Your appointment preparation tool
Your appointment preparation tool
An appointment with a doctor can go by in a flash and you might later
remember a long list of things you forgot to bring up.
remember a long list of things you forgot to bring up.
This appointment planner can help you ensure you have a productive time with your doctor.
Whether you’re planning for your first appointment in five
years, or your fourth in six months, you can learn how to prepare
and get support on what happens afterwards.
Responses to the Appointment Preparation Tool are not saved or collected.
I usually just turn up. Why do I need to prepare?
Planning my appointment could help me...
select the answers that best apply to you
During appointments, these are some
areas your doctor listens out for:
Impact
How your eczema is
impacting your everyday life
Current treatment
regimen
What treatment(s) are you currently prescribed?
How are you using it, and how is it working for you?
Goals
What is the main goal you want to achieve? And, what milestones have you set to get there? (Use the Goal Writing Assisant to help set your goals)
Questions
Your relationship with your doctor is a partnership.
Your doctor wants to provide you with answers to the questions that matter to you
Before your appointment
Clearly communicating your goals to your doctor will
help them to make suggestions on your treatment and management of eczema..
Answer all the questions below to start your plan and the Appointment
Preparation Tool will do the rest.
1 First of all, let’s revisit the goals you set with the Goal Writing Assistant.
If you haven't completed the Goal Writing Assistant yet, we recommend
you complete this step. Alternatively, feel free to skip this step.
2 Now, let's think about your symptoms and frequency.
What symptoms have you been experiencing in the last month?
Tick the answers that best apply to you
Over the last week, on a scale of 1-10, how bad is your itch?
How often do you experience these symptoms?
Select the answer that best applies to you
What improves your eczema symptoms and what makes your symptoms worse?
3 Next - let's think about how eczema impacts your everyday life.
Explain which area, or areas, of your life are impacted by atopic dermatitis.
If you have completed the AD Impact Analyser, you can refer back to your results. If you are yet to complete it, give it a go afterwards.
Eg. My daily activities are impacted because my skin looks red and flakes, so I feel like I can’t wear the clothes I would like to.
How does your atopic dermatitis make you feel?
Tick the answer that best applies to you
4 It's question time.
What questions would you like to ask your doctor during your appointment?
No question is silly question; they let your doctor know that you're engaged in your care.
e.g. "Can we put a plan in place with defined timeframes and actions?"
"The treatments I have had in the past are no longer working. What other options are there that I could try?"
"What different options are available for me?"
"How long should I wait before coming back?"
My questions:
Well done, you’ve prepared for your appointment!
You've completed all of the questions and have taken a step forward. Keep it up!
Now you can download your plan, print or save to your phone.
How to put your plan to good use:
If you have a bit more time to spare and would like to reflect on some other aspects of life with eczema, ahead of your appointment, take the slightly longer deep dive into appointment preparation - find it here: Appointment Planner (5-10 mins).
