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Educating the patient: challenges and opportunities with current technology.

Jeffry Gordon¹

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Patient Education
Digital Health

Background:

Patients face a deluge of online health information, varying in accuracy.
The internet is a primary source for health queries, necessitating critical evaluation skills.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide clinicians with strategies for guiding patients towards reliable online health resources.
To highlight technological advancements that enhance patient-clinician information exchange and dialogue.

Main Methods:

Literature review on internet health information and patient-clinician communication tools.
Synthesis of current technological applications in healthcare information management.
Development of recommendations for clinical practice.

Main Results:

Clinicians play a crucial role in directing patients to credible online health information.
Technological tools can significantly improve information access, retrieval, and storage for both patients and clinicians.
Enhanced communication channels foster better patient-clinician relationships.

Conclusions:

Empowering patients with accurate health information and leveraging technology are key to improving health outcomes.
Clinicians should proactively engage in educating patients about reliable digital health resources and communication strategies.