Naturopath Jason Klop was in the Supreme Court of BC. asking a judge to order the College of Physiotherapists to terminate its investigation into his business and lift his ban on the manufacture, advertising and sale of human fecal pills and enemas. Explaining the ban, the college said Klopp may engage in behaviors that are not appropriate for a physiotherapist, but attorney Jason Gratl argued that it is difficult to prove in a field with somewhat cloudy boundaries and relatively few restrictions. “What does it take for a physiotherapist to do something inappropriate in a field that is so broad and open to interpretation?” asked the court, arguing that only substantial harm to patients would be encountered at the bar. Gratl suggested that the lack of scientific evidence for the use of faecal implants (FMT) to treat autism is not necessarily relevant in this case. “In some ways, physiotherapists may rely on science, but they are not bound by science,” Gratl said. He explained that physiopathic practices can instead be based on anecdotes or historical knowledge, and later pointed out that the field includes homeopathy, “which some say involves magical thinking. [and is] certainly unscientific at its core. “
Unauthorized treatment for autism in Canada
As CBC first reported in January 2020Klop charges parents about $ 15,000 for autistic children up to the age of two to have FMT, mostly at a clinic in the Mexican coastal city of Rosarito. FMT treatments involve taking bacteria and other germs from a healthy person’s stool and transferring them to a patient either from the anus or mouth, with the goal of restoring a normal environment in the gut. FMT is currently only approved in Canada and the US for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection which has not responded to other therapies, but research is ongoing for a wide range of other possible applications. An illustration shows how fecal microflora cuttings are produced. (Vancouver Island Health Authority) Doctors and scientists have warned that, for the time being, any other use of this emerging treatment is experimental and poses a serious risk of infection, while advocates of autism have denounced the Klopp process as Unproven treatment that puts vulnerable children at risk. Last August, the college announced that it had taken “emergency action” to protect the public by banning Klop from producing or selling FMT products while investigating his business, Novel Biome. The order came in response to an April 2021 complaint from a former Klopp lab employee who claimed to have produced FMT products in a basement apartment in Abbotsford using his nieces’ feces, without any quality or proper inspection.
The complaint is called “unfounded and stupid”
After describing the case as a “tragedy” in his opening remarks on Tuesday, Gratl described the allegations in the April 2021 complaint as “completely unfounded and obscene”. He spent much of the day hearing denying them and arguing that they did not meet the legal barrier to emergency action. Although he acknowledged that Klopp’s three nephews were the sole donors to the company at the time of the complaint and said the lab was located on the ground floor of the building where the boys lived, Gratl said Klopp had provided information on quality assurance procedures. and standard operating procedures. Gratl also said the nieces had their blood and feces checked every three months, which he described as typical of FMT. The court heard that Klopp denied that he was sure of the quality of their feces because “they are my nephews, so I know their way of life”. The original complaint also alleged that Klop’s laboratory director was not scientifically qualified. Gratl said the lab director actually wrote the complaint under a pseudonym, and contrary to her claims, she has 20 years of experience in the field. He described her as an unhappy employee who was upset about her position in the company. Gratl also claimed that the college had made many legal mistakes in its actions against Klopp, including his charge of misconduct for violating Health Canada’s non-binding Health Canada guidance documents at the FMT. He suggested that the college pursue restrictions and research related to Klopp, due to a disgust with the bad guys rather than any valid patient safety concerns. “I asked my kids, ‘Why do you find the stools funny?’ “They can’t stop laughing to answer,” Gratl said. College attorneys have not yet presented their arguments. However, court records show that the lab director’s complaint is not the only source of concern for the college when it comes to Klop’s business. The investigation actually began two years earlier, in 2019, when the college appointed inspectors with private research firm Paladin Risk Solutions to investigate allegations that he was involved in inappropriate business dealings and was violating federal drug policies. The hearing of Klopp’s applications in court is scheduled to continue on Wednesday.
