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Finally... the healthcare experience explained in real terms by a trusted expert in infection prevention.  Essential reading now - before you or a loved one need hospital care!
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The Patient Survival Guide:

8 Simple Solutions to Prevent Hospital and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Do you know how easy it is for infections to spread from one sick hospital patient to another, and possibly to you?
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What are the signs you caught an infection at the hospital?
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What is the one simple question to ask your doctor or nurse that will help them avoid putting you at risk for infection?
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This book has the answers and other tips and check lists for you and your doctor or nurse... information that could reduce the chances you get a painful and costly infection from your hospital visit!

Demos Health, 2012.

Where to Order

Or, to purchase a copy directly from the author, send a check for $18.00 to Jack Guinan Company, P.O. Box 425, Ardmore, PA  19003.  Please provide your shipping address and expect 2-3 weeks to receive your copy.

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Dr. Maryanne McGuckin is an international expert on infection prevention, having served on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, the infection control and epidemiology team at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, task forces for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, and as Senior Scholar/Fellow with the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Media Events

National - Mike Smerconish 5/10/12 

San Francisco - KGO Mike Finney 5/26/12 (archive)

Dallas - KLUV Morning Show 6/3/12

Cordova AK - KLAM/KCDV  6/5/12

Washington DC - WPFW  6/14/12

Pittsburgh - KDKA Star Morning Show 6/26/12

Brownwood TX - KXYL 9:10am 7/12/12

National - John Tesh 7/16/12

Las Vegas - KSHP 7/17/12 (mp3) (3MB)

San Francisco - KALW Your Legal Rights 7/18/12 (mp3) (Download 53MB file, open with your media player)

Bellevue, WA - KIXI Chat with Women 7/18/12 (archive)

Ocean City, MD - WOCM Ocean 98.1

Princeton TV - Wisdom & Beyond 7/26/12

Sirius XM81 - Dr. Frank Adams (NYU) 7/31/12

Thepowerfulpatient.org 3PM ET 8/2/12 (archive)

Phoenix - KFNX Let's Just Talk - 7pm 8/5/12 (stream mp3)

Pennsylvania Gazette - Alumni notes Sept/Oct 2012

Merion Cricket Club's Healthy Living Series 1/23/13

Thirdage.com - Boomers & Beyond (archive)

To schedule a discussion or presentation by Dr. McGuckin, contact her at (610) 304-2927 9am-5pm USA Eastern Time, or E-mail mcguckin@patientsurvivalguide.net

Patient Safety Medical Error Checklist from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

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“ …Dr. McGuckin sounds the alarm on deadly, costly infections and how to prevent them. Before you or a loved one heads to the hospital, reach for this guidebook. It could save a life.”  —Ceci Connolly, former national health correspondent, The Washington Post

The Patient Survival Guide...

... inspires you to be your own advocate

... details how your preparation and informed vigilance can significantly reduce the chances of harm and death to your loved one in a hospital

... provides specific, practical, and outside-the-box strategies for anticipating and preventing errors

... provides checklists for patients to use upon admission to healthcare facilities

... empowers you with knowledge and techniques to ensure a safer healthcare experience

“ Receiving medical care at a hospital without acquainting yourself with the important information in The Patient Survival Guide is like jumping out of an airplane with no parachute and then hoping you grow wings on the way down.” —Victoria Nahum, Co-founder and Executive Director, Safe Care Campaign

webassets/reporting_map.JPGAn example of helpful information in this book:

Did you know that over half of the states in the U.S. have laws requiring hospitals to report their infection rates to the public?  This means that you have access to the number of patients who acquire infections at any hospital, and you can find out what types of infections those patients had.

Infections are preventable if good practices are followed, and some hospitals are better at it than others. Use this information to choose a hospital in your area where you or your loved one are less likely be infected by unsafe practices.  Don't wait until a health emergency; know your options now for safer care, before you're under pressure to make a hasty decision during an unexpected crisis. Dr. McGuckin tells you how to use this information to your advantage, and provides you with the right questions to ask your doctor before committing to a hospital stay.

Map from Consumers Union - Stop Hospital Infections program.  Many laws were enacted in the late 2000's and are just now implementing their data collection and reporting schemes. Green states have public reporting laws. Blue states have laws and also have begun releasing reports to the public.  Red states voluntarily report infection rates either to the public or confidentially to healthcare authorities.

Experts in healthcare infection prevention provide many informative videos on YouTube. Here's a selection of some thought-provoking video and audio clips which provide more reasons to be an informed patient:

  Contact:

  Dr. Maryanne McGuckin    |    (610) 304-2927    |   mcguckin@patientsurvivalguide.net