Abstract
Summary The future world will be highly reliant on computers and their integration into all aspects of life including medicine. As a development they cannot therefore be ignored. There is a real danger that zealous individuals could become over enthusiastic in their use. Computers will never represent a substitute for clinicians nor offer an ultimate solution for the complexities of clinical practice. It has been said that medicine represents a unique combination of science and narrative and of reason and intuition. An ideal situation would be where computers will render clinical and managerial assistance to doctors without interfering with the doctor/patient relationship. In order for this to happen, doctors will need to be more informed about the use of computers in medicine and hence appropriately influence the development of medical informatics.
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