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Service
consult...
The Patient Informatics Consult
Service (PICS) is a free
information service provided by
GPC patients and the people who
care about them.
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This service combines the
library’s Patient Education
Collection with the
expertise of the GPC
information specialists to
retrieve accurate, relevant,
and appropriate information
for patients in
easily-understandable
information packets tailored
to the individual's needs
about their specific medical
condition or disease.
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GPC information packets
usually contain a summary of
the condition, a
bibliography of appropriate
articles, and summaries with
full-text of the most
relevant articles.
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A copy of each personalized
packet is also sent to the
patient's clinician to
create a full communication
loop that best enables
patients and families to
obtain and understand
information relevant to
their health care.
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Patients are encouraged to
discuss the information
found within the packets
with their physician or
healthcare professional.
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The goal of this program is
to empower patients to be
active participants in their
healthcare.
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