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Questions you should ask health professionals

During September 2006 we broadcast a special report, Facing the evidence. This two-part series looked at the importance of asking health professionals for evidence based healthcare. Karen Carey-Hazell, consumer advocate, suggested asking your healthcare provider the following three questions:

    Question 1: What are my treatment options?

    Question 2: What are the possible outcomes of those options?

    Question 3: How likely is each of the outcomes to occur?



Thanks to Karen Carey-Hazell.