Ukukhetha udokotela nesibhedlela ukwelashwa komdlavuza wakho

Uma ufuna ukwelashwa komdlavuza, ufuna ukuthola ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu. Ukukhetha udokotela nendawo yokwelashwa kungenye yezinqumo ezibaluleke kakhulu ozozenza.

Abanye abantu bakhetha udokotela kuqala balandele lo dokotela baye esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sabo kanti abanye bangakhetha isikhungo somdlavuza kuqala.

Njengoba ufuna udokotela noma isibhedlela, khumbula ukuthi lezi yizinqumo zakho okufanele uzenze. Qiniseka ukuthi unethezekile ngezinqumo zakho. Ukuthola udokotela nesibhedlela osithandayo futhi esihlangabezana nezidingo zakho kuzokusiza uthole ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.

Cabanga ngohlobo luni lodokotela nokuthi hlobo luni lokunakekelwa oluzokusebenzela kangcono. Ngaphambi kokukhetha, hlangana nodokotela abambalwa ukuze ubone ukuthi unjani. Ufuna ukukhetha udokotela ozizwa ukhululekile ngaye.

Eminye imibuzo ongayibuza noma oyicabangayo ifaka phakathi:

• Ngabe ngifuna noma ngidinga udokotela ogxile enhlotsheni yami yomdlavuza?
• Ingabe udokotela uyachaza izinto ngokucacile, angilalele, futhi aphendule imibuzo yami?
• Ingabe ngizizwa ngikhululekile lapho nginodokotela?
• Zingaki izinqubo udokotela azenzele uhlobo lwami lomdlavuza?
• Ngabe udokotela usebenza njengengxenye yesikhungo esikhudlwana sokwelapha umdlavuza?
• Ngabe udokotela ubamba iqhaza ezivivinyweni zokwelashwa noma angakudlulisela ezivivinyweni zokwelashwa?
• Ngabe ukhona umuntu ehhovisi likadokotela ongasiza ukusetha ama-aphoyintimenti nokuhlolwa, anikeze iziphakamiso zokulawula imiphumela emibi, futhi anikeze ukusekelwa okungokomzwelo?

Uma unomshuwalense wezempilo, kufanele futhi ubuze ukuthi udokotela uyalwamukela uhlelo lwakho.

Kungenzeka ukuthi usuvele unodokotela wokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo. Manje udinga omunye udokotela ogxile ekwelashweni komdlavuza. Lo dokotela ubizwa nge-oncologist.

Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukahlukene zodokotela bomdlavuza. Imvamisa, labodokotela basebenza ngokubambisana njengeqembu, ngakho-ke cishe uzosebenza nodokotela abangaphezu koyedwa ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.

I-oncologist yezokwelapha. Lo dokotela unguchwepheshe wokwelapha umdlavuza. Lona umuntu ongahle umbone kaningi. Njengengxenye yethimba lakho lokunakekela umdlavuza, i-oncologist yakho izokusiza ukuhlela, ukuqondisa, nokuxhumanisa ukwelashwa kwakho nabanye odokotela, futhi uphathe ukunakekelwa kwakho okuphelele. Lo kuzoba ngudokotela obeka i-chemotherapy uma kudingeka.

I-oncologist yokuhlinzwa. Lo dokotela ungudokotela ohlinzayo oqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile ekwelapheni umdlavuza. Lolu hlobo lodokotela ohlinzayo lwenza ama-biopsies futhi lungasusa izicubu nezicubu zomdlavuza. Akuwona wonke umdlavuza odinga udokotela ohlinzayo okhethekile.

I-radiation oncologist. Lo ngudokotela ogxile ekwelapheni umdlavuza ngokwelashwa ngemisebe.

Isazi semisebe. Lo ngudokotela ozobe enza futhi ehumusha izinhlobo ezahlukene zezifundo ze-x-ray nezokucabanga.

Ungase futhi usebenze nodokotela:

• Yenza ngokukhethekile uhlobo lwakho oluthile endaweni yomzimba lapho umdlavuza wakho utholakala khona
• Phatha izinkinga ezenzeka ngesikhathi sokwelapha umdlavuza

Amanye amalungu abalulekile ethimba lokunakekelwa komdlavuza afaka:

• Abahlengikazi abangamahlengikazi, abakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuxhumanisa ukunakekelwa kwakho, bakwazise, ​​futhi bayatholakala ngemibuzo
• Abahlengikazi, abasebenza nodokotela bakho bomdlavuza ukunakekela

Indawo enhle yokuqala ukubuza udokotela okuxilonge. Futhi qiniseka ukuthi ubuza ukuthi hlobo luni lomdlavuza onalo nokuthi hlobo luni lukadokotela okufanele ulubone. Udinga lolu lwazi ukuze wazi ukuthi hlobo luni lodokotela womdlavuza okufanele usebenze nalo. Kungumqondo omuhle ukubuza amagama odokotela aba-2 kuye kwabathathu, ukuze uthole umuntu ozizwa ukhululekile kakhulu ngaye.

