1. What Is the Internet?- 2. History of the Internet -- 3. What Can the Internet Do for Me?- 4. Connecting with the Internet -- 5. Information of the Internet -- 6. Finding the Information You Want -- 7. E-mail -- 8. Clinical Trials, Literature Search, and Telemedicine -- 9. Chatting On-line -- 10. Continuing Medical Education -- 11. Becoming a Presence on the Internet -- 12. Surgery-Related Internet Resources -- 13. Health-Related Internet Resources -- 14. Departments of Surgery Web Pages -- 15. Non-medical Web Pages.
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The Internet has proven to be a great resource for the medical community. This text will focus specifically on the Internet needs of surgeons, educating them on how to use the Internet in their day-to-day practice and life. Topics such as the history of the Internet, terminology, hardware and software, search engines, e-mail, clinical trials, literature searches, telemedicine, patient information, and webpages will be covered in depth. A centerpiece of the book will be the extensive lists of annotated surgery-specific Internet sites, as well as general health-related Internet sites and department of surgery sites. This unique compilation of surgery-specific information will be invaluable to every surgeon wishing to make effective and efficient use of the Internet for their practice.