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bjbj What You Should Know About Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) Hi. I m Doctor Gordon
Irving, medical director of the Swedish Pain Center. I want to talk about shared medical
appointments or SMAs. So after seeing your pain provider at the Pain Center, you may
be invited to take part in the Swedish Pain Center s Shared Medical Appointment program.
SMAs were developed to assist patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes or chronic
pain and learn from both a specialist healthcare provider and their fellow sufferers. There
are several types of SMAs but the Swedish Pain SMAs last about 60-90 minutes in length.
They are held every two weeks and consist of a brief lecture by the provider on important
topics such as sleep, exercise, ways of coping with pain. And then there s a discussion that
follows. And this discussion is between the participants and the specialist. And it often
brings up things that others in the group may not have considered. This information
may be pivotal in encouraging lifestyle changes which can dramatically decrease pain. As everyone
is encouraged to participate, privacy notes are signed before each session. These state
that what is said in the group, stays in the group. The shared medical appointment does
not take the role of individual follow ups. If there is something that you need to discuss
in private with the provider a separate individual appointment will be made. You will be contacted
before the shared medical appointments to ask if any of your medications need to be
refilled. You can then pick up those prescriptions at the time of the appointment. After the
shared medical appointments, you will be given homework to do both online and with books.
And the idea is to do them before the next visit. Each participant is also expected to
do the Swedish STOMP online questionnaire follow up and the Life Satisfaction Wheels.
And we can look at those at the appointment in order to see what has changed and what
other goals need to be looked at. Basically, shared medical appointments are an opportunity
to spend quality 60-90 minutes with a pain specialist and fellow sufferers to learn and
put into practice long-term improvements in the quality of your life. We are excited to
act as your coach in this journey and assist you in dealing with your chronic pain. We
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