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Volume 8, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2009)
Theme: Health Literacy

Volume 8, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2008)
Theme: Chronic Conditions

Volume 7, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2007)
Theme: Pediatric Care

Volume 7, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2007)
Theme: Mental Health Services

Volume 6, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2006)
Theme: Long-Term Care

Volume 6, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2006)
Theme: End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volume 5, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2005)
Theme: Difficult Healthcare Relationships & Encounters

Volume 5, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2005)         
Theme: Health Insurance and the Cost of Care
Award-winning issue!

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Volume 4, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2004) 
Award-winning issue!
Theme: Patient Advocates

Volume 4, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2004)
Theme: Managing Surgery and Hospital Stays

The Surgeon-Patient Relationship: An Interview With Sheldon M. Feldman, MD

Deciding About Surgery

Choosing Surgeons and Settings

Thinking About Anesthesia

Preparing for Surgery and Recovery

Two Book Reviews -- Regarding Ways to Promote Healing
Help Me to Heal By Bernie Siegel, MD and Yosaif August
Questions for Quiet Times By Dillon Woods

Costs of Surgery and Hospital Care

Information Resources

Hospital Patient Representatives

Volume 3, Number 2 (July 2003)
Theme: Understanding and Managing Medications

"Take One Pill Every...": Questions to Ask, Things to Do

Medication Management Charts: 8½ x 11, 8½ x 14

Pharmacists: Members of the Team An Interview With Bill Sheeley, R.Ph.

Book Review -- Worst Pills Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness (with Companion for Use With the 1999 Edition).

Book Review -- The Intelligent Patient's Guide to the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Learning How to Talk so Your Doctor Will Listen

Your Medications: Working With Doctors to Find the Right "Fit"

Children and Meds: Building Responsible Patients

Checking Out Dietary Supplements

Cost and Quality Concerns: Seeking Answers and Solutions

Volume 3, Number 1 (January 2003)
Theme: Understanding and Managing Women’s Health Concerns

Care, Information, Support: Local and Regional Resources for Women and Their Families

Finding Mother-Friendly Childbirth Across All Birth Options

Book Review -- Otherwise Healthy: A Planner to Focus Your Thoughts on Organizing Life After Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Thinking About Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer

Unexpected Findings About Hormone Replacement Therapy: What's a Woman to Do?

The National Women's Health Resources Center (The NWHRC)

Getting the Picture: Online, Interactive Tutorials

Volume 2, Number 2 (July 2002)
Theme: Understanding and Managing Cancer

Surviving Cancer

Cancer Care and the Primary Care Practitioner: An Interview With Donna Siegel, PA

Cancer Fatigue

Eight Communication Ideas, from Where the Souls Meet: Caring For the Seriously Ill

Information Resource: Hospital Libraries and Loansome Doc (R)

Book Reviews
 Understanding Cancer: A Patient's Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment (1998)

 Aftershock: From Cancer Diagnosis to Healing: A step-by-step guide to help you navigate your way (2007)

Volume 2, Number 1 (January 2002)
Theme: Building Relationships and Trust

Stories of Reaching Out: Building Relationships and Trust

The Future of Trust in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Information Resource: Public Libraries

Volume 1, Number 2 (July 2001)
Theme: Making Healthcare Decisions

Communication: What's the Big Deal?

Making Healthcare Decisions

The Three Tasks of Information Seeking

Doctor-Patient Negotiation: A Problem-Solving Exercise (with negotiation tips)

Volume 1, Number 1 (January 2001)
Theme: Patient Activation

Medical Decisionmaking: Models of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

On Building Doctor-Patient Relationships

Making a List and Checking it Twice


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