Stanford Family Medicine (SFM)
"They give me exactly the help I want (and need) exactly when I want (and need) it."
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UPDATE: H1N1 VACCINE STATUS November 12, 2009: We currently do NOT have the H1N1 vaccine available in our clinic. Stanford and Packard Hospitals each have received a very limited supply that is being used for very high risk patients such as patients who have received a solid organ transplant within the past 12 months. We are hopeful that more vaccine will be available soon. Please continue to check this website for updates.
Microsoft has launched a new website, www.h1n1responsecenter.com, with a self-assessment tool to help individuals with flu-like symptoms determine whether their illness is severe enough to warrant immediate medical attention, and whether they are at risk for developing severe disease. The site also offers practical advice for those with flu-like symptoms. The clinical content of the website is closely based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention algorithm for health professionals that was designed for the 2009-2010 flu season, and jointly developed with the Emory University School of Medicine.
2009 H1N1 Flu
Emergency Warning Signs: Anyone with the following emergency warning signs needs urgent medical
attention and should seek care right away: From http://www.flu.gov/pdfs/emergencywarningsigns.pdf)
EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNS FOR CHILDREN
• Fast breathing or trouble breathing
• Bluish skin color
• Not drinking enough fluids
• Not waking up or not interacting
• Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
• Fever with a rash
EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNS FOR ADULTS
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
• Sudden dizziness
• Confusion
• Severe or persistent vomiting
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
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WELCOME TO STANFORD FAMILY MEDICINE!
Stanford Family Medicine is a group of board-certified family physicians located at Hoover Pavilion, across from Bloomingdale's at the Stanford Shopping Center, at 211 Quarry Road. As clinician educators on the faculty of the Stanford School of Medicine, our academic home is the Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine (http://familymed.stanford.edu)
What We Do
There is a strong emphasis in family medicine on promoting health and preventing disease, and our physicians are well prepared to provide complete health care to patients of all ages. Every member of your family can come to Stanford Family Medicine for their health care. We can provide you and your family with continuing, comprehensive care during all the phases of your lives - from birth, infancy and childhood, through adolescence, to adult life and the changes it brings, such as acute or chronic injuries or illness, including Geriatrics and end of life issues. If needed, we work closely with the services and specialists at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics as well as Lucille Packard Children's Hospital to provide coordination for care you and your family may receive there.
How we can work together
One of the greatest rewards of practicing medicine is being able to get
to know each patient as an individual, and to work with each patient
to help solve whatever problem she or he has. To get the most out of
our time together we would like to tell you a few points we try to
keep in mind when we see you, and to offer a few suggestions for you
to consider.
What we try to keep in mind during your office visit
1. Give you time to tell me why you are here and what your concerns are.
2. Explain to you what we have learned from taking a history, performing
a physical exam, or interpreting lab tests.
3. Explain what our understanding of your problem is, what treatment
we recommend and why. Explain why we do or don't order tests or make
referrals.
4. Listen to your ideas about what is happening and what should be done.
5. Clarify arrangements for follow-up, either by phone or return visit.
Suggestions for you to consider
1. Let the receptionist know what you want to cover with me when you
schedule our appointment so he or she can allocate sufficient time.
2. Identify the problems or concerns you would like addressed during
our visit. It may help to write them down. Bring up these issues at the
beginning of the visit so we can pace the visit to cover them all. If
there is not time during the scheduled visit to cover everything, we
may need to decide which the most important topics are for this visit.
3. Ask questions. That is how we all learn. And it helps avoid misunderstandings.
4. Let us know if you don't agree with a diagnosis of your problem or
suggestions for treatment. Identifying differences will improve our understanding
each other and therefore lead to better treatment decisions and results.
We look forward to working with you
