Felicia Briones-Colman is another MD who has turned to the
dark side, yet again reminding us that MDs are not scientists, and are not
necessarily trained in anything remotely resembling evidence assessment or
proper methodology. Briones-Colman is, in fact, so extreme in her rejection of
evidence, facts, and science in recommending healthcare strategies that she has
contributed to NaturalNews.
Yes, that NaturalNews.
As she will point out, Briones-Colman is not only an MD; she
is “board certified in both Internal Medicine and the American Board of
Integrative Holistic Medicine,”
the latter of which is nothing to be proud of. Nonetheless, she recommends that
you should “[c]hoose a doctor certified by the American Board of Integrative
Holistic Medicine” when you need holistic medical help. We don’t want to share
the market, do we (it’s not like the board in question bases the certification
process on evidence and reality in any case)? According to her,
“[t]he practice of Integrative Medicine i[…] requires knowledge about
alternative therapies that are scientifically proven to be effective and which
can cause harm,” which is inaccurate in that any treatment that is
“scientifically proven to be effective” is by definition not an alternative therapy,
and seeing a board certified alternative practitioner rather than a
non-certified is advisable to make sure that you receive the most efficacious
woo and avoid harmful practices; “… a doctor who is board certified provides
assurance of excellence,” says Briones-Colman, a claim so stupid and crazy it easily justifies an entry in our Encyclopedia.
Diagnosis: A useful reminder that a proper appeal to
expertise on the efficacy of medical treatments is not the same as an appeal to
your local MD. That’s the best I can manage to say about her.
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