Comprehensive Alternative Health Care For Even The Most Complex Conditions
Treatment not Just Prescriptions
We provide support and medical services for the most difficult to manage conditions, where first line, or conventional treatment has failed, with expert help for Individuals investigating alternative approaches and assistance with incorporating plant therapies into your treatment
specializing in managing alternative therapies and new treatments as part of your overall health
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Plant based treatments and natural therapies
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Perimenopausal health and symptom management
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Mental health conditions
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Weight loss dietary and nutritional concerns
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Non pharmaceutical pain treatments
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Cardiovascular health and exercise
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Complex care planning and co-ordination
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Integrative and lifestyle health
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Whole person healthcare
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A focus on patient wellbeing and function not just illness
Cardiovascular Health, Mobility & Exercise
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Evaluation of heart, lung and metabolic function
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Tests specific to your personal concerns
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Medical testing for health, fitness and function
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Body composition scanning
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Fitness testing
Pain Investigation and Treatment
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For both symptoms and recognition of underlying causes
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Help with the emotional consequences of difficult diagnoses
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Direction for longer term management
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Help and advice with dependency and alternatives to opiate use
Digestion, Gut Health and Weight loss
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A range of investigations and tests to identify and treat problems with digestion
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Diagnosis and evaluation of digestive problems
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Treatment advice and help with prescription weight loss products
Mental Health and Sleep
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Alternative treatments for anxiety and depression
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Help understanding therapeutic options
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Education and advice and support that's specific to individuals circumstances
Natural Herb and Plant Therapies
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Treatment of chronic pain and anxiety
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Help with digestive disorders and symptom management in a host of conditions
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A new hope for symptom relief and pain control
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Please note the TGA has restrictions on advertising unapproved therapeutic goods
Comprehensive Natural Health care
Lifestyle Medicine
The online treatment space is dominated by providers with a focus on speed and quantity rather than quality of care, no questions asked medications. Icarus is very much the opposite of that model.
There's much more to these treatments than simply prescribing. Treatment is primarily about solving problems and facilitating patients reaching their own goals, and helping them use the resources available in the health system to live fuller, richer lives.
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Communication
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Education
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Personalized treatment
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Understanding and support
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Responsible care
Alternative therapies have a genuine role for very many conditions, but alternative approaches don't always need to be....... unscientific. Medicine is a complex business and its frequently a good idea to seek additional advice if you find yourself, or a loved one, in a situation where you've run out of options or you don't know how to get help or where to go next.
While its 'easy to say', illnesses and medical conditions should not define your experience of life. The better you understand your condition and how your (one and only) body works, the more choice you have on how you live your life- if doing things the same old way isn't working, maybe try something new?
Icarus is an online medical practice aimed at individuals interested in preventative health and a different approach to medical practice.
By combining video and telehealth with traditional physical practice, we can reduce the wait, reduce the cost and increase both value and service flexibility.
there are 5 primary areas of focus.
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Cardiovascular Health, Mobility & Exercise
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Pain Investigation and Treatment
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Digestion, Gut Health and Weight loss
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Mental Health and Sleep
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Natural Herb and Plant Therapies
The aim is to provide accessible, affordable, individualized healthcare, with an open mind around treatment choice that respects alternative solutions and individual choice and complements their current services.
More specifically the goal is to help educate and inform individuals to make their own choices on their treatment and negotiate the complexity of medical care.
Incorporating plant therapy treatment into your wider treatment is only one option. The key is creating a clear and structured approach to complex illness that makes even the most difficult conditions and circumstances become much more easily understood and managed and allows patients to regain control of their lives and health.
Booking
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Press the appropriate button in the section below.
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Provide details and create an account for new customers.
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Pick a consult type and time.
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Generally, a payment request will be sent after the consultation alongside issuing prescriptions or written reports or referrals.
Enquires
feel free to SMS (much preferred) 0404 022 346
or email dr.ross@dricarus.com.au
How It All Works......
