewer > people consider themselves experts on medicine, meds, physical > therapy, etc. “Experts†> on food are on thousands of Websites, blogs, etc. Even MDs are > writing books and > articles that have no solid research behind them and that contradict > each other. I just read > an article in Readers Digest promoting the Atkins-type eating style, > and I’m reading > The China Study at the moment, and it promotes a vegan eating pattern. > > 4) Way back when Medicare came into being (Yes, I am that old.), we > dietitians didn’t > lobby hard enough to be named as Medicare providers. We assumed > everyone knew > we were important. In addition, we were 99% female, and women back > then were not > pushy. Bad mistake. The male dominated professions lobbied and were > named. > (There is one exception to that—OTs were predominantly women, and th > ey did > get named.) > > 5) ADA can not force employers to pay any particular wage. > > 6) ADA can not force the public to see RDs as the real experts. They > are trying with > the spokesperson program, but TV shows want “experts†with a > glamorous “hookâ€. > > Ro > > From: Jackie Chase > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:38 PM > To: rd-usa > Subject: Re: ADA Elections - New Blog Post > > Here is my 2 cents. I quit ADA when The president of the Renal > Practice Group asked why I had not joined. At the time I was a CRN. > It was the year I joined 4 practice groups none of which had ever > received any notice that I had joined their group. I called ADA and > asked about why they had not notified the practice groups I had > joined. I was told that was up to me to tell them I had joined. I > asked what happened to the monies I sent in, about $100 above the > membership fee. I was told that there was no way of knowing where or > if the monies I said I sent had been received. Apparently fiscal > responsibility was not an important aspect of ADA. ADA reps that I > have met have either been incompetent or just rude and dictatorial. > I have seen ADA reps intimidate interns to the point of > embarrassment of the Internship Director. In the past when I was a > member I was informed that my opinion was of no importance and not > needed. The last thing I read in the journal was the job ads. It was > real sad to see that in the last year the fourth repeat of the same > graduate study on the Navajo nation that I read in the 1970's, > 1980's & 1990's. Texas does not have a good licensing law in place > anyone can call themselves a dietitian. At the time the ADA rep > discouraged any active opposition to the the people a posing RDs > because ADA might get sued. More and more of us are getting > disillusioned with ADA there are even a small number of Dietitian > Groups that are not ADA affiliates. If ADA doesn't stop and get it's > head out of the sand, take off the white gloves and become a real > professional organization it will go by the way, wither and die. > > Jackie Chase RD > Dillingham AK > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Most RDs and ADA members have been donating to ADAPAC for over 30 years. Laws and rules need to be written re MNT, giving the RD the authority to get out jobs done correctly. Degrees and certifications do very, very little to advance our position or give Americans the healthcare they need and deserve! We need MNT practice laws. Sent from my iPhone > Jackie, > I am sooo sorry to read your experience. When did this occur? > > I think part of the problem here is everyone understanding what ADA > can and can not > do. > 1)ADA can not force states to have licensing laws. For example, Ohio > does, but > health food stores have a legislative friend who introduces a bill > to gut the law > at every session. ODA members fight hard every time to keep the law. > > 2) It takes paid staff to go after someone violating licensing laws. > We RDs need > to be willing to pay dues/fees to support that. > > 3) Dietitians happen to work with food—and “everyone†is an > expert on food. Fewer > people consider themselves experts on medicine, meds, physical > therapy, etc. “Experts†> on food are on thousands of Websites, blogs, etc. Even MDs are > writing books and > articles that have no solid research behind them and that contradict > each other. I just read > an article in Readers Digest promoting the Atkins-type eating style, > and I’m reading > The China Study at the moment, and it promotes a vegan eating pattern. > > 4) Way back when Medicare came into being (Yes, I am that old.), we > dietitians didn’t > lobby hard enough to be named as Medicare providers. We assumed > everyone knew > we were important. In addition, we were 99% female, and women back > then were not > pushy. Bad mistake. The male dominated professions lobbied and were > named. > (There is one exception to that—OTs were predominantly women, and th > ey did > get named.) > > 5) ADA can not force employers to pay any particular wage. > > 6) ADA can not force the public to see RDs as the real experts. They > are trying with > the spokesperson program, but TV shows want “experts†with a > glamorous “hookâ€. > > Ro > > From: Jackie Chase > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:38 PM > To: rd-usa > Subject: Re: ADA Elections - New Blog Post > > Here is my 2 cents. I quit ADA when The president of the Renal > Practice Group asked why I had not joined. At the time I was a CRN. > It was the year I joined 4 practice groups none of which had ever > received any notice that I had joined their group. I called ADA and > asked about why they had not notified the practice groups I had > joined. I was told that was up to me to tell them I had joined. I > asked what happened to the monies I sent in, about $100 above the > membership fee. I was told that there was no way of knowing where or > if the monies I said I sent had been received. Apparently fiscal > responsibility was not an important aspect of ADA. ADA reps that I > have met have either been incompetent or just rude and dictatorial. > I have seen ADA reps intimidate interns to the point of > embarrassment of the Internship Director. In the past when I was a > member I was informed that my opinion was of no importance and not > needed. The last thing I read in the journal was the job ads. It was > real sad to see that in the last year the fourth repeat of the same > graduate study on the Navajo nation that I read in the 1970's, > 1980's & 1990's. Texas does not have a good licensing law in place > anyone can call themselves a dietitian. At the time the ADA rep > discouraged any active opposition to the the people a posing RDs > because ADA might get sued. More and more of us are getting > disillusioned with ADA there are even a small number of Dietitian > Groups that are not ADA affiliates. If ADA doesn't stop and get it's > head out of the sand, take off the white gloves and become a real > professional organization it will go by the way, wither and die. > > Jackie Chase RD > Dillingham AK > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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