[EDIT 25.11.2021: ARLYN TOMBLESON IS NO LONGER A REGISTERED CHIROPRACTOR]
Arlyn Tombleson is a registered chiropractor who owns a business called Wholistic Health Solutions, located in Albion Park, NSW:
Tombleson states that he is also an osteopath; I could not find any evidence on the AHPRA register of practitioners that this is the case:
Tombleson’s website features only one page, with the following vague treatment claims:
Tombleson came to our attention because he spammed the Facebook page of the disgraced anti-vaccination organisation, the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network, with sixty-five (65!) anti-vaccine links and comments between July 10-25 2016 (these will be included at the end of this post; there are just too many). Here is just one example:
Tombleson also advocates the use of homeopathy instead of immunisation, on the AVN Facebook post:
Tombleson’s Facebook page is no better.
On March 25 2016, Tombleson covered topics from spinal alignment right through to the dangers of Wi-Fi and vaccines:
On May 2 2016, Tombleson cited the discredited anti-vaccine nephrologist, Suzanne Humphries:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson cited Humphries again:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson posted an article from the premier conspiracy website, Infowars:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson posted this anti-vaccination conspiracy theory:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson posted an article claiming that herd immunity is “junk science”:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson posted an article claiming that vaccination does not provide immunity:
On May 3 2016, Tombleson posted a deranged article from Natural News calling vaccination a “Holocaust”. To substantiate this article, Tombleson added the anti-vaccination PhD thesis from anti-vaccination activist, Judy Wilyman, of the University of Wollongong:
On May 4 2016, Tombleson posted the CDC whistleblower lies:
On May 2016, Tombleson posted a breathtaking conspiracy article from the predatory publisher, OMICS:
The abstract tells us all we need to know:
Abstract
Faced with resistance from civil society, pressured by an increasingly volatile world, handicapped by the loss of the cover of secrecy, disarmed of plausible deniability, and driven by the sustainability agenda, the UN and national governments have become desperate and isolated and have been forced to adopt a new strategy of population control that no longer relies on their lost ability to turn man against man but on a newly gained ability to turn nature against man. Population control via chemically-induced sterility and morbidity over the course of a lifetime through the adulteration of the basic elements of life with endocrine disruptors is being phased out as more ambitious depopulation targets via vaccine-induced apoptosis through mandatory immunization programmes are being phased in. This new methodology of subverting fertility and increasing mortality, the two means of stable populations, implemented under the guise of societal interventions for public health outcomes with the help of a new global instrument of coercion called ‘public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) requires far fewer financial and human resources but entails far greater risks for mankind and for all life on earth. This methodology allows for the concomitant pursuit of peak population and peak life expectancy by genetically programming sterility and morbidity early in life through childhood vaccines so the engineered demographic transition is accomplished worldwide by 2050 in the most economical fashion and with the furthest timeframe of responsibility, but also with little or no regard to the integrity of human life, fully outside the law and in defiance of constitutional guarantees.
Tombleson’s business page also features this illegal testimonial:
Tombleson’s AVN comments, July 10-25 2016:
And, finally, vaccines as “Covert Genocide”, from Infowars:
The following addenda contain excerpts from the Chiropractic Board of Australia’s codes, guidelines, and social media policy from which the reader may wish to choose when lodging any complaint about Arlyn Tombleson and Wholistic Health Solutions.
Thanks for reading.
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Addendum 1
Code of conduct for chiropractors.
1.2 Professional values and qualities
[Practitioners] have a duty to keep their skills and knowledge up to date, refine and develop their clinical judgement as they gain experience, and contribute to their profession.
All practitioners have a responsibility to recognise and work within the limits of their competence, scope and areas of practice. Areas of practice vary according to different roles; for example, health practitioners, education providers, researchers and managers will all have quite different competencies and scopes of practice.
2.1 Providing good care. Introduction
a appropriately assessing the patient, taking into account their history (history includes relevant psychological, social and cultural aspects), views and conducting an appropriate physical examination
b ensuring that the diagnosis/clinical impression is appropriate, relevant, justifiable and based on sound clinical reasoning
d formulating and implementing a reasonable management plan (including providing treatment/care and advice and, where relevant, arranging investigations and liaising with other treating practitioners)
2.2 Good practice
a recognising and working within the limits of the chiropractor’s competence and scope and area of practice, which may change over time
b maintaining adequate knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care, including providing treatment/care and advice and where relevant, arranging investigations and liaising with, or referring to, other health professionals
e considering the balance of benefit and harm in all clinical management decisions
g providing treatment/care options based on the best available information and practising in an evidence-based context and not being influenced by financial gain or incentives
h ensuring that services offered are provided with the best possible skill, care and competence
m ensuring that the chiropractor’s personal views do not adversely affect the care of their patients, and
n evaluating practice and the decisions made and action taken in providing good care.
