Chinese doctors have a general attitude of reverence, it met with the doctors as primary and secondary school students to see the same principals, I do not know what to do. In fact, doctors and other medical staff are professionals who help patients, they need your initiative and active participation in order to help you. In fact, if the patient to his correct understanding of the disease, he can make the most appropriate medical decisions.
Communication between doctors and patients of other obstacles, including: the language barrier, do not understand the health care system, do not understand the patient's interest, lack of medical knowledge, are not familiar with medical terminology, and do not know how to communicate. Let us explain them one by one and to seek appropriate solutions.
The language barrier: If you do not know English or English is not fluent, you can find friends and relatives in advance to help you pass your hospitals require a language interpreter. Act now California hospitals need to provide translators. Otherwise, you can find a fluent English relatives clinics or hospitals to help you translate.
Do not understand the health care system: Patients usually look at the family doctor or physician, if a doctor suspected or diagnosed cancer patients, he will be patient referral to a surgeon (surgery) or other specialists (for further diagnosis). Doctors may have to be patient in order to accept the inspection confirmed. Some patients need surgery, if the post-operative patients need to receive other forms of treatment, then referral to a radiation oncologist or GP. In the benefits of the hospital is that these different specialists and testing will be in the same place, the patient does not need to different clinics, testing or treatment. In private clinics or therapeutic benefit is the patient and doctor relationship may be more direct, or close proximity without long-distance travel.
Do not understand the patient's interest: The United States federal "consumer protection and quality of medical advisory committee" (Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry) following patient's rights and responsibilities of regulations to protect consumers.
Patients have the right to clearly understand the medical diagnosis, and assistance for the medical program, medical personnel, and medical institutions decision.
Patients have the right to choose the institutions or the provision of medical staff and obtain high-quality medical care.
Patients have the right to receive emergency medical services.
The patient himself or his agent has the power and responsibility to participate in medical decisions.
In any case, all medical staff must be based on respect and considerate attitude towards patients.
Medical institutions should be conservative and patient privacy. Patients have the right to view, copy of his medical records or request to correct errors.
Patients the right to appeal and may be a fair and efficient assessment.
When the patient responsibilities in order to meet with the medical staff to achieve the best results.
Lack of medical knowledge, or are not familiar with medical terminology: You may want a medical certificate to the medical staff would like to ask a friend for your note. When necessary, the angle the sound of cancer care may request the tumor specialist for you to explain the contents of a medical certificate, please contact (408) 263-8585 ext 102. You can also go to the library or reliable computer Web site to find reliable information. See the first article listed some of Kok cancer information website in Chinese and English. Kok voice cancer care have been produced in both Chinese and English vocabulary commonly used in medicine and cancer are available.
Communication: When you and your family to read cancer information, you will come up with some problems. You can find a durable notebook to write down these problems, next time see a doctor when asked about his 11. You can also put all the important information relating to cancer, such as: medical certificate, inspection reports, test reports, medical programs, drug name and how to use side-effects or pain occurred at a time and processing methods, and information on this notebook Lane. When you put together such information, you will easily find what you need.
Most doctors clinics to follow the process of a program: (1) exchanged greetings, (2) asked about the condition, (3) inspection or testing, (4) diagnosis, (5) proposed treatment recommendations or methods, (6) end. You can put forward at the appropriate time you think of the problem in advance. You can use the following sentence began to ask questions. "Doctor, I can ask you a question? Doctor, may I have a question?" In addition, doctors usually ask the patient "Do you have any other problems you? Do you have any other questions?" At this time, you can think of will be temporarily problems, doubts or concerns raised. Do not feel embarrassed to ask questions to doctors. You with a doctor to try to establish a positive and appropriate communication, so that can help you to your doctor have a sense of trust and confidence. Patients should also be asked about the doctor, if there is a special situation, it should be contact with doctors and medical staff's name and contact telephone numbers registered in the notebook Lane.
You can ask the doctor the following information about the diagnosis and general treatment of the problem:
Why is my diagnosis? What is my diagnosis?
Whether the cancer has been transferred? If so, where? I belong to what period? Has the cancer spread? If so, where? What is the stage of the disease?
Cancer treatment to achieve? I can accept what treatment? Do you suggest I choose what kind of treatment? Why? What is the goal of treatment? What are my treatment choices? Which do you recommend for me? Why?
Each of the expected results of treatment for that? What are the expected benefits of each kind of treatment?
Each of the risk of treatment and potential side-effects are? Going to deal with the side effects? What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment? How can side effects be managed?
I would like to receive treatment for what to do to prepare? What can I do to prepare for treatment?
My treatment of how to proceed? How long for the first time? To be long? How do I get my treatment? How often will I have treatments? How long will my treatment last?
I need to change their daily routine for it? If you want to, the duration? Will I have to change my normal activities? If so, for how long?
About how much the cost of treatment? Does my medical insurance pay? What is the treatment likely to cost? Will my insurance cover the costs?
Are there new treatments? Clinical trials suitable for me? What new treatments are under study? Would a clinical trial be appropriate for me?
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