Writing and Editing
Patient Education Materials

What to Expect During and After Your Endoscopy Exam
This is a DRAFT that Judith wrote for a workshop on writing patient education materials at the American Medical Writers Association annual conference, ending November 2, 2002. She'll revise it after the critique as necessary.

She has also copyedited patient educational or informational brochures and handouts for Kaiser Permanente (HMO) on these topics:

• Care of Bandages
• Dialysis Access Graft
• Knee Replacement
• Lymphedema
• Total Hip Replacement
• Vascular Post-Op Surveillance
• Vascular Surgery
• Treatment Plan: Lymphedema
• Treatment Regimen: Cellulitis
• Treatment Regimen: Superficial Thrombophlebitis
• Discharge Instructions: Ambulatory Phlebotomy
• Discharge Instructions: Amputation
• Discharge Instructions: Aortic Surgery
• Discharge Instructions: First Rib Surgery (thoracoscopic sympathectomy)
• Discharge Instructions: Lower Extremity Bypass
• Discharge Instructions: Tunneled Dialysis Catheter
• Discharge Instructions: Vascular Bowel Prep Instructions