title: General practice - engaging the online social networking revolution.
abstract: Current Australian health, hospital and primary care reforms, emphasise e-health strategies, including online communities and the electronic Person Controlled Health Record (ePCHR), as a means to improving patient support and self management of chronic disease. However, the benefits and risks of these tools to general practice are poorly understood.
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales, Sydney South West Area Health Service General Practice Unit, Australia.
authors.forename: Siaw-Teng
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liaw
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002908:Chronic Disease; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009862:Online Systems; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D012648:Self Care; D012944:Social Support