Hard to believe that just two decades ago Google didn't exist. Today, it holds a place of
honour in the dictionary—a verb embedded in every aspect of our lives. We google …

To Google or Not to Google? Is “Patient-Targeted” Googling Ethical? Ethics Case Quiz Page 1
To Google or Not to Google? Is “Patient-Targeted” Googling Eth Published on Psychiatric …

It's another 27 hour call in the ICU, and at 10 pm the unit has slowed down. You open a
browser to read up on some of the conditions you saw today–a refresher on the Aa gradient …

Doctors googling patients is a commonly broken taboo | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended
for healthcare professionals Access provided by Google Indexer Subscribe My Account My …

M any physicians would agree that seeking information about their patients via Google
seems to be an invasion of privacy, violating trust between patients and their healthcare …

The press and blogs have been talking about it for a while, but on May 19, Google finally
launched Google Health, a service that allows those who sign up for it to create their own …

As technology and internet usage continues to expand in our society, the health professions
need to consider possible implications on ethical practice. A relatively new term, patient …

What a remarkable year it has been for those of us monitoring changes in the global
information landscape. Since last Christmas, there has been a flurry of activity: the …

With the growth of the Internet, psychiatrists can now search online for a wide range of
information about patients. Psychiatrists face challenges of maintaining professional …

Objective This is a pilot study which assesses the beliefs of psychiatric professionals
regarding obtaining patient information via the Internet as well as the frequency with which …