Click here to return to book details FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Email: publicity@regnery.com Phone: 202-216-0600 Dean of Cornell Medical School says Doctors Must Educate Patients… For most of America, a visit to the doctor equals 15 to 45 minutes in the waiting room and another 10 to 15 minutes in the examination room. In the end, with the demands of HMOs and insurance companies, we’re lucky to get one to three minutes of face time with our physicians. We better have the right questions, the right insights, and the right knowledge ahead of time. Dr. Antonio Gotto Jr., Dean of the prestigious Weill Medical College of Cornell University and one of the world’s foremost cardiologists is changing all that. As part of his campaign to help patients help themselves, Dr. Gotto has spearheaded a major new initiative at Weill Medical College, producing a brand new CORNELL ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH (LifeLine Press; ISBN: 0-89526-186-3; $45.00) that seeks to translate doctor-speak into everyday, common sense language that the average person can understand and put to use. According to Dr. Gotto, THE CORNELL ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH makes a dramatic impact on our health care system by: Showing parents when it’s necessary to seek emergency medical care and which symptoms to be aware of. The problem of knowing when to see a doctor is paramount. Giving critical new information. Here, you’ll find the latest on the country’s leading causes of disease and discomfort, from cancer, heart attack, and diabetes, to asthma and allergies, including early detection Procedures, test and surgeries. The ENCYCLOPEDIA gives a patient concise and easy to understand information on common and special procedures, from angioplasty to dozens of surgeries. “This kind of stress reduction has been shown to speed healing and recuperation,” says Dr. Gotto. Decision making. It’s critical for patients and parents to assess treatment options for themselves and their children, to do it knowledgably and with a rational and informed mind. “Let’s put doctors and patients on a more even playing field,” says Dr. Gotto. “Let’s make them co-partners in their health care.” Study after study has shown this approach gets the best long-term results. Dr. Gotto is one of the country’s foremost authorities. Among his many awards and honors is the Gold Heart Award of the American Heart Association, and he is past National President of the American Heart Association. He is also a member of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council and the National Diabetes Advisory Board and Institute of Medicine. Click here to order from Amazon: Click here to return to book details