The Patient’s Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love by Leslie Michelson, has recently been added to our library collection. It is a narrative of personal stories that illuminates strategies for better medical decision-making.

According to MSK’s Dr. Peter T. Scardino, who writes the forward for the book, “Michelson implores readers to bring the same scrutiny and judgment to a medical decision that they would to buying a car, finding a good place to live or selecting the right school for their children.” Readers will learn invaluable tips such as:

• Why having the right primary care physician will change your life
• Three things you can do right now to be better prepared when illness strikes
• The ten must-ask questions at the end of a hospital stay
• How to protect yourself from unnecessary and dangerous treatments
• Ways to avoid the four most common mistakes in the first twenty-four hours of a medical emergency

The Patient’s Playbook can be found in Tri-Cat, our library catalog.