even faster to finish the survey. Unfortunately for the other doctors, Gina would again be taking the meeting along with them.
Gina brought her brand-new board book, Find the Puppy , along when Claire picked her up from the sitter’s Thursday evening before the staff meeting. She’d also drawn another picture for Jason. They’d spent no less than five minutes rehearsing how to say his name.
This time, they arrived early enough for Claire to feed Gina some finger sandwiches and apple slices before the meeting began.
Jon was the first to arrive, looking as though he’d just completed a mini marathon in a damp T-shirt, warm-up pants and running shoes with huge soles. He’d been known to hit the beachside trail during his lunch hour for a quick run, but today he must have gone after the clinic had closed. It was no secret he was training for the May marathon in Los Angeles and, for a man his age, he looked in tip-top condition.
Phil swaggered in next, looking ready for a hot date in dark slacks and a thin baby-blue, long-sleeved v-neck cashmere sweater that brought out his dreamy eyes. In comparison to Jon, he smelled great!
René and Jason arrived together. They spoke casually and laughed like old friends. Claire was surprised by the spike of jealousy that came over her.
Everyone greeted each other, and Jason’s eyes met Claire’s for a brief moment before he called the meeting to order, causing a quick release of butterflies in her stomach.
As with the last meeting, each member had their specific area of clinic business to report on. When it was Claire’s turn she was prepared with her spreadsheet and several surprising revelations about their clientele and herb-drug interactions.
“Though drug-to-drug interactions are usually more serious, many herbs can interfere with or create potential hazards for our patients,” she said. “For example, we know that grapefruit juice can cause abnormally high concentrations of certain drugs in the blood because it inhibits a specific liver enzyme. And did you know that some patients take grapefruit concentrate pills from the health store?”
She looked around the table and noticed a few raised eyebrows.
“We know to warn our patients on those specific medications to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice, but can we trust they’ll put two and two together about the Pill? And if we don’t know that our patient is taking, let’s say Goldenseal, when we prescribe them erythromycin for an infection, they may experience toxicity.” She glanced around the room, and found everyone, including Jason, to be listening intently. Fortunately, Gina was just as intent drawing yet another picture for hernew favorite person—Jason. “And it’s also important to be aware some herbs can greatly reduce the effectiveness of our prescribed medications.”
To conclude her report, she passed around her list of common herbs and potential drug interactions. “I’d like to make sure that every patient receives this flyer at each medical appointment to remind them to check with their doctor before starting a new herb. And I’d also like to say a word on behalf of the benefits of supplementing medical care with herbs. It has helped tremendously with my battle with Lupus. So herbs aren’t by any means all bad. We just have to stay on top of things where our clinic patients are concerned.”
“Thanks for this,” Jason said, speaking for the group. “How is the survey coming along?”
“We’ve got a few stragglers who have yet to send back their information. I’d like permission to work a few extra hours Saturday morning to call each of them and encourage them to fill them out and send them in.”
All the doctors nodded their approval.
At some point, during her presentation, Gina had wandered over to Jason and crawled into his lap again. He didn’t seem to mind. When Gina heard the trigger word, Saturday, she parroted Claire’s promise made earlier that evening.
“We go to
Gina brought her brand-new board book, Find the Puppy , along when Claire picked her up from the sitter’s Thursday evening before the staff meeting. She’d also drawn another picture for Jason. They’d spent no less than five minutes rehearsing how to say his name.
This time, they arrived early enough for Claire to feed Gina some finger sandwiches and apple slices before the meeting began.
Jon was the first to arrive, looking as though he’d just completed a mini marathon in a damp T-shirt, warm-up pants and running shoes with huge soles. He’d been known to hit the beachside trail during his lunch hour for a quick run, but today he must have gone after the clinic had closed. It was no secret he was training for the May marathon in Los Angeles and, for a man his age, he looked in tip-top condition.
Phil swaggered in next, looking ready for a hot date in dark slacks and a thin baby-blue, long-sleeved v-neck cashmere sweater that brought out his dreamy eyes. In comparison to Jon, he smelled great!
René and Jason arrived together. They spoke casually and laughed like old friends. Claire was surprised by the spike of jealousy that came over her.
Everyone greeted each other, and Jason’s eyes met Claire’s for a brief moment before he called the meeting to order, causing a quick release of butterflies in her stomach.
As with the last meeting, each member had their specific area of clinic business to report on. When it was Claire’s turn she was prepared with her spreadsheet and several surprising revelations about their clientele and herb-drug interactions.
“Though drug-to-drug interactions are usually more serious, many herbs can interfere with or create potential hazards for our patients,” she said. “For example, we know that grapefruit juice can cause abnormally high concentrations of certain drugs in the blood because it inhibits a specific liver enzyme. And did you know that some patients take grapefruit concentrate pills from the health store?”
She looked around the table and noticed a few raised eyebrows.
“We know to warn our patients on those specific medications to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice, but can we trust they’ll put two and two together about the Pill? And if we don’t know that our patient is taking, let’s say Goldenseal, when we prescribe them erythromycin for an infection, they may experience toxicity.” She glanced around the room, and found everyone, including Jason, to be listening intently. Fortunately, Gina was just as intent drawing yet another picture for hernew favorite person—Jason. “And it’s also important to be aware some herbs can greatly reduce the effectiveness of our prescribed medications.”
To conclude her report, she passed around her list of common herbs and potential drug interactions. “I’d like to make sure that every patient receives this flyer at each medical appointment to remind them to check with their doctor before starting a new herb. And I’d also like to say a word on behalf of the benefits of supplementing medical care with herbs. It has helped tremendously with my battle with Lupus. So herbs aren’t by any means all bad. We just have to stay on top of things where our clinic patients are concerned.”
“Thanks for this,” Jason said, speaking for the group. “How is the survey coming along?”
“We’ve got a few stragglers who have yet to send back their information. I’d like permission to work a few extra hours Saturday morning to call each of them and encourage them to fill them out and send them in.”
All the doctors nodded their approval.
At some point, during her presentation, Gina had wandered over to Jason and crawled into his lap again. He didn’t seem to mind. When Gina heard the trigger word, Saturday, she parroted Claire’s promise made earlier that evening.
“We go to
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