1 A new concept of education and knowledge retrieval through network systems. 2 Exploring the applications of the Internet: a guide for the first time user. 3 Physicians accessing the Internet, the PAI Project. An educational initiative [editorial] 4 Notion of "virtual library" developing as medical schools cope with rising journal costs. 5 Informal clinical consulting via the Internet [letter] 6 The Internet. MSc in general practice can be done over the Internet [letter] 7 The Internet. Access is now available in Romania [letter] 8 The Internet. Accessing it is easy [letter] 9 The Internet. Encryption algorithims are effective in maintaining security [letter] 10 The Internet. Editorial made extravagant claims [letter] 11 The Internet. Facilities on the Internet may be abused [letter] 12 A new means of communication among trauma caregivers on the Internet [letter] 13 Educators must take the electronic revolution seriously. 14 The Internet: a global coffee room [letter] 15 On the Internet. It takes a 'virtual village'. 16 Chemical collaboratories using World-Wide Web servers and EyeChem-based viewers. 17 Internet list servers and pediatrics: newly emerging legal and clinical practice issues. 18 Publishing information about patients. GMC's guidelines should be followed before information is put on Internet [... 19 Cascade system for getting urgent information to doctors. CSM should use email and the Internet [letter] 20 MHCPEP--a database of MHC-binding peptides: update 1995. 21 A general database for DNA sequence changes induced by mutagenesis of several bacterial and mammalian genes. 22 The haemophilia A mutation search test and resource site, home page of the factor VIII mutation database: HAMSTeRS. 23 Molecular probe data base (MPDB). 24 GenBank. 25 The Internet and its role in teaching medical informatics to undergraduates. 26 Nursing collaboratory development via the Internet. 27 Computer mediated learning experiences spanning the globe: a pilot study between schools of nursing in the United ... 28 Interactive multimedia dental education: the next five years and beyond. 29 Continuing education in health informatics in the UK: the need for learning materials. 30 Medical undergraduates using the Internet as an information technology teaching tool. 31 A demonstration of the virtual nursing college. 32 Delivering health information databases on World Wide Web at the National University of Singapore. 33 Using World Wide Web multimedia in medicine. 34 The Internet as a resource for family physicians [editorial] 35 The Internet and the future of minority health. 36 The electronic window to the world. 37 Publishing and the Internet [letter] 38 Superhighway: NMA's access to the Internet [editorial] 39 Internet magic. 40 A clinician's experiences on the Internet. 41 Programs, databases, and expert systems for human geneticists--a survey. 42 [Internet (1)] 43 Inside BrighamRAD: providing radiology teaching cases on the Internet. 44 The Protein Disease Database of human body fluids: II. Computer methods and data issues. 45 The protein disease database of human body fluids: I. Rationale for the development of this database. 46 Logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC) database: a public use set of codes and names for electroni... 47 Internet-based support for bioscience research: a collaborative genome center for human chromosome 12. 48 The Internet and World Wide Web explained. 49 Renal function tests for windows--a model for the development and distribution of medical software on the Internet. 50 Internet medical resources [letter] 51 Protein fold recognition by sequence threading: tools and assessment techniques. 52 [Physician and Internet] 53 [Internet, telemedicine and electronic information services by the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde] 54 Configuring for the World Wide Web: recommendations for dermatologists. 55 OncoLink: a cancer information resource for gynecologic oncologists and the public on the Internet. 56 Accessing the Internet is far from easy [letter] 57 The Internet's challenge to health care provision [editorial] 58 Internet medical publications: publish (electronically) or perish? 59 Collaboration using Internet for the development of case-based teaching files: report of the Computer and Instrume... 60 Computer networked scanning electron microscope for teaching, research, and industry applications. 61 Using medical images from the Internet in presentations. 62 Reference librarians' perceptions and use of Internet resources: results of a survey of academic health sciences l... 63 The anatomy of a World Wide Web library service: the BONES demonstration project. Biomedically Oriented Navigator ... 64 Delivering medical information to the desktop: the UIC GRATEFUL-MED-via-the-Internet experience. 65 The health sciences librarian as Internet navigator and interpreter. 66 Atlas of blood disease on the internet [letter] 67 The SAPHIRE server: a new algorithm and implementation. 68 Cost effective Internet access and video conferencing for a community cancer network. 69 The deployment of a World Wide Web (W3) based medical information system. 70 A client/server system for remote diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. 71 CHIME-Net, the Connecticut Health Information Network: a pilot study. 72 Internet for teaching and learning introductory health informatics. 73 A model for connecting doctors to university based medical resources through the Internet. 74 A method for interactive medical instruction utilizing the World Wide Web. 75 Developing AJN Network: phase two. An information resource for nurses. 76 The bioethics discussion forum--an implementation of an Internet-based bioethics information analysis resource. 77 The Internet biologist [news] 78 Pharmacy and the Internet [editorial] 79 Guide to the Internet. Logging in, fetching files, reading news. 80 Methods and reagents. Quantitative PCR: an accurate measure of mRNA? 81 Using the Internet for data collection. An innovative electronic strategy. 82 Robert Feulgen Prize Lecture 1995. Electronic light microscopy: present capabilities and future prospects.