Kanye nokubuza udokotela wakho:

• Buza umshwalense wakho wezempilo ukuthola uhlu lodokotela abelapha umdlavuza. Kubalulekile ukuthi uqiniseke ukuthi usebenza nodokotela embozwe umshwalense wakho.
• Thola uhlu lodokotela esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sokwelapha umdlavuza lapho uzobe uthola khona ukwelashwa. Kwezinye izimo ungahle uthande ukukhetha indawo yokuqala, bese uthola udokotela osebenza lapho.
• Cela noma yibaphi abangane noma umndeni onolwazi ngomdlavuza ngesincomo.

Ungahlola futhi ku-inthanethi. Izinhlangano ezingezansi zinemininingwane engasesheka yodokotela bomdlavuza. Ungacinga ngendawo nokukhethekile. Ungabona futhi ukuthi udokotela uyibhodi eqinisekisiwe yini.

• I-American Medical Association - doctorfinder.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/html/patient.jsp
• I-American Society of Clinical Oncology - www.cancer.net/find-cancer-doctor

Kuzodingeka nokuthi ukhethe isibhedlela noma indawo yokwelashwa komdlavuza. Ngokuya ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, ungangeniswa esibhedlela noma uthole ukunakekelwa emtholampilo noma esikhungweni sokugula.

Qiniseka ukuthi izibhedlela ozicabangayo zinolwazi lokwelapha uhlobo lomdlavuza onalo. Isibhedlela sangakini singahle silungele imidlavuza ejwayelekile. Kepha uma unomdlavuza ongajwayelekile, kungadingeka ukhethe isibhedlela esikhethekile somdlavuza wakho. Ezimweni ezingavamile, ungadinga ukuya esikhungweni somdlavuza esikhethekile kumdlavuza wakho ukwelashwa.

Ukuthola isibhedlela noma indawo ezohlangabezana nezidingo zakho:

• Thola uhlu lwezibhedlela ezihlanganisiwe ohlelweni lwakho lwezempilo.
• Buza udokotela othole umdlavuza wakho ngeziphakamiso ngezibhedlela. Ungacela futhi abanye odokotela noma abahlinzeki bezempilo ngemibono yabo.
• Bheka iwebhusayithi yeCommission on Cancer (CoC) ukuthola isibhedlela esivunyelwe eduze kwakho. Ukugunyazwa kwe-CoC kusho ukuthi isibhedlela sihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezithile zezinsizakalo zokwelashwa komdlavuza - www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer.
• Bheka iwebhusayithi ye-National Cancer Institute (NCI). Ungathola ukufakwa kuhlu kwezikhungo zomdlavuza ezikhethwe yi-NCI. Lezi zikhungo zinikeza ukwelashwa komdlavuza osezingeni eliphezulu. Futhi bangagxila ekwelapheni umdlavuza ongavamile - www.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers.

Lapho ukhetha isibhedlela, thola ukuthi ngabe kuthatha umshwalense wakho wezempilo. Eminye imibuzo ongafuna ukuyibuza ifaka phakathi:

• Ngabe udokotela wami womdlavuza anganginikeza izinsizakalo kulesi sibhedlela?
• Zingaki izigameko zohlobo lomdlavuza wami ezibhedlela?
• Ngabe lesi sibhedlela sigunyazwe yi-The Joint Commission (TJC)? I-TJC iyakuqinisekisa ukuthi izibhedlela ziyahlangabezana nezinga elithile lekhwalithi - www.qualitycheck.org.
• Ngabe isibhedlela siyilungu le-Association of Community Cancer Centres? - www.accc-cancer.org.
• Ngabe lesi sibhedlela sibamba iqhaza ezivivinyweni zokwelashwa? Ukuhlolwa kwemitholampilo kuyizifundo ezihlola ukuthi umuthi noma ukwelashwa okuthile kuyasebenza yini.
• Uma ufuna ukunakekelwa komdlavuza kwengane yakho, ingabe isibhedlela siyingxenye yeChildren Oncology Group (COG)? I-COG igxile ezidingweni zomdlavuza zezingane - www.childrensoncologygroup.org/index.php/locations.

Iwebhusayithi yeAmerican Cancer Society. Ukukhetha udokotela nesibhedlela. www.cancer.org/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/choosingyourtreatmentteam/choosing-a-doctor-and-a-hospital. Kubuyekezwe ngoFebhuwari 26, 2016. Kufinyelelwe ngo-Ephreli 2, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi ye-ASCO Cancer.net. Ukukhetha indawo yokwelashwa komdlavuza. www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/managing-your-care/choosing-cancer-treatment-center. Kubuyekezwe uJanuwari 2019. Kufinyelelwe ngo-Ephreli 2, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yeNational Cancer Institute. Ukuthola izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo. www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/managing-care/services. Kubuyekezwe ngoNovemba 5, 2019. Kufinyelelwe ngo-Ephreli 2, 2020.

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