title: “Physiotherapists Not Bound By Science Lawyer Argues At Bc Hearing For Stool Transplants For Autism " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Ronald Rogan”
Naturopath Jason Klop was in the Supreme Court of BC. asking a judge to order the College of Physiotherapists to terminate its investigation into his business and lift his ban on the manufacture, advertising and sale of human fecal pills and enemas. Explaining the ban, the college said Klopp may engage in behaviors that are not appropriate for a physiotherapist, but attorney Jason Gratl argued that it is difficult to prove in a field with somewhat cloudy boundaries and relatively few restrictions. “What does it take for a physiotherapist to do something inappropriate in a field that is so broad and open to interpretation?” asked the court, arguing that only substantial harm to patients would be encountered at the bar. Gratl suggested that the lack of scientific evidence for the use of faecal implants (FMT) to treat autism is not necessarily relevant in this case. “In some ways, physiotherapists may rely on science, but they are not bound by science,” Gratl said. He explained that physiopathic practices can instead be based on anecdotes or historical knowledge, and later pointed out that the field includes homeopathy, “which some say involves magical thinking. [and is] certainly unscientific at its core. “
Unauthorized treatment for autism in Canada
As CBC first reported in January 2020Klop charges parents about $ 15,000 for autistic children up to the age of two to have FMT, mostly at a clinic in the Mexican coastal city of Rosarito. FMT treatments involve taking bacteria and other germs from a healthy person’s stool and transferring them to a patient either from the anus or mouth, with the goal of restoring a normal environment in the gut. FMT is currently only approved in Canada and the US for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection which has not responded to other therapies, but research is ongoing for a wide range of other possible applications. An illustration shows how fecal microflora cuttings are produced. (Vancouver Island Health Authority) Doctors and scientists have warned that, at this time, any other use of this emerging therapy is experimental and poses a serious risk of infection, while proponents of autism have denounced the Klopp process as Unproven treatment that puts vulnerable children at risk. Last August, the college announced that it had taken “emergency action” to protect the public by banning Klop from producing or selling FMT products while investigating his business, Novel Biome. The order came in response to an April 2021 complaint from a former Klopp lab employee who claimed to have produced FMT products in a basement apartment in Abbotsford using his nieces’ feces, without any quality or proper inspection.
The complaint is called “unfounded and stupid”
After describing the case as a “tragedy” in his opening remarks on Tuesday, Gratl described the allegations in the April 2021 complaint as “completely unfounded and obscene”. He spent much of the day hearing denying them and arguing that they did not meet the legal barrier to emergency action. Although he acknowledged that Klopp’s three nephews were the sole donors to the company at the time of the complaint and said the lab was located on the ground floor of the building where the boys lived, Gratl said Klopp had provided information on quality assurance procedures. and standard operating procedures. Gratl also said the nieces had their blood and feces checked every three months, which he described as typical of FMT. The court heard that Klopp denied that he was sure of the quality of their feces because “they are my nephews, so I know their way of life”. The original complaint also alleged that Klop’s laboratory director was not scientifically qualified. Gratl said the lab director actually wrote the complaint under a pseudonym, and contrary to her claims, she has 20 years of experience in the field. He described her as an unhappy employee who was upset about her position in the company. Gratl also claimed that the college had made many legal mistakes in its actions against Klopp, including his charge of misconduct for violating Health Canada’s non-binding Health Canada guidance documents at the FMT. He suggested that the college pursue restrictions and research related to Klopp, due to a disgust with the bad guys rather than any valid patient safety concerns. “I asked my kids, ‘Why do you find the stools funny?’ “They can’t stop laughing to answer,” Gratl said. College attorneys have not yet presented their arguments. However, court records show that the lab director’s complaint is not the only source of concern for the college when it comes to Klop’s business. The investigation actually began two years earlier, in 2019, when the college appointed inspectors with private research firm Paladin Risk Solutions to investigate allegations that he was involved in inappropriate business dealings and was violating federal drug policies. The hearing of Klopp’s applications in court is scheduled to continue on Wednesday.
