Gunnar O Klein
Örebro University School of Business, Sweden
Title: Primary Care Physician Meeting the Cyberpatient
Biography
Biography: Gunnar O Klein
Abstract
This keynote lecture will present an overview of research and the personal experience of the author as a Primary Care Physician in Sweden, meeting the patient of the 21st century who uses the internet. The lecture will address topics like the new patient-physician role play when the world of knowledge is available a click away for both parties, the effects of patients having access to their health records online, new ways of interaction between patients/citizens and the health care providers with a special focus on patient reporting of outcome measures, the role of remote monitoring using medical devices in the home or on the go, the support of patients with chronic diseases like AIDS in lesser resourced countries using mHealth techniques with a special view at Mozambique and different technical and organizational approaches to communicate between patients and physicians.
