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PATIENT INFORMATION
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Patient Education
To help you in your search for medical information, we recommend UpToDate:
UpToDate is an online medical information resource where patients can go to learn about a medical condition, better understand management and treatment options, and find information to have a better dialogue with their healthcare providers. UpToDate provides in-depth, authoritative medical information, including recommendations based on the latest published evidence. Patients can view hundreds of free patient-level topics or subscribe to gain access to thousands of physician-level topics. UpToDate is the trusted resource of physicians around the world and is used by the majority of academic medical centers in the United States. Visit www.uptodate.com/home/uptodate-benefits-patients.
UpToDate is an online medical information resource where patients can go to learn about a medical condition, better understand management and treatment options, and find information to have a better dialogue with their healthcare providers. UpToDate provides in-depth, authoritative medical information, including recommendations based on the latest published evidence. Patients can view hundreds of free patient-level topics or subscribe to gain access to thousands of physician-level topics. UpToDate is the trusted resource of physicians around the world and is used by the majority of academic medical centers in the United States. Visit www.uptodate.com/home/uptodate-benefits-patients.
Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Resources
If you are looking for information about Advanced Care Planning and how to record your decisions in legal documents, please check out the following:
LOCAL RESOURCES:
+ AZ Attorney General Office
This site has links to a Durable Health Care Power of Attorney form and a Living Will (End of Life Care) form
+ Thoughtful Life Conversations
+ Area Agency on Aging
+ Prepare Your Care (scroll down to AZ link - we recommend that you start with this form)
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
+ The Conversation Project
If you have any medical questions related to your Advanced Care Planning, your doctor will be happy to answer them at your next appointment.
LOCAL RESOURCES:
+ AZ Attorney General Office
This site has links to a Durable Health Care Power of Attorney form and a Living Will (End of Life Care) form
+ Thoughtful Life Conversations
+ Area Agency on Aging
+ Prepare Your Care (scroll down to AZ link - we recommend that you start with this form)
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
+ The Conversation Project
If you have any medical questions related to your Advanced Care Planning, your doctor will be happy to answer them at your next appointment.