A well-informed patient is an active partner on the medical treatment team!!

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Wed Jul 4 16:21:33 2001


http://www.parkviewpub.com/patienttopatient.html

[]]] An active partner on the medical treatment team is a WELL-INFORMED PERSON who:

1.) seeks knowledge,

2.) forms an effective partnership with doctors and other medical professionals, and

3.) makes decisions which help to shape his or her medical treatment.

[]]] You, as a patient:

1.) can gain knowledge about your disease and your treatment options.

2.) can also get to know your doctors and other members of your medical team.

3.) can balance the reality of your disease with preventing the disease from defining you.

4.) can recognize that you are a customer.

Although you are probably not a medical expert, YOU are equipped with the knowledge and power to make choices. You do NOT need to be passive, inactive recipient of treatment. You can be patient too. Patience is a wonderful alternative to anxiety!!

Being an effective patient requires much more than being patient.


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