Comprehensive Care
A bleeding disorder can affect many parts of your body and your life. For the best care, you should have many professionals helping you. Of course, you need a doctor who is an expert in treating bleeding. Also important are nurses, who can teach you about your disorder and how to take care of yourself. Social workers can help you with a wide range of challenges including insurance and career planning. A psychologist can help you adjust to living with a bleeding disorder. You'll also find you need a dentist who knows about your disorder. All your healthcare providers need to know about your disorder and the possible risks.
In most parts of the United States, there is a comprehensive care system for people with bleeding disorders. The comprehensive care system works as a team to treat a person with a bleeding disorder. The team often works at one place, called a Hemophilia Treatment Center or a comprehensive care center. Sometimes you will hear people call it by the short name, "HTC" (Hemophilia Treatment Center). By going to an HTC, you know that you are getting help from the people who know the most about bleeding disorders.
This section talks more about comprehensive care and why it is the best way to treat bleeding disorders. It describes some of the people on the comprehensive care team. There are also information and links to Hemophilia Treatment Centers in Georgia and throughout the world.