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Optimizing Brains and Bodies

Customized Training

Protein for All

Clinical Services in WA

Learning Collective

PESI

Blog

Customized Training

Protein for All

Clinical Services in WA

Learning Collective

PESI

Blog

Progress

Better Care through Effective Communication

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Before you begin

1 Lesson

Meet your instructors

How to prepare to speak to your provider in a way that they can help you

6 Lessons

Pass the ball or share a map

Constraints on your healthcare provider

A story of how bringing in a written summary can change the dynamics of the appointment

Organizing all your symptoms helps prepare you to share with your provider

Getting specific about the most important symptoms that you want addressed

Additional tools that can help you more acuratly share with your provider

Providers look for patterns - Can you share yours concisely?

6 Lessons

Introduction

Tracking behaviors that might be influencing your symptoms

Understand when & how to use trusted online sources to learn about your symptoms

An example of starting with fatigue as the most basic problem

Keeping track of what you've tried for chronic complaints

Writing down what your provider needs to hear is important

Additional information that can be helpful to include

3 Lessons

Introduction

Family & Personal Medical Histories

Keeping your own Medical Records

Create a summary statement for your provider

5 Lessons

Elements of the summary statement

Creating the summary statement

Clarifying your mission statement for your appointment

Steps for a successful appointment

Preparing for a successful appointment

Requesting lab work

14 Lessons

Introduction & handout

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Lipid Panel

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Ferritin (an iron marker)

Hemoglobin A1C

C Reactive Protein (CRP)

Homocysteine (a Vitamin B marker)

Vitamin D-25-OH

Autoantibody testing

Continuous Glucose Monitors

Pharmacogenomic testing

Final thoughts on getting lab work done

All handouts and extra tools

1 Lesson

Links to easily access the course material

Evaluation

1 Lesson

Better Care Course Evaluation

Better Care through Effective Communication

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Requesting lab work

Homocysteine (a Vitamin B marker)

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Homocysteine (a Vitamin B marker) elevated levels indicate an increase in risk of depression.

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