3.4 Confidentiality and privacy
b seeking consent from patients before disclosing or sharing information
g ensuring that all staff are aware of the need to respect the confidentiality and privacy of patients and refrain from discussing patients in a non-professional context
j ensuring that use of social media and e-health is consistent with the practitioner’s ethical and legal obligations to protect privacy
3.5 Informed consent
b providing an explanation of the treatment/care recommended, its likely duration, expected benefits and cost, any alternative(s) to the proposed care, their relative risks/benefits, as well as the likely consequences of no care
c obtaining informed consent or other valid authority before undertaking any examination or investigation, providing treatment/care (this may not be possible in an emergency) or involving patients in teaching or research, including providing information on material risks
3.6 Informed financial consent
a ensuring that any financial agreement is based on the clinical needs of the patient
3.7 Children and young people
b placing the interests and wellbeing of the child or young person first
d ensuring informed consent to providing care for children involves the patient’s parent and/or guardian being provided with clinically relevant information for the chiropractic management of the child; unless a chiropractor judges that a child is of sufficient age and mental and emotional capacity to give their own consent to a service and relevant state and territory laws are complied with
e ensuring that risks of care and alternatives to care are sufficiently explained as these are essential elements of informed consent
4.1 Use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in chiropractic practice
a a full and thorough assessment of patients using tools, tests and procedures that are appropriate for the gathering of information necessary to form a reasonable diagnosis or clinical impression
c only using diagnostic tools, tests and procedures in accordance with established protocols for their appropriate use
d evaluating and reporting the data obtained in a contextual way to ensure that a reasonable and relevant diagnosis/clinical impression is formed, and that appropriate and necessary care is provided
e when using tools, tests and procedures in formulating a diagnosis/clinical impression, management plan and/or for prognostic purposes, the tools used should be for conditions where there are demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity, and
f not misrepresenting the clinical value or significance of the findings of any tool, test or procedure.
5.1 Respect for colleagues and other practitioners
b acknowledging and respecting the contribution of all practitioners involved in patient care
6.4 Public health matters
a understanding the principles of public health, including health education, health promotion, disease prevention, and control and screening
b participating in efforts to promote the health of the community and being aware of obligations in disease prevention, including screening and reporting notifiable diseases where relevant
6.5 Provision of care in a healthcare facility
Good practice involves:
a seeking permission to access and provide care
b adhering to and following the policies and procedures of the facility
c communicating effectively with other practitioners involved in the management of the patient
d keeping the the facility informed of any care
e ensuring professional indemnity insurance (PII) coverage to cover care in that facility, and
f keeping adequate records.
9.6 Advertising
a complying with the National Board’s Advertising guidelines and relevant state and territory legislation and Commonwealth law.
b making sure that any information published about services is factual and verifiable
10.2 Chiropractors’ health
c understanding the principles of immunisation against communicable diseases
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Addendum 2
Guidelines for advertising regulated health services
6.2 Prohibited advertising under the National LawSection 133 of the National Law prohibits advertising that:
– is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to be so
– offers a gift, discount or other inducement to attract a user of the health service without stating the terms and conditions of the offer
– uses testimonials or purported testimonials
– creates an unreasonable expectation of beneficial treatment, and/or
– encourages the indiscriminate or unnecessary use of health services.Maximum penalty—
a in the case of an individual—$5,000; or
b in the case of a body corporate—$10,000.
6.2.1 Misleading or deceptive advertising
Section 133 of the National Law states:
1 A person must not advertise a regulated health service, or a business that provides a regulated health service, in a way that –
a Is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to be misleading or deceptive
Eg:
– mislead, either directly, or by implication, use of emphasis, comparison, contrast or omission
– only provide partial information which could be misleading
– imply that the regulated health services can be a substitute for public health vaccination or immunisation
– advertise the health benefits of a regulated health service when there is no proof that such benefits can be attained, and/or
– compare different regulated health professions or practitioners, in the same profession or across professions, in a way that may mislead or deceive.
6.2.2 Gifts and discounts
Section 133 of the National Law states:
1 A person must not advertise a regulated health service, or a business that provides a regulated health service, in a way that –
b Offers a gift, discount or other inducement to attract a person to use the service or the business, unless the advertisement also states the terms and conditions of the offer
Advertising may contravene the National Law when it:
– contains price information that is inexact
– contains price information that does not specify any terms and conditions or variables to an advertised price, or that could be considered misleading or deceptive
– states an instalment amount without stating the total cost (which is a condition of the offer), and/or
– does not state the terms and conditions of offers of gifts, discounts or other inducements.
6.2.3 Testimonials
Section 133 of the National Law states:
1 A person must not advertise a regulated health service, or a business that provides a regulated health service, in a way that –
c Uses testimonials or purported testimonials about the service or business
6.2.4 Unreasonable expectation of beneficial treatment
Section 133 of the National Law states:
1 A person must not advertise a regulated health service, or a business that provides a regulated health service, in a way that –
d Creates an unreasonable expectation of beneficial treatment
6.2.5 Encouraging indiscriminate or unnecessary use of health services
Section 133 of the National Law states:
1 A person must not advertise a regulated health service, or a business that provides a regulated health service, in a way that –
e Directly or indirectly encourages the indiscriminate or unnecessary use of regulated health services
Advertising may contravene the National Law when it:
– makes use of time-limited offers which influence a consumer to make decisions under the pressure of time and money rather than about their health care needs.
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Addendum 3
Social media policy
When using social media, health practitioners should remember that the National Law, their National Board’s code of ethics and professional conduct (the Code of conduct) and the Guidelines for advertising regulated health services (the Advertising guidelines) apply.Registered health practitioners should only post information that is not in breach of these obligations by:
– complying with professional obligations
– complying with confidentiality and privacy obligations (such as by not discussing patients or posting pictures of procedures, case studies, patients, or sensitive material which may enable patients to be identified without having obtained consent in appropriate situations)
– presenting information in an unbiased, evidence-based context, and
– not making unsubstantiated claims.Additional information may be available from professional bodies and/or employers, which aims to support health practitioners’ use of social media. However, the legal, ethical, and professional obligations that registered health practitioners must adhere to are set out in the National Boards’ respective Code of conduct and the Advertising guidelines.
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