Patient Tools
CMA Foundation Patient Tools
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Reference Guide: This guide is intended for physicians and health care providers to utilize as a decision-making aid in the diagnosis, managment and education of patients with type 2 diabetes and their cardiovascular disease complications
Obesity Prevention Project Monograph: This monograph provides a snapshot of the innovative programs implemented by Physician Champions throughout California. Each of these physicians was inspired by a patient, an incident, or a movement. For more information, please contact cmaf@thecmafoundation.org or 916.779.6620
2010-11 Cold And Flue Toolkit For Physicians: The CMA Foundation's Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE) project has published its fourth annual antibiotic awareness toolkit for physicians and other clinicians. The toolkit contains an array of clinical resources and patient education materials to help reduce inappropriate antibiotic use.
AMA Tools
Health Literacy Kit: The Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand educational kit is the AMA Foundation's primary tool for informing physicians, health care professionals and patient advocates about health literacy.
Physicians & Other Health Care Professionals to Patient Relationships: This program provides background information and tools to help physicians support their patients' efforts to change four key health behaviors: diet, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and tobacco use. The Physicians' Guide describes the important role physicians play in fostering lifestyle change, and explains how physicians can implement strategies to assess patients' readiness to change and how to counsel patients on making these changes. The tool-kit provides a self-assessment questionnaire, action plans, progress tracking calendars, and a poster to help physicians help patients implement needed behavior changes.
Adult Vaccination: A Step-by-Step Guide: The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), has just released an excellent resource for adult immunization "Adults Only Vaccination: A Step-by-Step Guide." This indispensable resource compares favorably with other such indispensable immunization resources as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Pink Book" and the American Academy of Pediatrics' "Red Book." Designed to help integrate immunization services into settings new to adult vaccination, the guide is equally valuable for use in settings experienced in vaccine delivery to adult and pediatric patients alike.
New toolkit helps educate patients about preventing pneumococcal disease: Physicians now have new resources to help them ensure that their adult patients are immunized for pneumococcal disease. Developed by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), the Professional Practice Toolkit contains a host of materials that physicians can use to educate patients about the importance of preventing pneumococcal disease, as well as tools to support their own vaccination efforts.Visit the NFID's vaccination website to learn more about vaccines for adult patients.
Other Tools
CardioSmart Hypertension Management Program: The American College of Cardiology has developed a new patient self-management program. The CardioSmart Hypertension Management Program provides a multitude of tools, including an online tracking system, to engage patients in their care and monitor their blood pressure between follow-up visits. With your help and commitment to this pilot, the CardioSmart initiative will make a valuable difference in the era of patient-centered quality improvement and pave the way for healthier patients and improved outcomes! Please visit www.CardioSmart.org/bpprogram.aspx to enroll today and commit to encouraging your patients to participate in the program. Once enrolled, you will receive a welcome kit that includes the information to distribute to your patients about the CardioSmart Hypertension Management Program. For further information, contact Shilpa Patel at 1-800-253-4636, ext. 6188 or email at cardiosmartcalifornia@acc.org.
