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Recension d’écrits

Thierry Karsenti 

University of Montreal 

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Bernard Charlin 

University of Montreal

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Abstract

This. literature. review. addresses. the. main. effects.

and. challenges. in. using. information. and.

communication. technologies. (ICT). in. medical.

education. and. practice..

The  first  challenge. is. to.

better. prepare. future. physicians. for. the. changing.

behaviours. of. patients,. who. are. increasingly.

Internet-savvy.and.who.sometimes.appear.to.know.

more. about. their. diseases. than. their. physicians..

The second challenge,.which.is.closely.linked.to.

the  first,  is  to  raise  awareness  among  physicians 

in  training  of  the  many  benefits  of  using  ICT  to 

improve.not.only.the.quality.of.interventions.and.

health.care.delivery.but,.from.a.broader.perspective,.

the.organization.of.the.health.care.system.itself..The