How to Survive Your Doctor's Care Get the Right Diagnosis, the Right Treatment, and the Right Experts for You by Pamela F. Gallin, MD, FACS Lifeline Press ; ISBN: 0895261200 Hardcover - 256 pages (September 2003) $19.95 Click here to return to main book detail page QUESTIONS FOR DR. PAM GALLIN 1. The title of your book suggests we all need a lot of knowledge and perhaps a little luck to survive you and your colleagues. Are you down on your own profession? 2. If you, as a physician, had trouble getting great health care for your family members, what hope do the rest of us have? 3. Tell us about your own medical mishap. What happened? 4. You’re a doctor, but you’re a patient too. What do you look for in choosing a physician? 5. As a patient, what are a few of the first things we should do when seeking care? 6. Surprisingly, you say that being at a major medical center is actually more important than the particular physician or surgeon you have. Why? Isn’t the individual skill paramount? 7. It’s widely known that there’s a sort of “code of protection” among physicians. Now that you’ve spilled the beans, do you think your fellow docs will run you out of town? 8. You claim everyone needs a patient advocate, even if the issue is seemingly minor. Why and who should the advocate be? Click here to order from Amazon: