In einer eMail vom 13-8-01 1:35:36 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
[log in to unmask]:


> It's
> been my experience that when a hospital-based RN/IBCLC offers free services
> and my services in my private practice are associated with fees that
> sometimes the public gets confused.  I'd be interested in hearing people's
> opinions on this matter.  How do you suggest we handle these issues as a
> separate entity; namely as lactation consultants?
>

Ofcourse Dutch situation is not USA, but for what it's worth:
I'll take the example of me (schoolteacher, IBCLC) and one of my nearby
collehues (RN, IBCLC) (notice that I devide the credentials by , and not by/,
as to indicate they stand next to each other and do not interact). My
collegue was working for a home care/well baby agency (semi governmental,
like in the British care system) as RN first, than as a RN and as a IBCLC and
finally as a IBCLC . She also had a small private practice. Clients who were
send in via the agency did not pay, private patients did. The situation was
explained and for private patients not living in the agencies area it was
just ''too bad'', but they understood. Being RN did not have to do anuthing
with this. I have a very small private practice and I participate in a
university research project. Patients referred to me from within the research
intervention area are paid for by the research fundings, patients from
outside this area pay for my services. Again, they get the situation
explained and they understand. Being a schoolteacher is irrelevant (get paid
for that by the schools I teach :-) )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC
MOM, LLLL, primary schoolteacher
Hiilensberg, Germany

             ***********************************************
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html