Educating Your Patients: American Academy of Ophthalmology

Educating Your Patients

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Reducing malpractice risk is easier than you think!

Outdated patient education materials and informed consent documents can increase the risk of a medical malpractice suit. Why take the risk? The Academy and OMIC urge all ophthalmologists and practice administrators to conduct an annual review of these materials and documents during the first week of December.

Review your existing patient education materials. This checklist will show you which old materials you need to replace with current editions. Learn more.

Why take the risk?
Learn how to use patient education to prevent malpractice lawsuits.

Patient Education Audit
Make sure your educational materials and informed consent documents are current.

Effective Patient Education

Effective patient education can be categorized into five distinct areas, which together comprise a solid foundation of information for your patients.

The role of patient education is to favorably impact patient behavior, including compliance with short-term therapies, long-term management of chronic conditions and preventive lifestyle recommendations.
Creating effective patient education involves several essential steps, including talking with your patients and using a variety of educational materials.
There are numerous additional resources for your patients to access, which can aid them in learning about their condition.
There is a wide variety of Academy patient education products for you to share with your patients.
Lastly, the Academy has developed SmartSight, an initiative to assist your patients with low vision (visual acuities less than 20/40 or scotomas, field loss or contrast loss).


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