Questions to ask potential Pediatrician @ consultation?

Re: Questions to ask potential Pediatrician @ consultation?

• jsugrin member

  October 2009

  I can email this to you if you want. nest name @ yahoo.com

   

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  ?  If solo, who covers when the doctor isn't available?________________________

  
  
  4. Does the doctor have any subspecialties? _____________________________________________
  
  5. What are your hours? _____________________________________________________
  
  6. What evening or weekend hours are available? _________________________________
  
  7. Does your practice encourage parents to call for routine/non-emergency questions? yes/no
  
  8. How will we reach you if my child gets sick after hours? __________________________

  ?  Do you have a special waiting room or a separate entrance for sick children, or how do you separate them from others?

   

  • Can you explain how we will work together during our baby?s first year?

   

   

  • Will you examine our baby at the hospital (or at our home) directly after birth?
  • What is your typical advice to new parents about? Circumcision?
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    Breastfeeding?

   

   

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    Bottlefeeding?

   

     

  
  Sleeping through the night?

   

  
  Immunizations?

   

   

   

  • Can we come to you with questions about non-medical issues, like feeding or behavior?

   

   

  • What do we need to know about our newborn?s health and care?

   

  3. Will you be available for discussions on my child's behavioral developments (discipline issues, social development, etc.)? yes / no

  
  
  9. How can I reach the doctor in an emergency? __________________________________
  
  10. When the doctor's not on call, who covers? ________________________________________
  
  11. Which hospitals is the doctor affiliated with? ____________________________________
  
  12. Does the doctor see newborns in the hospital or at the first office visit? ______________________
  
  13. Does the doctor respond to e-mail? yes / no
  
  14. Does the practice have a Web site? yes / no

  ?  If so, what's the URL? _______________________
  
  
  
  About the Doctor
  Most doctors have only about ten minutes to spare for an interview. If the interview takes longer, some physicians will charge a consultation fee.
  
  1. What do you like best about your job? _________________________________________
  
  2. Do you have children? ______________________________________________________
  
  3. Will you be available for discussions on my child's behavioral developments (discipline issues, social development, etc.)? yes / no
  
  
   

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• EmmieB member

  October 2009

  cool! Thanks!
  

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• AudreyEB

  October 2009

  Those are great q's. The other thing that helped us was just observing the waiting room, environment, our intuition about the place. This more than the q's helped us choose a practice. We loved both docs, but one place didn't feel that comfortable to us overall.
  

   Good luck!
  

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