title: Practice tip. Information scanning for GPs.
abstract: Information scanning is a very useful skill for general practitioners to have, whether the aim is to keep up-to-date for clinical reasons or to undertake research. It is both easy to learn and adaptable to your information needs. In this article we use a specific example to describe information scanning as GPs may use it, and then discuss the topic more broadly. We also provide some clues on keeping the information useful and manageable.
authors.affiliation: Primary Health Care Research and Information Service, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia. anne.magarey@flinders.edu.au
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magarey
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McIntyre
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D010821:Physicians, Family