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What best describes you? Patient. Relative of a patient. Well-wisher of a patient. If other, please describe. What will happen if you browse through these guidelines? Most face-to-face physician consultation in person can be prevented if you browse through these guidelines and solve your problems and relevant complaints before seeking consultation in person. Guidelines for anyone caring for the patient. Are you a relative or well-wisher of a patient? Why and how are you linked to the patient? How can you help the patient? You can help the patient by getting the best recommendations from the best physician on this planet through the Internet for the patient relevant to a specific medical complaint or medical condition. You can help the patient by reminding a local physician to seek recommendations from the world’s best physician on the Internet. You can help the patient by monitoring progress during treatment. You can help the patient by preventing harms. Your aim should be to make the patient live happily to more than 90 years of age. Patient Education How often should you see a medical doctor? A yearly health assessment is required for every person. Depending on the findings of your yearly health assessment, further follow-up will be recommended. A yearly health assessment is required in addition to any problems that may arise that need OPD consultation, online consultation or any emergency medical problems that need to be reported to the nearest emergency medical resource, and/or further consultation abroad. What is included in patient education? There are general guidelines in patient education. There are guidelines relevant to specific diagnosis and treatment. Medical doctor-patient relationship Communicating with non-English speaking patients Preventive health care advice Annual health assessment. Female Health Advice. Here are guidelines in case of an emergency. Your state medical records Healthcare and travel advice Remuneration for services If a person or resource does not provide services under the supervision of a medical doctor able to answer relevant questions, via e-mail, fax, telephone, or postal mail, do not seek health care services from such a resource. Seek closure of such a resource. Seek replacement of supervisors from such resource. Before seeing a medical doctor or a counselor face-to-face, take a look at these resources: http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/healthworld.html. Have your issues already been answered at these resources? Do you need access to more health care resources? Are there any non-emergency issue that have not been answered? What non-emergency issues have not been answered? What will happen if you do not take non-emergency issues seriously? If you do not take non-emergency issues seriously, they can become emergency issues. This includes non-emergency medical issues. If you do not take non-emergency medical issues seriously, they can become medical emergency issues. What should you do if anyone directs you to a resource that claims to be a human healthcare educational resource? Direct them to this resource: www.qureshiuniversity.com/healthcareworld.html Take a look at this. Stress Counselor Counseling Services Primary care physician training program Nonemergency medical services http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/primaryhealthcareworld.html Emergency Medical Services http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/emergencymedicalservices.html State department of health administrative services. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/statedepartmentofhealth1.html State department of public health. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/publichealthworld.html Allied health workers guidelines What are examples of allied health workers? Here are further guidelines. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/alliedhealthprofessionsworld.html Take a look at this. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/healthcareworld.html For whom are these training programs meant in the state or outside the state around the world? Anesthesiologist Cardiologist Dentist Dermatologist Emergency medicine specialist (first responder) Emergency medicine specialist (medical emergency room) Endocrinologist Forensic pathologist Forensic psychiatrist Gastroenterologist Geriatrician Gynecologist Hospitalist in hospital ward Intensivist Internet human healthcare specialist Medical superintendent in the state Nephrologist Neurologist Obstetrics & gynecology specialist Oncologist Ophthalmologist Orthopedician Palliative Care Services Pediatric hospitalist Physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist Physician-surgeon Primary care physician Psychiatrist Public health specialist Pulmonologist Resident Services case manager in the state. Radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist. Stress Counselor How are your educational resources better than Qureshi University (www.qureshiuniversity.com? Patient assessment Medical Emergency Emergency Patient Assessment What best describes this human emergency? _________________________ Medical emergency Surgical emergency Trauma emergency Pediatric emergency Obstetrical/gynecological emergency Medico legal case Comprehensive patient assessment (nonemergency) Comprehensive health assessment usually takes three sessions of 30 minutes on various days. If medical history is transmitted via email, fax, or postal mail, the duration can be less. What are the types of comprehensive patient assessment (nonemergency)? Age 1-12 years, comprehensive Health assessment of a child. Age 12–18 years, comprehensive health assessment of adolescent girl (teen). Age 12–18 years, comprehensive health assessment of adolescent boy. Age 65 years or older, comprehensive geriatric assessment. Patient Medical Record Here are further guidelines that can be useful depending on the situation. Comprehensive patient assessment (nonemergency) Comprehensive patient assessment (emergency) Emergency comprehensive patient assessment Emergency medicolegal case assessment Nonemergency medicolegal case assessment Follow-up patient assessment. What are the types of follow-up patient assessment? 