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Information mastery and the 21st century doctor: change management for general practitioners
Author(s) -
Tse Justin,
McAvoy Brian R
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00480.x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , the internet , information management , knowledge management , information technology , psychology , medical education , public relations , computer science , medicine , political science , world wide web , computer security , operating system
The Internet and computers have brought immense change in how society deals with information. Uptake of these technologies has been disjointed and has occurred in a non‐uniform way among general practitioners, compared with other professionals. Information mastery is a key 21st century skill that GPs should acquire. Applying “change management” concepts may help improve uptake of information mastery skills in general practice.