Patient Education Resources
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Thinking About Complementary & Alternative Medicine
www.cancer.govPATIENT family EDUCATION & Reasons People With Cancer Choose CAM People with cancer may use CAM to: Help cope with the side effects of cancer treatments, such as nausea, pain, and fatigue; Comfort themselves and ease the worries ... for resources.) 9 A “Natural ...
Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A ...
www.ahrq.govThis document contains references to Web sites that provide practical resources ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) can use to implement changes to improve patient safety culture and patient safety. This resource list is not exhaustive, but is provided to give initial guidance to ASCs looking for information about patient safety initiatives.
Transitional Care Management Services
www.cms.govInteract with other health care professionals who may assume or reassume care of the patient’s system-specific problems Educate the patient, family, guardian, or caregiver Establish or re-establish referrals and arrange needed community resources Help schedule required community providers and services follow-up
Central Venous Catheter - American Thoracic Society
www.thoracic.orgPATIENT EDUCATION | INFORMATION SERIES www.thoracic.org decrease the risk of infection. Some central venous catheters are tunneled under the skin so the entry site into the vein is away from the skin entry site. With care, central venous catheters can remain tunneled in the body for several months without becoming infected.
PATIENT EDUCATION | INFORMATION SERIES
www.thoracic.orgPatient Information Series fact sheet on Oral Appliances for OSA. When the tonsils or adenoids are causing the throat to be blocked, surgery can be done to take out the tonsils (tonsillectomy) and/or adenoids (adenoidectomy). Surgery may also be helpful for people with jaw problems. Other surgeries for OSA either clear out
EDUCATION & SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
www.apa.orgresources such as career offices, guidance counselors, better schools, high level “social actors,” and familial experience with higher education (Diemer & Ali, 2009). Diemer and Blustein (2007) found that racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic barriers generally hinder individuals’ vocational development. Career barriers are significantly