"A good way for doctors to let patients know they are antiquated and unfriendly"

A friend here in Melbourne visiting a doctor in the community took this picture from the bulletin board in the doctor's waiting room.  I posted it on Facebook with the comment:"I know some doctors feel frustrated about this issue, but even if they do, is the waiting room a really good place to put up a sign like this?"Within hours, I received a slew of comments, and I repeat a few of them here.Condescending, much?Gotta fight snark with snark! My search engine spends more than 2 minutes with me, doesn't disregard my input, and is available for follow up...so it'd be hard to confuse with a real doc. It is offensive to put that in a waiting room. Period. I would turn right around and walk out.I'd turn around and walk right out too, if I could. Great example of an ego-based practice!Yikes, not at all appropriate for posting in a waiting room.  Don't confuse your medical degree with human empathy.We have had some great doctors lately so have respected my need to research - but I respect their degree and experience. There is a fine line between research for understanding and research used for self diagnosis. It also is hard because anyone can publish anything on the net so weeding thru it to find truth is challenging. I thought the sign was funny but could see how many would be offended.    The number of doctors I have witnessed Googling (and Wikipedia reading) while I've been in waiting rooms...Doctors are too sensitive.I totally understa...
Source: Not running a hospital - Category: Hospital Management Source Type: blogs