Dr Robert Varnam
General Practitioner (Family Physician), Research
Assistant
Institution: School of Primary Care & National Primary Care R&D Centre,
University of Manchester, UK
Personal interest in the use of digital technology
Interest in helping health consumers (my own patients) access high quality health information, to aid shared decision-making in primary healthcare.
Current Interests:
Research assistant, beginning project (January 2000) to offer web access to patients of an inner city general practice in UK.
Examining
issues of usability of the web and health information on the web, to consumers with little or no experience of computers, generally poor literacy, and little experience of being "consumers".Rating value of health information on web - defined by quality and utility of information in practical settings, for both professionals and consumers.
Provision of web access to deprived populations