Booking is pretty straightforward, There are three appointment types:
· Standard Appointments
· Long Appointments
· Prescription Renewals
For new patients everything begins with the Initial Consultation, Followed by as many Standard Consultations that are needed to get things on track and once things are stable, Prescription Renewal requests are available for convenience.
Discounted rates are available for those with financial difficulties, Please simply ask during the consultation (Note I'll try to select medication options and work with the pharmacy to reduce costs and select medications that are more affordable.).
Existing patients Can either book Standard or Long consultations, or Prescription renewal if they:
1. Have had a standard appointment in the last three months
2. Are medically stable (Have had no new medical conditions or alterations in current conditions or new prescription medications)
3. Are requesting repeat prescriptions for medications currently prescribed
Simply click on a booking link select your appointment type and follow the prompts
Existing Patients
New Patients
Follow-Up Appointment Types
20-45 mins
Standard Consultation
The usual appointment type, used for diagnostic and management discussion, on going evaluation and planning treatment options. They give enough time to explore more complex or serious issues. Voice (video available soon)
Prescription Renewal
short and fast: brief check in's for repeat prescriptions for established patients, follow up interactions that don't require any changes in medication, diagnostic evaluation or management advice. Voice/Data
-10 mins
Initial Consultation.
-Comprehensive overview and background -evaluation of general physical, mental health -assessment of past and current health issues -Identification of specific problem areas -planning and assessment for complex care -diagnostic testing recommendations -Specific evaluation as it relates to natural therapeutic options -First prescriptions and pharmacy assistance -A summary/report with instructions on treatment and medical management and diagnostic planning where required to help discuss the subject with your wider team or GP
15-45 mins
Regarding Billing
it's not unusual for chronic illness to be associated with a reduced capacity to work or increased expenses, as such considering pricing is important. the price in Red is the standard appointment cost the price in Yellow is a discounted rate available on request to individuals undergoing financial hardship In the setting of financial hardship I generally provide specific medication choices that I know to be affordable, and try to prescribe with the clear intent of moderating use and limiting the end cost. Please understand that I may request corroborating information to assist my management, and that I reserve the right to make my own determinations on pricing and services
Generally, most people have an Initial Appointment with a follow up Standard Consultation around 4 weeks latter, before moving on to Prescription Reviews and catch up consultations for straight forward or basic cases.
About: Who, When , Where.
Dr Anderson is a seasoned healthcare professional with a distinguished twenty-year career encompassing medicine, academia, workplace health, and law. A graduate of Monash University and the University of Melbourne, Latrobe and Napier Universities His expertise in addiction, research, and clinical practice is complemented by a strong background in complex healthcare management. His exceptional problem-solving skills were recognized with the Telstra Sales Consultant of the Year award in 1999. He spearheaded the establishment of experimental acute medical wards at Monash and Dandenong hospitals. Ross specializes in the complexities of lifestyle medicine and psychological support, particularly in drug use and addiction. His unique blend of skills and knowledge enables him to provide comprehensive care for patients with complex needs.
Ross
I'm not sure that people believe me when I say this, but Icarus was never really intended to be a business, per se. it began, very much, as an experiment, testing my belief that it was possible to create a highly personalized medical service to help people with particularly tricky medical concerns. Either complex areas of management, like psychological trauma or addiction, diagnostically challenging conditions or medicolegally complex concerns. Essentially all the areas that are difficult to get help with.
My name is Ross I’m a doctor with degrees in medicine, medical science, and biological Science with honors in human physiology alongside post graduate qualifications in law and addiction. I’ve practiced medicine since 2006 authored research, been an investigator on several clinical trials, worked in medicolegal investigations and addiction treatment. I believe strongly in health education, individual agency and helping individuals exercise choice around their own health and explore alternative treatments and therapies. After many years of practice and having worked all over Australia, I've come to believe there is a better way to provide medical care Icarus is my own small attempt at a step in that direction.
