Abstract

  Sometimes it is not enough for doctors to merely diagnose and treat their patients. New patients especially feel that their physicians should take time to inform them about the disease they are being treated for and the consequences. The patients have the right to informed consent, the right to information concerning their own health and the right to access to their medical records [1]. Although thyroid diseases are common [2], most patients (as well as the general public) know very little when they are newly diagnosed. General information many times is lacking. Patient Organizations can assist doctors with this.

References

1. European Union Health Services.
2. American Thyroid Association.
3. The doctor will see you for exactly seven minutes.
4. How long you can talk before your doctor interrupts you.
5. European Lung Foundation.
6. Patient engagement in research: a systematic review.
7. TRUST study.
8. Thyroid Foundation Canada.
9. Start of Thyroid Federation International.
10. TFI Mission and vision.
11. TFI Member organizations.
12. TFI Medical Advisory Panel.
13. International Thyroid Awareness Week.

Citation

Citation: Peter Lakwijk. “Patients to Help Doctors". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.6 (2020): 14-15.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Peter Lakwijk. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.