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Attendee Comments from
September 2004 Physician Seminar

Following are survey comments, grouped by presentation first, and then general comments.

Class 1 – Common Fertility Signs & Identifying Post-Ovulatory Infertile Phase

  • Your testimony and sincerity are inspiring. 
  • Really enjoyed their enthusiasm and sense of humor.
  • Explained very well.
  • I liked the examples from veterinary medicine – particularly that Depo Provera was not considered safe for dogs.
  • Good approach and some jokes.  Lots of practical experience.
  • Good overview and basic information.

Class 2  – Rules for Phase I & Analyzing Unplanned Pregnancies

  • Your sharing of how your intimacy was improved by NFP was inspiring.  Thanks for being open to God’s gift of children.
  • Excellent speakers!
  • Good couple cooperation.
  • Excellent team approach to philosophy and intro to CCL concepts, techniques.

 A History of Natural Family Planning

  • Thank you for the foundation and your testimony.  My mother and father are Episcopal – this will help me.
  • Revealed history regarding contraception and the Church that I was not familiar with.
  • Interesting history information.
  • Interesting!
  • Nice history – Lots of good background info.
  • Excellent and clearly presented information to provide context and motivation for CCL approach.

Class 3 – Breastfeeding & Applications of Sympto-Thermal Rules

  • Use of Power Point with table was excellent.
  • Applications were quite helpful.
  • Personal stories and struggles with health, etc. Good advice on being generous early on. Good practice.
  • Appreciate the scientific basis for encouraging breastfeeding and real-world examples of applying rules.

Class 4 – Special Situations & More on Return of Fertility After Childbirth

  • Thank you for welcoming Jesus into your bedroom.
  • Applications most helpful.
  • But I began experiencing info overload.  Loved their personal comments.
  • Great use of personal experience
  • Forced me to work through and use limited knowledge, which helped by application to real examples (went a little too fast through examples)
  • Practice charts very helpful!

 The Role of the Physician in Promoting Sexual Health and Values

  • Thank you for giving physicians a clean page with God through the Rite of Reconciliation to start again.
  • Good challenge to doctors.
  • Important moral/ethical ideas – encouraging.

Medical Witness & Establishing the NFP-Only Practice

  • Thank you for walking by faith.
  • Exciting to know about this!
  • Strong speaker – good message!
  • Very helpful, encouraging and convincing.
  • Excellent example!
  • Great story – it was helpful to see such a significant transition for an OB-Gyn and its success.

Medical Implications of Hormonal Birth Control

  • You are in my prayers.  Be not afraid.  Truth is not an idea.  He is our Lord Jesus.  You are serving your Lord and protecting His children.
  • This needs to be published!  Very helpful.
  • Valuable information!
  • Good to have someone presenting this information with strong, research interest.
  • Very helpful information that does not seem to be available anywhere else.
  • Lots of documentation to make an effective and persuasive point on contraceptive hormones (and abortion).

Open Forum – Physicians give case histories and group discussion

  • Thank you for the insights.
  • Very helpful information
  • Good patient discussion
  • Good examples, but a little superficial

Nutrition: Its Effects on Fertility Cycle, Cycle Problems & Fertility in General

  • Thank you so much.  My wife and I appreciated it.
  • Had a bit of a tendency to ramble.
  • Lots of information
  • Quite talkative.
  • Very helpful review with practical examples and treatment options.

Infertility, Common Cycle Problems & How to Treat Them Medically

  • A tremendous speech!
  • Good speaker.
  • Very helpful; he and this seminar have renewed by interest/care for women’s issues/health to be a part of my future practice.
  • Very good ethical and medical approach demonstrated in practice.
  • Excellent/practical morally based presentation.
  • Fantastic talk – I could have listened for two more hours!

Overall Comments:

  • Excellent  - stressful due to length of days for an old man – very warm hospitality – very friendly and kind.
  • Keep offering this seminar – it’s wonderful!  Thank you.  This has helped me professionally and personally.  God bless you for this program.
  • I came to the seminar knowing very little, and I was given a wealth of knowledge.  Thank you, thank you, thank you, and God bless all of you!
  • Have an NFP-knowledgeable physician available during all sessions to answer questions. 
  • Greatly appreciate Teaching Couples talks. Computerized “charts” could have gone more smoothly – sometimes a little confusing.
  • Lots of info, especially towards end of the day.  More fresh fruit snacks (apples, oranges).
  • Appreciate “Power Point” format and following the notes closely.  Appreciate following and adhering to schedule fairly well.
  • Thank you for considering having on the Presenting Team a Teaching Couple with a small family.

 

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