Deciphering conversational complexity around a diabetic patient in a web based forum

Authors

  • Ankur Joshi All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
  • Saket Kale Ruxmaniben Deepchand. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Sharad Tiwari Gandhi Medical College,Bhopal
  • Rakesh Biswas Laxmi Narayan Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Keywords:

Asynchronous learning, Clinical decision making, Construct, Communication, Conversational forum, Diabetes, Knowledge

Abstract

Web based conversational forums have gained momentum as an aid to clinical decision making. This paper, written in an empirical explanatory manner, attempts to understand the flow of information and the process of sense-making in one such forum (Tabula-rasa) through considering a prototype discussion among participants.

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Author Biographies

Ankur Joshi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine

Saket Kale, Ruxmaniben Deepchand. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

Sharad Tiwari, Gandhi Medical College,Bhopal

3rd Year PG Resident, Department of Community Medicine

Rakesh Biswas, Laxmi Narayan Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Professor, Department of Medicine

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2017-01-20

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Joshi, A., Kale, S., Tiwari, S., & Biswas, R. (2017). Deciphering conversational complexity around a diabetic patient in a web based forum. Research and Humanities in Medical Education, 4, 5–11. Retrieved from https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/76

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Vol. 4 (2017)

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