Five experts speakers were featured to share their knowledge and dispense practical information. Planning is now underway for three Thyroid Educational Symposiums during 2000. AAPS Patient Handbook Reveals the Secret Codes of Medical Care. This booklet will answer the most frequently asked patients' questions. Most commonly, patients complain their is a lack of communication and respect for patients.
Medical care is a maze and can be confusing.
The doctors and insurance companies speak a language that no one translates to patients, and it seems no one is protecting the rights of the patient. This handbook is written in plain language, emphasizing patient rights and how to assert them in the examining room, in the hospital and with health care plans. There are check-lists and worksheets that arm patients with the right questions in order to get the most from their medical care and dollars. Truly, information is the best prescription. The better you communicate with your doctor, the better he or she will be able to act as your advocate.