1.) seeks knowledge,
2.) forms an effective partnership with doctors and other medical professionals
3.) makes decisions which help to shape his or her medical treatment.
[]> As a patient you can:
1.) gain knowledge about your disease and your treatment options.
2.) get to know your doctors and other members of your medical team.
3.) balance the reality of your disease with preventing the disease from defining you.
4.) 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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