Questions to Ask My Healthcare Provider

An important part of ACP is learning and understanding about your health and any illnesses you may have.
Think about what you would like to know and take some notes for the next time you talk to your healthcare provider. It's your health and you have a right to be informed.
This form can be printed to take with you to your next appointment. You must save the answers to your question before you can print.

What kind of questions could I ask my healthcare providers?

Ask them whatever you like. It’s your health and you have a right to be informed. Here are some suggestions of things you could ask:

Can my illness be cured?

What effect will the treatments have on my illness? Can I expect to get better?

What should I expect in the next 6 months, 1 year, 5 years?

How will this illness affect my ability to live independently? To walk? My memory?

What are some possible major changes that my family and I should be prepared for?

Additional questions to ask my Health Care Provider