Criminal background checks

[Blacktouch]

JCI accreditation has to do with minimum standards. Above a certain minimum there is no qualitative assessment. My understanding is that it says that the standards are adequate, and I would agree with that assessment. They are indeed adequate. My wide circle of friends in Bangkok with a varied set of chronic conditions all agree that their treatment is adequate. It is not excellent and is behind the standard of care and knowledge they experience in their own country. Thai doctors have no incentive to keep their knowledge up to date or keep abreast of medical developments. Only last month a visiting friend with Type 2 diabetes case-managed by one of the leading clinics in the West was told by a senior endocrinologist at Bumrungrad that his combination of medications was "completely wrong". He was also told to put his disposable needles in the general waste as the hospital has no way of disposing of such medical waste on his behalf. He is HIV+ and the doctor was aware of that.

Matt would be well-advised to get an opinion from a specialist in Canada, nowithstanding Khon Kaen Hospital's JCI accreditation.

Thanks for that intimation.

Hence the reason I made this earlier comment in post #291(see below):

"He should go and get a full eye check-up, as (sorry to say this) the medical profession in Western Countries are much move advance than Thailand"

[cdnmatt]

Refusal of entry != black listing. I'll be fine. More than likely, I would have been fine if I would have just flown from BKK to Vientiane, instead of crossing via land at Nong Khai.

Thanks for that intimation.

Hence the reason I made this earlier comment in post #291(see below):

"He should go and get a full eye check-up, as (sorry to say this) the medical profession in Western Countries are much move advance than Thailand"

Well, I have that appointment on the 17th, and will take my MRI results and medical records for him to look over. Unless he says something like, "whoa! this doesn't seem right", then that's pretty much it.

Optic nerve damage is a pretty binary thing, either your nerve is damaged or it's not. And assuming it is, then that's it, case closed. No medical facility in the world can fix that.

Besides, at the rate shit happens in Canada, it will probably be 6 months to get a full check up from a professional facility.

[Asia Traveler]

Seems to have been a trend in this thread to denigrate medical facilities and skills in Thailand. This seems unfair given some of the excellent facilities available and the number of hospitals with JCI accreditation. JCI is a non profit organisation established for grading international hospitals.

I see that the Khon Kaen Ram hospital was accredited in 2014.

JCI is a key factor in selection of medical center but be careful to note if the speciality you are seeking care from is JCI accredited as not all departments in a medical facility may have qualified for accreditation.

[arsenal]

Nothing better to do Davy?

[Jellybean]

Nothing better to do Davy?

Hey arsenal!

It’s Davey with an ‘E’ not Davy without an ‘E’
'Cause Davey with an 'E' goes 'eeeeeee'
It's 'EY' instead of 'Y',
It's simple as can be, see, Davey

I'll do it again, just wait and seeeee . . .

Actually, I believe DaveyJonesLocker, gerefan2 and Blacktouch have a point. I too suspect that the Laos immigration authorities may well have kept a record of cdnmatt's blacklisting.

But I hope I am wrong for cndmatt's sake.

[DaveyJonesLocker]

It’s Davey with an ‘E’ not Davy without an ‘E’
'Cause Davey with an 'E' goes 'eeeeeee'
It's 'EY' instead of 'Y',
It's simple as can be, see, Davey

Dinnae fash yersel Jelly Old Bean. On arsenal I'm reminded of Churchill's famous comment - no, not "he makes you proud to be British" but about Attlee and a taxi. Doubtless you're familiar with it?

[arsenal]

I was being more matey.

[arsenal]

And when Davy attacks me I am reminded of Denis Healy's comment about Geoffrey Howe.

[Jellybean]

Dinnae fash yersel Jelly Old Bean. On arsenal I'm reminded of Churchill's famous comment - no, not "he makes you proud to be British" but about Attlee and a taxi. Doubtless you're familiar with it?

And when Davy attacks me I am reminded of Denis Healy's comment about Geoffrey Howe.

Before anyone asks, and for the sake of clarity, I can confirm I am familiar with both comments.

And gentlemen, do not forget there is a large selection of folderol synonyms available on the, Best information site topic at post #14, should you need to use them.

But do kindly bear in mind this topic is primarily about the plight of cndmatt, now stuck in the Dominion of Canada and Leo lanquishing in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

I fear we have not yet heard the last of this storyline, so let's stick to it without further detours or detrailing sub-plots. My estimate is that we have at least two more seasons of 13 episodes to go before the series finale. But please don't quote me on it.

[DaveyJonesLocker]

Before anyone asks, and for the sake of clarity, I can confirm I am familiar with both comments.

The problem, Jellybean, when you quote from someone I have blocked is that the phrase "waste of space" multiplies in meaning.