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

Jordan, Theresa

 
9780838592724: Understanding Medical Information: A User's Guide to Informatics and Decision-Making

Synopsis


* A "first book" on how to access the vast and expanding array of medical information now available and how to critically evaluate it

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About the Author

Theresa J. Jordan, MA, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Applied Psychology School of Education New York University New York, New York Medical Informatics Specialist Department of Medicine and National Tuberculosis Center New Jersey Medical School 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

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