The Essential Medical Summary

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The Essential Medical Summary

The Essential Medical Summary is the essential companion document for your medical appointments. It records all the important details of your medical history so they can be easily referenced when you need to provide information to a medical practitioner.

What does the Essential Medical Summary record?

Your medical history

Record the details of your medical history, along with details of your family (Paternal & Maternal) medical history, which may have important implications for your own health.

Current medical treatment

Record the details of your current medical treatments and associated medications, including names, dosages and usage frequency.

Vaccinations

Record your vaccination history and when vaccinations are next due.

Skin check information

Mark any moles, blemishes or previous skin cancer diagnosis on the body diagrams as a reminder and guide for future skin checks.

Healthcare provide contact details

Record the contact details of your General Practitioner, medical specialists and various healthcare providers.

Home Care providers

Record the contact information for your Home Care service providers and detail the services they provide to you.

Health and ACAT Assessment details

Record the details of your Health and ACAT Assessments along with any relevant Care Plan details.

My Aged Care

Record your assessment dates, Provider contact details and outline the services being provided to you.

Why is recording this important?

Your medical history is an important part of who you are. As we age, this history gathers detail, becomes more complex and can be increasingly difficult to recall from memory. The Essential Medical Summary is a reference to :

Aid recall, so you can convey the correct information to your treating and new healthcare practitioners
Provide a complete picture of your current treatment and medical history, ensuring important information is conveyed, avoiding any information gaps
Provide treatment/medication information to ensure appropriate management of your medications and reduce the possibility of any medication incompatibility
Provide ready access to contact information for your other treating medical specialists
Make efficient use of appointment time by reducing wasted time
Maintain your independence and avoid unnecessary embarrassment when required to recall detailed/complex information
Assist your family/carer if they are accompanying you to medical appointments.

Benefits of recording this information in one place

The Essential Medical Summary ensures your important medical information is easily accessible to you and your family, which means:

Confident recall of information

You can take it with you to medical appointments and be confident that you or your carer have easy access to your information should it be needed during the appointment.

Access in an emergency

If you need to attend hospital, your Essential Medical Summary can be taken with you, ensuring doctors attending you can access medical information which may be critical to emergency treatment.

If you are suddenly impaired

In the event of sudden impairment via stroke or unconsciousness, your important medical information can be transported to hospital with you or is accessible to family who may be assisting with your treatment/rehabilitation.

You aren't reliant on others to get it right

Reduces reliance on access to electronic records and these being correctly updated, or even accessible.

Person filling out a medical form with an 'Essential Medical Summary' guide on a couch.

Don't rely on your memory - Keep a record!

It is extremely difficult to recall detailed medical information from memory. Take the opportunity to help yourself and you family by completing an Essential Medical Summary so that important information about your health and care is always accessible.

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