Includes index.

I. THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN HEALTH CARE: I. The Changing Nature of the Patient-Clinician Relationships; 1 Computers, Patients, and Doctors-Theoretical and Practical Perspectives; Introduction; History and Models

The Doctor-Patient Relationship as a Social Interaction; Dramaturgy; Power; Communication; Language; Nonverbal Behavior; The Triadic Relationship; The Coming of the Computer; The Concept of a Triadic Relationship; Implications for Medical Education; References; 2 What's All This Silence? Computer-Centered Communication in Patient-Doctor-Computer Communication; Introduction; Background; Multitasking Interference and Interruption; Could Silence Be the Key?; Computer-Centered Care; Implications; Discussion and Conclusions; References

3 Overcoming Health Disparities: The Need for Communication and Cultural Competency Training for Healthcare Providers Pract...Telemedicine: An Access to Care Intervention Strategy; Perceived Cost Advantages of Telemedicine; Telemedicine in Rural Areas; Application of Telemedicine in Low-Income and Medium-Income Nations; Application of Telemedicine in High-Income Nations; Challenges in the Diffusion of Telemedicine in Rural Populations; The Necessity of Training for Telemedicine Providers in Rural Communities; Cultural Competency in the Virtual Healthcare Setting

Communication Training Specific to Virtual Healthcare Providers; Patient-Centered Care and Patient-Provider Communication; Communication Training for Virtual Providers; Conclusion; References; Further Reading; II. Ethical and Professional Conduct in the Digital Age; 4 The Facets of Digital Health Professionalism: Defining a Framework for Discourse and Change; Defining Digital Professionalism; Digital Privacy and Safety in the Health Professional Context; Email, Text, and Instant Messaging; Social Media; Implementing Electronic Communications Recommendations in the Real World

Digital Reputation in the Health Professions Context; Teaching Digital Professionalism in the Health Professional Context; Implementing Educational Interventions for Digital Professionalism in the Health Professions; How is the Digital Addressed in Current Competency-Based Education Frameworks?; Addressing Digital Professionalism Through Focused Faculty Development; Addressing Digital Professionalism Through the Formal Curriculum; Addressing Digital Professionalism Through the Informal Curriculum; Addressing Digital Professionalism Through the Hidden Curriculum

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