Why doctor needs

to learn about
computer?
Abdur Rafi Yuan Daud

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Table of contents
1. Storing Health records

2. Online registration

3. Internet research

4. Scientific work

5. Social media

6. Diagnostics

7. Therapy

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9. Email

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Uses of Computer in Medicine
Online
registration

Internet Diagnostics
Research

Storing
health
Social Media Computer records

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Email
work

Therapy

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Storing Health Records
• Computers can store large amount of information
• Ideal for storing health records
• Reduce paper usage
• Easier to find patients health records
• Reference: Storing health records

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Online Registration
• Easier to make appointment with doctors
• Less time consuming
• Self registration
• No waiting queue
• Example:Pantai Hospital KL Online Registration

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Internet Research
• Over 90% of patients use the internet to look up health related
information
•  Stay up to date on the latest medical news and events
• Locate these sources of information and cancel out poor wellness tips

Patient use Internet vs Without

Internet
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Scientific Work
• Can process great amount of information
• Widely used in medical research
• Used for knowledge and experience
• Up to date medical information
• COVID-19 Latest Research

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Social Media
• Self-promotion via social media 
• More patients turn to the web for information
• Doctor’s online reputation becomes one of the first things that patients
learn about
• Example: Doctor Mike

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Diagnostics
• Human body scanning
• Early detection of disease
• Diagnose cancer faster
• Medical equipment require small computer
• YouTube video: CT Scan Video

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Therapy
• Computer-assisted surgery is fast
• Give accurate result in therapy
• Electromagnetic therapy
• Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes

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Video of electromagnetic therapy
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Dialysis
• Kidney failure machine for kidney problem
• Maintain the function of kidney
• Helps people with kidney failure to live longer
• Kidney Dialysis Video

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Email
• Email provides immediate communication
between doctors and medical staff
•  Taking patient care to another level
• Alternatives patient-doctor interactions

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HEALTH ISSUES
CONCERNING Abdur Rafi Yuan Daud

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Eye strain

Muscle Tension

Sleep problems

Visual
problem
Emotional
problems
Carpal tunnel syndrome

Negative effects of technology on kids

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EYE STRAIN
 Excessive screen time
Improper viewing distance
Being in an inadequately lit environment
Video: Eye Strain

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MUSCLE TENSION
Head in an unnatural forward-leaning position
Stress on neck, shoulders, and spine
Repetitive strain injuring of the fingers, thumbs, and wrists
Reference: Technology neck strain

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SLEEP PROBLEMS
(INSOMNIA)
Using tech devices in the hour before going to bed
Exposure to blue light suppress melatonin
Interrupt circadian clock
Student Sleep Statistics
60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Hours sleept on Hours slept on
weeknights weekends

0-2 hours 3-5 hours 5-6 hours 7-6 hours 9+

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VISUAL PROBLEM
Focusing on a single task for a long length of time.
Feeling stressed/tired
Failing to blink as often as normal
Reference: Technology on our eyes

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EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
Comparing yourself to others
Feeling inadequate
Socially isolated
Reference: Emotional problems

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CARPAL TUNNEL
SYNDROME (CTS)
Inflammation of nerve that connects forearm to
palm
Holding tech devices for too long
Video: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
TECHNOLOGY ON KIDS
Behavioral problems (Violence)
Loss of social skills
Obesity
Reference:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00384/full

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Social Medias

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