Like the Internet itself, interest in computing (both local and distant) has grown exponentially. The rapidly changing role of the Internet has resulted in three very different editions of The Internet for Physicians. The first edition attempted to introduce the concept of information transfer and communication and point the way toward a tool of the future. The second edition attempted to assuage trepidation in the use of this emerging tool and suggest the why and wherefore of being connected. The needs that drove those goals have almost completely disappeared. As a result, the bulk of this edition is more focused on the medical aspect of the Internet and its use, and less on the nuts and bolts of connecting and communication through the Web. It has been revamped, reorganized, and expanded to include 30% more content and 90 new illustrations.New to the third edition is an entire section dedicated to Medicine and the Web, with chapters discussing patient education and information, what your patients are seeing on the web, finding quality resources, including clinical-trial and evidence-based medicine sites, how to search and use Pun Med, telemedicine, continuing medical education, medical literature and informatics, applications of on-line journals and submissions, and much more.
Author(s): Roger P. Smith
Edition: 3rd
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 304
Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
1 The Web......Page 10
2 Connecting and Communicating on the Web......Page 16
3 Finding the Information You Want......Page 42
4 Becoming a Presence on the Internet......Page 57
5 Patient Education and Information......Page 64
6 Patient Care......Page 85
7 Medical Literature Publishing and Informatics......Page 105
8 Finding Medical Information......Page 118
9 Continuing Medical Education......Page 131
10 Medical Practices and the Web......Page 142
Glossary......Page 273
Index......Page 290
