The Internet for Surgeons

• Main Author: Allen, Jeff W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Surgery.; Computer communication systems.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.; Popular Computer Science.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Advances in surgery have reached an exponential scale, and the changes of the last decade of the twentieth century have become common pr- tice. Imagination and foresight are the more visible standards for prof- sional appointments than ever before. The fiber optic cable, computer, and Internet are t...

Table of Contents:

• What Is the Internet?
• History of the Internet
• What Can the Internet Do for Me?
• Connecting to the Internet
• All that Glitters Is Not Gold
• Finding the Information You Want
• Clinical Trials, Literature Searches, and Telemedicine
• Electronic Mail
• Chatting Online
• Continuing Medical Education
• Becoming a Presence on the Internet
• Web Page Resources by Surgical Specialty
• Health-Related Internet Resources
• Nonmedical Web Pages.