Appointment Preparation Tool
Welcome to the Appointment Preparation Tool
Whether you’re planning for your first appointment in five
years or your fourth in six months, you can learn how to prepare
and get support on what happens afterwards.
years or your fourth in six months, you can learn how to prepare
and get support on what happens afterwards.
Responses to the Appointment Preparation Tool are not saved or collected.
I usually just turn up. Why do I need to prepare?
Planning could help me...
Select the answers that best apply to you.
During appointments, these are some
areas your doctor listens out for:
Impact
How is your condition
impacting your everyday life?
Current treatment
plan
What treatment(s) are you currently prescribed?
How are you using it, and how is it working for you?
Goals
What is the main goal you want to achieve? What milestones have you set to get there? (Use the Goal Writing Assistant to help set your goals.)
Questions
Your relationship with your doctor is a partnership.
Your doctor wants to provide you with answers to the questions that matter to you.
Before your appointment
Clearly communicating your goals to your doctor will
help them make management suggestions.
1 First of all, let’s revisit the goals you set with the Goal Writing Assistant.
If you haven't completed the Goal Writing Assistant questionnaire yet, we recommend
you do so. Alternatively, feel free to skip this step.
2 Now, let's think about your symptoms and their frequency.
What symptoms have you been experiencing in the last month?
Select the answers that best apply to you.
Over the last week, on a scale of 1-10, how bad was your itch?
How often do you experience these symptoms?
Select the answer that best applies to you.
Have your usual symptoms increased/worsened, or has
your eczema flared up since your last doctor's appointment?
Select the answer that best applies to you.
3 What improves your AD symptoms and what makes your symptoms worse?
4 Next, let's talk about how much AD covers your body.
How much of your body does your AD cover?
Please note: The skin on one arm covers 9% of your total body surface area,
one palm is equivalent to 1% of the body.
Select the answer that best applies to you.
What are the areas where your AD bothers you most?
Select the answers that best apply to you.
5 Now, let's think about flares.
In the past month, how often did you experience a flare?
A flare is when your disease symptoms worsen.
Select the answer that best applies to you.
On average how long did each flare last for?
day(s)
6 Next, let's think about how your condition impacts your everyday life.
Explain which area, or areas, of your life are impacted.
You can also note if any other aspects of your life are affected by AD. If you have completed the AD Impact Analyzer, you can refer back to your results. If you are yet to complete the AD Impact Analyzer, give it a go afterwards.
How does your condition make you feel?
Select the answers that best apply to you.
7 It's question time.
What questions would you like to ask during your appointment?
No question is a silly question; they let your doctor know that you're engaged in your care.
Ex. "Can we put a plan in place with defined timeframes and actions?"
"What different management options are available for me?"
"How long should I wait before coming back?"
Congratulations!
You've completed all of the questions and have taken a step forward. Keep it up!
Now you can download, print, and save to your phone.
Now it's time to put your
plan to good use.
Take a look at your plan before your appointment. You can also refer to it during your appointment, as a prompt. If anything changes, feel free to come back and use the tool again.
