{"id":11040,"date":"2011-12-21T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=11040"},"modified":"2022-12-03T07:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T12:59:39","slug":"two-great-posts-on-how-patients-can-be-responsible-for-their-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2011\/12\/two-great-posts-on-how-patients-can-be-responsible-for-their-care.html","title":{"rendered":"Two great posts on how patients can be responsible for their care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Society for Participatory Medicine we talk about patients shifting &#8220;from being mere passengers to responsible drivers of their health.&#8221; Two posts Tuesday from SPM members provide some great specifics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/11\/hjluks1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4073\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/11\/hjluks1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>First, orthopedist @HJLuks published <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howardluksmd.com\/orthopedic-social-media\/your-role-in-avoiding-medical-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your Role in Avoiding Medical Errors, 101<\/a><\/strong>. A few highlights &#8211; see the whole post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Look at your medical record. &#8230;\u00a0As health information exchanges, and collaborative networks enable the sharing of information \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 that can work both to your benefit, as well as \u00a0amplify the risk of harm. \u00a0 Bad information in\u2026 bad information out.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;when your physician or healthcare provider is discussing their thoughts on your diagnosis, and a possible treatment plan, it is<strong>\u00a0extremely important that you feel comfortable in questioning either the diagnosis or the treatment plan and asking whether other options or possible diagnoses are possible<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Although many patients do in fact seek second or third opinions from a specialist,\u00a0<strong>they rarely seek second opinions, if ever, on diagnostic studies<\/strong>. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><!--more-->The very same holds true for pathology specimens. There are pathologists who are highly sub specialized in certain areas and thus are far better qualified to determine \u00a0whether or not a tumor they\u2019re looking at is malignant, benign, and what subtype of tumor it might be \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 which could make the world of difference when determining what treatments are available.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s more &#8211; hm, should we have a quiz on Friday??<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/09\/amy_romano_portrait.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3320 alignright\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/09\/amy_romano_portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/09\/amy_romano_portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/09\/amy_romano_portrait.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>The other was from <span style=\"color: #888888\"><strong>Amy Romano<\/strong><\/span> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/midwifeamy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MidwifeAmy<\/a>) of Childbirth Connection, who&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceandsensibility.org\/?p=3838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared many times<\/a> here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceandsensibility.org\/?p=3838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Get Good Maternity Care<\/a><\/strong>, on the Lamaze International Science &amp; Sensibility blog. It&#8217;s got multiple resources &#8211; here&#8217;s one, a slide show of their ten pointers:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Ways You Can Get Good Maternity Care\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/1QEViqVupWPr8J\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/childbirthconnection\/want-good-maternity-care-10-things-you-can-do\" title=\"10 Ways You Can Get Good Maternity Care\" target=\"_blank\">10 Ways You Can Get Good Maternity Care<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/childbirthconnection\" target=\"_blank\">childbirthconnection<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceandsensibility.org\/?p=3838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the post<\/a> is a PDF of the tips and a short video, Childbirth with a Heart, that makes a great case in just 2:32 for being actively engaged in <em>all <\/em>aspects of birth &#8211; not just the naming.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to both of these professionals &#8211; a physician and a midwife &#8211; for sharing these empowering and enabling posts. 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