60-second progress assessment in an emergency room. 60-second progress assessment in a hospital ward. 60-second progress assessment in OPD. 60-second progress assessment by email, telephone, fax, or postal mail. One-page discharge summary from hospital. What are the types of emergency patient assessment? Newborn assessment in 5 minutes. Patient 60-second assessment in stress. Patient 60-second assessment in crisis. Critical care progress assessment of patient in 60 seconds. Comprehensive patient assessment (emergency). Comprehensive patient assessment (ICU). What best describes the race of the individual? What best describes the functions of the patient relevant to his/her age? These parameters are required in a medical emergency: Ability to hear, see, talk (in case of infants, cry or verbal sound is enough). Ability to move extremities normally. Ability to walk normally. Able to eat normally. Ability to go to toilet (urinate, defecate, clean normally). Normal pulse, blood pressure, temperature. These parameters are required for long-term disability assessment: Ability to sleep normally. Ability to get up every day at same time or same sleep duration normally. Ability to concentrate, remember, write, speak English language normally. Ability to take care of self and others. Doctor Consultation What best describes the patient? Child Adolescent girl Adolescent boy Woman Man What do you have to do before a patient or individual from the public seeks individualized doctor consultation? Has this issue been explained at the public health level? Take a look at this. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/publichealthworld.html Has this issue been explained in patient education? Take a look at this. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/patienteducation.html If yes, you need to go through these facts. If no, you need to seek individualized doctor consultation. A doctor should first try to resolve health issues at the public health level or patient education. If the public health level or patient education does not resolve your issues, individualized doctor consultation is required. What should you expect from a doctor during individualized consultation? 1. Obtaining a complete medical history. 2. Verifying the obtained complete medical history. 3. Reviewing patient records. 4. Performing physical examinations. 5. Medical test recommendations. 6. Monitoring in various settings. 7. Treatment/recommendations. Is your complete medical history ready? What are the various methods of completing a medical history? You need to complete the options listed. You need to answer relevant questions. Depending on the situation, more questions can be asked. How healthy are you? Patient Consultation Emergency E-mail or letter from medical doctor to patient. E-mail or Letter from patient or relative to medical doctor. Functional Assessment New Patient Consultation New Patient Consultation New Patient Consultation (Psychiatry) Patient been referred to you by others. Patient been referred by you to others. Patient been referred to you by others. Patient Profile Patient Profile and History Patient Profile (Text) Patient satisfaction ratings Initial management of the trauma patient Total Health Assessment Questionnaire Termination of the Physician-Patient Relationship Wrong Patient Surgery Medical doctor-patient relationship Patient rights/Client rights Here are further guidelines. http://www.qureshiuniversity.com/patienteducation.html . 1.What is the test for? 2.How many times have you done this procedure? 3.When will I get the results? 4.Why do I need this treatment? 5.Are there any alternatives? 6.What are the possible complications? 7.Which hospital is best for my needs? 8.How do you spell the name of that drug? 9.Are there any side effects? 10.Will this medicine interact with medicines that I'm already taking? Questions to ask during your appointment What do you think is causing my problem? Questions to ask if your doctor gives you a diagnosis: What is my diagnosis? What are my treatment options? What are the benefits of each option? What are risks and side effects? Questions to ask if your doctor recommends a test or medicine: What is the test for? What happens during the test? Are there risks associated with this test? What will the results tell me? What will the medicine you are prescribing do? How do I take it? What side effects am I most likely to have? What do I do if the medicine causes problems or doesn’t seem to work? Other Questions: Do I need to change my daily routine? Surgery: Why do I need surgery? Are there other ways to treat my condition? How often do you perform this surgery? How might I feel after the surgery? What will I be able to do or not do after the surgery? Call your doctor: If you experience any side effects or other problems with your medicines. If your symptoms get worse after seeing the doctor. If you receive any new prescriptions or start taking any over-the-counter medicines. To get results of any tests you’ve had. Don’t assume that no news is good news. To ask about test results you do not understand. Speaker Notes: Be prepared for your next medical appointment by creating a list of questions that you can take with you to Get a checkup Talk about a problem or health condition Get a prescription Discuss a medical test or surgery Possible responses to the first part of the activity are: What is the test for? How is the test done? How accurate is the test? Is this test the only way to find out that information? What do I need to do to prepare for the test? When will I get the results? What will the results tell me? What’s the next step after the test? Possible responses to the second part of the activity are: What is my diagnosis? Presentation Will I need any more tests? Are there any side effects? What happens if I choose to not have treatment? What is the outlook for my future? Questions could include: What is my diagnosis? What are my treatment options? What are the benefits of each option? What are the side effects? Will I need a test? What is the test for? Are there risks associated with this test? What will the results tell me? What will the medicine you are prescribing do? How do I take it? Are there any side effects? Why do I need surgery? Are there other ways to treat my condition? How often do you perform this surgery? Do I need to change my daily routine? We would like to learn how valuable you feel this workshop has been to you. Please circle your response under each question below. 1. How important do you think it is to ask your health provider questions? Not at all important Somewhat important Important Very important 2. How helpful are the techniques you learned in this workshop? Not at all helpful Just a little helpful Helpful Very helpful 3. How likely are you to use the question-asking techniques you learned today at your next medical appointment? Not at all likely Somewhat likely Likely Very likely 4. How likely are you to share what you learned today with others, such as family members, friends, neighbors or co-workers? Not at all likely Somewhat likely Likely Very likely 5. How important do you think it is to have this workshop shared in places like community groups, places of worship, and parent-teacher associations? Not at all important Somewhat important Important Very important 6. How interested are you in leading your own workshop? Not at all interested Somewhat interested Interested Very interested 7. In your own words, what did you get out of the Good Questions for Good Health workshop? 8. How could this workshop be improved? 9. What else would you like to tell us about your experience today?