Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
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Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
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At the BMJ today we had a meeting for our Journals, such as Gut and Heart and we had a talk from Tad Campion, the online editor of the NEJM about their experience of social media. The NEJM put up thei
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 31/3/2012 8:28 PM BST
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No I will not be using Wiki information for treating patients. However, the site containts fair bit of information in simple ways and many of them have been linked to relevant references (though all are not referred to standard scientific information). This is good when we want to refresh our memory (that we already knew and just got confused - here we will know if there is incorrect information) or to start something very new topic that we have no idea at all. It will give good description and references from where we can start working. |
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 31/3/2012 9:03 PM BST
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I agree, Mat. I think Wikepedia and numerous other sites are a great way to sharpen up and clean up a tool which is rusty in your tool box. I came across a condition yesterday I had not heard of; Birt-Hogg Dubé syndrome and they talked about tuberose sclerosis complex and its overlap with LAM and the perivascular epithelial cell and PEComas which are tumours. If someone comes along with something like this, I am not going to pull out my French Harrison's but Google it.
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 1/4/2012 12:24 PM BST
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For general reading and finding something rare to start the search yes. For treatment not likely. Wikipedia is not to be confused with Gymnopedies by Satie, an interesting musical piece
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 1/4/2012 1:09 PM BST
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Duane, re "Invisible Web" |
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 23/4/2012 4:09 AM BST
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most time i dont use this website to treat my patients,it is good to learn some information about treatment or diagnose ,but the treatment will combine the patient' situation to cure them . |
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 24/4/2012 12:06 PM BST
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Bit wary of wikipedia but often end up there. I google everything now but try to only look at sites I know and trust. Easy to get distracted though! Looking at the screen rather than patient is a constant tussle-whichever site I'm on. Was caught glancing at Tesco homepage the other day by a beady eyed patient. Not good. While on holiday recently-far removed frompatients or screens, I gave myself a talking to about the need for more eye contact with human beings. But it didn't last. Does anyone have any good tips to resist the alllure of the screen and enage with the person in front of us.. |
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 25/4/2012 12:24 PM BST
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i think it'a not wise to search a treatment or algorithm from a wikipedia only because i think it's not a reliable source. it's much better if we treat based on textbook or journal that has been published |
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Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?
posted at 25/4/2012 12:30 PM BST
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In Response to Re: Would you use Wikipedia to treat patients?: Wikipedia cannot be used to treat patients! Posted by Dr. K. Ashutosh yes I totally agree with Dr. Ashutosh. As we all know that everyone can be the author in wikipedia. But we must analyze what are the sources or references that were used. As a doctor we treat the patient using the same standard medical practice
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