https://bellyblog.ca/why-dr-google-doesnt-always-have-your-back/ Nutrition & Health Advice for the Belly Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 https://bellyblog.ca/why-dr-google-doesnt-always-have-your-back/#comment-183 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:54:16 +0000 https://bellyblog.ca/?p=15404#comment-183 […] Though I’m involved with teaching medical students, residents and fellows, what I’ve realized is that the “learners” who I teach the most are my patients. One of the frustrations I’ve always experienced as a teacher is that there’s too much to teach in a short period of time. This is especially obvious when office visits are finite, but people’s questions about their health are not. I also realized that when medical trainees have gaps in their knowledge, there are clear sources where we refer them. The same wasn’t true for my patients. They were using Google and finding a whole bunch of information, but it ranged in quality from good to terrible. And it was really frustrating for them not to know what to believe. (You can read more about my thoughts on Dr. Google here: https://bellyblog.ca/why-dr-google-doesnt-always-have-your-back ). […]

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