Dear Patient Community
Members,
Following are points of discussion and url links of the
video recording of The Patient Community
@ HELP – Meeting held on 9th July, 2011
Patient Story: Mr.Hosi Daruwala shared his experience on
helping poor and needy cancer patients. Funding for cancer treatment is a major
constraint in getting good treatment. He
explained the procedure needed to be followed when applying to charitable
trusts. It is important that the
patients receive timely help. Mr.Daruwala also gave tips on how to make wheat
grass juice at home as he believes that wheat grass juice helps one’s system to
cope with the high doses of medication.
The patient story session was followed by a presentation by
HELP Library on How To Research Your Medical Problem. It was agreed by all that books are the best
source of information for looking up your medical problems and a medical/health
library are a great places to have access to encyclopedia and books. In addition to books, libraries and internet,
the media like newspapers, television and radio channels can be important
sources of information – especially for general health problems. For need-based information the internet has
now become an important source of information. The members expressed concern on
how can the poor have access to internet?
The solution comes in the form of hospitals and doctors making an effort
to provide evidence-based and researched information available on their
website. Their patients can have access
to information and at the same time the hospital derives good will for having
been able to provide this information.
We also discussed how incorporating Information Prescription
and a Patient Education Center
in each hospital into the system of providing good quality treatment will go a
long way in developing a healthy doctor-patient relationship.
We also discussed the importance of one’s doctor’s
contribution in providing high quality treatment. This will always remain the best source of
information – if only the doctors had more time !
Click here to read up details on How To Research Your
Medical Problem – a chapter from How To Get The Best Medical Care by
Dr.Aniruddha Malpani and Dr.Anjali Malpani.
Click here to download the presentation: How
To Research Your Medical Problem.