AHRQ News Now: support for HHS opioids awareness week; growing efforts to improve diagnosis; free Spanish-language publications

AHRQ News Now: support for HHS opioids awareness week; growing efforts to improve diagnosis; free Spanish-language publications

Order Before Sept. 25 for Free Spanish-Language Patient Safety Publications

In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15–Oct. 15, AHRQ is offering free Spanish-language and bilingual patient safety publications on several conditions. The resources may support Hispanic outreach initiatives or promotores de salud programs. To receive up to 500 copies of each publication, contact AHRQ at (800) 358-9295, or AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov. Orders must be placed before Sept. 25. Please reference AHRQ promo code 44 to receive free shipping. The available publications are:

• Su Medicamento: Infórmese. Evite Riesgos (Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe). Pub. #11-0049-B
• Participe más en su atención médica: Consejos para pacientes (Be More Involved in Your Health Care: Tips for Patients). Pub. #10(11)-0094-B  
• Preguntas para mi cita médica (My Questions for this Visit). Pub. #10(11)-0094-2  
• Consulte sus medicamentos. Consejos para el uso seguro de medicamentos (Check Your Medicines. Tips for Using Medicines Safely). Pub. #10-M052-C  
• Cómo cuidarme: Guía para cuando salga del hospital (Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital). Pub. #10-0059-C  
• Pastillas que diluyen la sangre: Guía para su uso seguro  (Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely). Pub. #15-0047-C  
• Su guía para evitar y tratar la formación de coágulos(Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots).
  Pub. #09-0067-C