Patient Education and Resources

Patient education and quick access to resources is an integral part of each person’s treatment at TPMG. We encourage patients to take an active role in decisions regarding their care and the care of their family.

To promote informed health care decisions, we offer a wide variety of health related educational material, as well as access to outside resources. Patients are encouraged to ask questions about their diagnosis, treatment, medications and any supportive care that may be required.

Laboratory Patient Safety Tips

• What is Fasting? Does it really matter?
• Blood Specimen Collection (Venipuncture)
• Glucose Tolerance Test (3 Hour or Gestational)

• American Academy of Ophthalmology — http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/ (TPMG Ophthalmology)

• American Lung Association — Supports smoking cessation for health benefits. http://lung.org/ (Submitted by a loyal patient)

• Family Doctor — Health information for the whole family. www.familydoctor.org (TPMG West Point Family Medicine)

• Mayo Clinic — Clinical experts provide current medical information and news on health topics. www.mayoclinic.com (TPMG West Point Family Medicine)

• MedlinePlus — Trusted Health Information for You. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH). www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus (TPMG Atlantic Coast Family Medicine)

• QuitDay.org — Reference guide on how to stop smoking and benefits to eye health. https://quitday.org (Submitted by a loyal patient)

• Quit Smoking Community — We are all volunteers that are passionate about ending smoking around the world. Visit us for more information! https://quitsmokingcommunity.org (Submitted by a loyal patient)

• WebMD — Better Information. Better Health: The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. http://www.webmd.com/ (TPMG Atlantic Coast Family Medicine)