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This handout explains diet changes needed after surgery to place a stent. Authored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, this information is made available to UWMC clinicians by agreement between SCCA and UWMC, as a service to the patients who visit both healthcare facilities.

This coloring and activity booklet for young visitors to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides an interactive way for them to learn about what happens in the unit and what to expect during their visit. It covers hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), medical equipment, staff they may meet, and activities they can do when they visit. This booklet can be given to families with children during their ICU visit, or before they come to the hospital to help them prepare.

This handout explains care offered at the Kidney Clinic at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. It includes how to set up a clinic visit and what to expect.

This post-procedure discharge form can be filled out with information about procedure, site or wound care, pain management, and symptoms to report. Also provides blank spaces to fill in and contact information for UWMC and date and time of follow-up visit.

This brochure for women with high-risk pregnancies explains helpful services and service providers at the UW Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinics in Arlington and Yakima, Washington. It provides information about what a high-risk pregnancy is and what to expect at a clinic visit. It also includes maps, directions, and contact information for both clinics.

This handout provides information about anesthesia or sedation used for pediatric radiation oncology patients. The pre-anesthesia visit, side effects, fasting, transport, the role of the parents, post-treatment activity and nutritional needs are covered, as well as when to call the doctor or 9-1-1.

Finding out that your baby may be born early (preterm) can bring up many emotions. This handout discusses the many concerns that families must deal with when they are told that their baby may be born at 24 to 26 weeks gestation. It includes "Talking About What May Happen," "Quality of Life," "Making Decisions," and a large section on a preterm baby's  health and care needs.

This section of the Guide to Your Head and Neck Cancer Treatment gives details about scheduling a clinic visit after surgery, and what happens at that first clinic visit. Issues related to nutrition and medical alert jewelry are also covered.

This handout explains what a clinic pharmacist does, and what to expect at your first visit with a UW Medicine clinic pharmacist.

This handout explains what to expect when you meet with your surgeon to talk about lymphedema or LYMPHA surgery.

This handout gives instructions to follow after surgery to implant a neurostimulator. Included are when to call the Center for Pain Relief, activity restrictions, dressing care, medicine instructions, and a place to enter date and time for the follow-up visit.

This handout is for patients at Harborview Medical Center who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Orthopedic Clinic.

This handout is for patients at Harborview Medical Center who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Clinic.

This handout explains why prenatal care is important and how often to see the doctor while pregnant. It includes what to expect during a visit, and how the clinic staff can help. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This handout explains telemedicine visits at UW Medicine. It includes sections about using Zoom, safety and privacy, and how to prepare for the visit using either a smartphone or table, or a computer.

This brochure explains how to prepare for your visit to the Neurology Clinic at UWMC. It lists records to bring, forms to complete, and offers information about traffic, parking, and registration.