Sastry Sanjay, Carroll Peter
Tameside General Hospital, Manchester.
Clin Med (Lond). 2002 Mar-Apr;2(2):131-3. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-2-131.
The Internet, the fastest growing technology in society, has been driven by the public's hunger for fast, cheap communication. The modern patient increasingly presents to their doctor with an Internet diagnosis and treatment plan, obtained from a website with inaccurate or highly biased information. Doctors have limited access to the Internet in the workplace and often find it difficult to answer specific medical questions using routine search engines. The Internet provides an unparalleled opportunity to revolutionise medical education, bedside decision-making, patient records and communication between professionals and patients. Coordination between government, the Royal Colleges and the healthcare industry is required to develop the necessary software and hardware to help doctors and patients use the Internet to their advantage.
互联网是社会中发展最快的技术，它是由公众对快速、廉价通信的渴望所驱动的。越来越多的现代患者带着从信息不准确或严重有偏差的网站上获取的互联网诊断和治疗方案去看医生。医生在工作场所使用互联网的机会有限，而且常常发现使用常规搜索引擎难以回答具体的医学问题。互联网为医学教育、床边决策、患者记录以及专业人员与患者之间的沟通带来了前所未有的变革机遇。需要政府、皇家医学院和医疗行业之间进行协调，以开发必要的软件和硬件，帮助医生和患者充分利用互联网。
