Understanding Medical Information: A User's Guide to Informatics and Decision-Making - Softcover

Jordan, Theresa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838592724 ISBN 13: 9780838592724

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2001

Synopsis

This is a fascinating first book on how to access the vast and rapidly expanding array of medical information now available and how to critically evaluate it. It is ideal for those entering medicine, the health professions, or clinical psychology, those who desire a refresher, and anyone in need of a readable introduction to medical informatics. It clearly explains the major types of medical research. It describes the role of statistics in evaluating medical studies. It points up how social and ethical issues influence research-funding and publication of primary research. It covers how the literature is used both to diagnose individual patients and to evaluate the health of populations. It shows how physicians make decisions under conditions of uncertainty.There are practical tips on evaluating the validity of information on the Internet. It considers the limits of artificial intelligence in medicine, and highly select, annotated references point readers to additional useful resources.

About this title

About the Author

Associate Professor and Chair Department of Applied Psychology New York University, School of Education New York, New York Medical Informatics Specialist Department of Tuberculosis Center University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey

From the Back Cover

UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL INFORMATION A User's Guide to Informatics and Decision-Making

Theresa J. Jordan, M.A., Ph.D.

This fascinating book offers the perfect vantage point for evaluating and exploring the rapidly growing, complex body of information that makes up modern medicine.

This book has:
* The handle you need on the explosively growing realm of medical informatics
* An arsenal of tools, techniques, and evidence-based perspectives for locating and critically considering medical information
* Comprehensive coverage for medical professionals and healthcare students
* Information for motivated healthcare consumers who want to understand how their doctor makes decisions
* Descriptions of diagnoses, treatment decisions, and prognoses in the Information Age
* Explanations for all major types of medical research
* Discussions of the meaning of statistics; political and ethical issues' effect on research; and the limits of artificial intelligence
* Practical tips for judging validity of online information
* Select annotated references
* Insight into medical reasoning and the limits of medical information

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838592724
• ISBN 13: 9780838592724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300