What
should I do?
Ulcerative Colitis Health Management Guide
This
pocket-sized Guide and Record Book combination pack
has been written and designed by leading medical professionals
to help patients, their families and friends in a number
of practical ways. The easy-to-use Guide explains all
aspects of the Ulcerative Colitis to help patients participate
in the decision-making process for the various treatment
options and actively manage their illness by working
in partnership with their doctor and other health professionals.
The
Guide's contents were developed by a partnership between
the National Primary Care Research
and Development Centre, which is a Department of
Health-funded initiative, and the Department of Gastroenterology
both based at the University of Manchester. People with
inflammatory bowel disease also contributed assistance
and advice to help individuals improve their understanding
of Ulcerative Colitis.
The
NPCRDC programme of research has provided strong evidence
that the 'whole system' approach to a patient's self-management
of an irritable bowel disease improves patient outcomes,
is cost effective and is popular with patients and doctors.
To view how the NPCRDC programme has been developed
visit the NPCRDC
research page.
The
Guide's development has been carefully researched by
NPCRDC and some of the initial research findings can
be viewed as follows:
The
Guide covers:
Causes
of Ulcerative Colitis;
Types
of Ulcerative Colitis;
Dietary
considerations;
Stages
/choices in treatment;
Tests
and treatment procedures;
Surgery
options;
Pregnancy
and contraception;
Surveillance;
Glossary
of terms.
The
combination pack also features an essential Personal
Record Book developed to enable patients to keep track
of the self-management of their inflammatory bowel disease
by allowing them to note and monitor changes in their
health. Sections include:
Specialist
details
Medical
information
Test
results
Clinic
results
Flare
ups
Food
diary
Symptom
diary
Monitoring
Self
management plan
The
What should I do? Ulcerative Colitis Health Management
Guide carries Plain English Campaign's Crystal Mark
The authors are Anne Kennedy, Research Fellow at the
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
- University of Manchester and Dr Andrew Robinson, Clinical
Lecturer in Gastroenterology - University of Manchester
Click here to view some
sample pages of the What
should I do? series
of Ulcerative
Colitis Health Management Guides in
.PDF format.
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What
should I do?
Crohn's Disease Health Management Guide
This
pocket-sized Guide and Record Book combination pack
was published in April 2000 and has been written and
designed by leading medical professionals to help patients,
their families and friends in a number of practical
ways. The easy-to-use Guide explains all aspects of
the Crohn's Disease to help patients participate in
the decision-making process for the various treatment
options and actively manage their illness by working
in partnership with their doctor and other health professionals.
The
Guide's contents were developed by a partnership between
the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre,
which is a Department of Health-funded initiative, and
the Department of Gastroenterology both based at the
University of Manchester. People with inflammatory bowel
disease also contributed assistance and advice to help
individuals improve their understanding of Crohn's Disease.
The Guide covers:
Causes
of Crohn's Disease;
Types
of Crohn's Disease;
Dietary
considerations;
Stages
/choices in treatment;
Tests
and treatment procedures;
Surgery
options;
Pregnancy
and contraception;
Surveillance;
Glossary
of terms.
The
combination pack also features an essential Personal
Record Book developed to enable patients to keep track
of the self-management of their inflammatory bowel disease
by allowing them to note and monitor changes in their
health. Sections include:
Specialist
details
Medical
information
Test
results
Clinic
results
Flare
ups
Food
diary
Symptom
diary
Monitoring
Self
management plan
The
What should I do? Crohn's Disease Health Management
Guide will carry the Plain English Campaign's Crystal
Mark
The authors are Anne Kennedy, Research Fellow at the
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
- University of Manchester and Dr Andrew Robinson, Clinical
Lecturer in Gastroenterology - University of Manchester
Click
here to view some sample pages
of the What
should I do? series
of Crohn's
Disease Health Management Guides in
.PDF format.
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What
should I do?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Health Management Guide
This
pocket-sized Guide was published in May 2000 and
has been written and designed by leading medical professionals
to help patients, their families and friends in a
number of practical ways. The easy-to-use Guide explains
all aspects of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome to help
patients participate in the decision-making process
for the various treatment options and actively manage
their illness by working in partnership with their
doctor and other health professionals.
More
about IBS
The
Guide's contents were developed by a partnership between
the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre,
which is a Department of Health-funded initiative, and
the Department of Gastroenterology both based at the
University of Manchester. People with inflammatory bowel
disease also contributed assistance and advice to help
individuals improve their understanding of Irritable
Bowel Syndrome. The Guide covers:
Personal
Experiences of IBS;
Understanding
IBS;
Medical
tests;
What
you can do to help yourself;
More
ways to manage your IBS;
Medical
treatments;
Glossary
of terms;
Self-help
checklist.
The What should I do? Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Health Management Guide will carry Plain English Campaign's
Crystal Mark
The authors are Anne Kennedy, Research Fellow at the
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
- University of Manchester and Dr Andrew Robinson, Clinical
Lecturer in Gastroenterology - University of Manchester
Click here to view some
sample pages of the What
should I do? series
of Irritable
Bowel Syndrome Health Management Guides in
.PDF format.
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