Basic Facts: Medical Conditions and Healthcare
The more you know about your medical condition and the treatment processes to address it, the better. Medical research has shown you will benefit from taking a proactive role in your healing and recovery, so being educated about these things will help you get your life back to normal quickly.
This section contains two kinds of useful information: links to good websites, and a description of the medical care process. Reading and understanding both will help empower you to get the best result from treatment.
Reliable Medical and Health Information Sources
Presents a dozen or so reliable and high-quality sources of information about medical conditions and their appropriate treatments. Use these to learn more about your condition, and to understand what your doctors are doing and why.
Explains the typical steps you will go through to receiving medical treatment, from initial visit through follow-up care, specialist visits if needed, and rehabilitation. This will be especially useful for anyone who has not had much experience as a patient before.