talking with your doctor powerpoint presentation...maintaining the doctor‐pakent partnership...
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TALKINGWITH YOURDOCTORTaking an ac/ve role in your health care
www.nia.nih.gov
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You’re an official partner in your healthcare team
In this role, you will be expected to:
• Ask quesKons
• Speak up
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Easier Said Than Done?
Today, we’ll talk about how to:
• Get ready for an appointment
• Share informaKon
• Make decisions with yourdoctor
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AcKvity: What Did You Eat Yesterday?
List everything you ate and
drank yesterday, including
approximate porKon size.
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GeNng Ready for an Appointment
Before you go to the doctor:
• Create a plan
q List and prioriKze your concernsq Note other health and life changessince your last visit
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GeNng Ready for an Appointment
• Gather informaKon to take with you
q Other doctors’ contact informaKon
q Insurance cards
qMedical history
qMedicine (prescripKons, over-‐the-‐counterpills, vitamins, supplements, eye drops)
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GeNng Ready for an Appointment
• Think about what you’ll need to see, hear, andcommunicate during your visit:
qWear your glasses and yourhearing aids
q Consider bringing a familymember or friend
q Ask your doctor for aninterpreter, if you need one
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Set Your Plan Into AcKon!
Sharing informaKonwith your doctorduring the visit
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AcKvity: Describe the Image
• What do you think isgoing on in this photo?
• What could thiswoman be feeling?What might be hersymptoms?
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Sharing InformaKon with Your Doctor
q Start with your symptoms• What are they?• When did they start?• How o=en do you have them? Allthe Kme or someKmes?
• What makes them beMer or worse?• How do they affect your daily life?
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Sharing InformaKon with Your Doctor
q Go over your medicaKons
q Tell the doctor about yourhabits
q Voice other concerns
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Doctor-‐PaKent CommunicaKon is a Dialogue
:
:
: You share your health concerns
: Your doctor asks quesKons about your symptoms
You answer the quesKons
Your doctor shares the diagnosis and treatment
: You ask quesKons to beMer understand the plan
: Your doctor answers the quesKons
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QuesKons To Ask About Medical Tests
• What will the test tell us?• What does it involve?• How should I get ready?• Are there any dangers orside effects?
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QuesKons To Ask About Your Diagnosis
• What may have caused this condiKon?
• How long will it last? Is it permanent?
• How is this condiKon treated ormanaged?
• How will it affect me?
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Repeat in Your Own Words
“So I think what you’re saying is…
…Did I get that right?”
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QuesKons To Ask About Treatment OpKons
• What are my treatment choices?
• What are the risks and benefits?
• Ask yourself—which treatment isbest for me, given my valuescircumstances?
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Maintaining the Doctor-‐PaKent Partnership
Closing thoughts:1. Prepare for your appointment by wriKng
down a list of your concerns.
2. Share any changes in your medical historyand a complete list of your medicines.
3. Make sure you understand what thedoctor is telling you.
4. Take notes or ask the doctor to writedown informaKon to help you remember.
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For More InformaKon
Want more free informaKon about health and aging?
Contact:
www.nia.nih.gov1-‐800-‐222-‐2225
Talking with Your Doctor:Taking an interac.ve role in your health care
May 2014