[In the consultation room, ready knowledge is more important than knowledge that must be looked up].
Ready knowledge rules the consultation room--there is no time to look things up. The doctor attempts to find the diagnosis on the basis of a network of ready knowledge. The quality of this knowledge network determines the quality of the resultant diagnosis and of the subsequent treatment. The doctor must continually test and maintain his or her knowledge network.
VU Medisch Centrum, Onderwijsinstituut, Amsterdam. hjm.vanrossum@vumc.nl
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003657:Decision Making; D003933:Diagnosis; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*