1 of 82 Complete Record 96230270 A new concept of education and knowledge retrieval through network systems. Schatz JP; Stouder A; Joho JP Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Geneva School of Dental Medicine, Switzerland. Endod Dent Traumatol (DENMARK) Oct 1995 11 (5) p250-2 ISSN: 0109-2502 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: DENTAL; Recent epidemiological investigations reveal increasing figures of prevalence of dental traumatology; however, basic and clinical research is rather scarce in the scientific literature. The development of computer technologies and the advent of communication pathways through network systems offer increased opportunities to disseminate theoretical and practical data on dento-facial traumatisms. A new server launched on Internet, the global network system, is described and proposed to allow better recognition and information sharing through both practitioners and institutions in the field of dental traumatology. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer-Assisted Instruction; *Education, Dental--Methods--MT; *Maxillofacial Injuries; *Tooth Injuries; Maxillofacial Injuries--Therapy--TH; Tooth Injuries--Therapy--TH 2 of 82 Complete Record 96213548 Exploring the applications of the Internet: a guide for the first time user. van Heerden WF; Pretorius S Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, Medical University of Southern Africa, South Africa. J Dent Assoc S Afr (SOUTH AFRICA) Aug 1995 50 (8) p377-8 ISSN: 0011-8516 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: DENTAL; Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Practice Management, Dental; Information Services; Office Automation 3 of 82 Complete Record 96200922 Physicians accessing the Internet, the PAI Project. An educational initiative [editorial] Chi-Lum BI; Lundberg GD; Silberg WM JAMA (UNITED STATES) May 1 1996 275 (17) p1361-2 ISSN: 0098-7484 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: EDITORIAL Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; *Physicians; Computer Communication Networks--Utilization--UT 4 of 82 Complete Record 96200489 Notion of "virtual library" developing as medical schools cope with rising journal costs. Birenbaum R Can Med Assoc J (CANADA) Apr 15 1996 154 (8) p1261-3 ISSN: 0008-4409 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS The skyrocketing cost of medical and scientific journals has caused most Canadian universities to cut their subscription lists by an average of 20% over the last 3 years. Researchers say this causes delays in getting pertinent articles and journals and is an impediment to their work, but on the positive side the continuing decline in library holdings is stimulating libraries and researchers alike to use alternative strategies when seeking information, including computer databases, e-mail and the Internet. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Libraries, Medical--Organization and Administration--OG; *Online Systems; *Periodicals--Economics--EC; Canada; Cost Control; Libraries, Medical--Economics--EC; Online Systems--Economics--EC; Online Systems-- Utilization--UT 5 of 82 Complete Record 96200475 Informal clinical consulting via the Internet [letter] Doyle DJ Can Med Assoc J (CANADA) Apr 15 1996 154 (8) p1150 ISSN: 0008-4409 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Case Report; Human; Male Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Remote Consultation; *Zenker's Diverticulum--Diagnosis--DI; Middle Age; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Remote Consultation--Methods--MT 6 of 82 Complete Record 96196696 The Internet. MSc in general practice can be done over the Internet [letter] Sanfey J BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p978 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Education, Medical, Graduate; *Family Practice--Education--ED; Great Britain 7 of 82 Complete Record 96196695 The Internet. Access is now available in Romania [letter] Mihaescu T BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p978 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Information Services; Romania 8 of 82 Complete Record 96196694 The Internet. Accessing it is easy [letter] Prasad S; McCormack P BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p978 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks 9 of 82 Complete Record 96196693 The Internet. Encryption algorithims are effective in maintaining security [letter] Agbamu DA BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p977-8 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer Security; Algorithms 10 of 82 Complete Record 96196692 The Internet. Editorial made extravagant claims [letter] Due S BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p977 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Communication 11 of 82 Complete Record 96196691 The Internet. Facilities on the Internet may be abused [letter] Parkin A; Stretch DD BMJ (ENGLAND) Apr 13 1996 312 (7036) p977 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Information Services 12 of 82 Complete Record 96185983 A new means of communication among trauma caregivers on the Internet [letter] Block EF; Mire EJ J Trauma (UNITED STATES) Apr 1996 40 (4) p674 ISSN: 0022-5282 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Traumatology 13 of 82 Complete Record 96182620 Educators must take the electronic revolution seriously. Chodorow S University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA. Acad Med (UNITED STATES) Mar 1996 71 (3) p221-6 ISSN: 1040-2446 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS The advanced fields in the physical sciences and quantitative social sciences began using computers years ago. But only recently has the electronic revolution reached the point where educators in both medicine and the humanities must take it seriously. This is because (1) computers have finally become powerful enough to permit the creation of teaching machines (called multimedia packages) that can manipulate the massive amounts of information involved in medicine and the humanities; and (2) the Internet is now fast enough and widely distributed enough to change teaching practices. Multimedia packages will drastically change traditional teaching and learning; the author reviews these and other likely impacts of these packages. For example, faculty members' effective contact with students will not be bound by time and place; students can learn at their own paces in their preferred modes; and the distinction between elementary and advanced learning will be virtually impossible to maintain. The Internet makes it possible to offer classes to students no matter where they or the teacher are located, to ignore strict constraints of time (a class discussion can go on for days), and to create "electronic communities" of students and faculty. The author reviews the great advantages of these capabilities, but states that this development of the virtual university could seriously undermine actual universities (e.g., difficulties of maintaining faculty competence in their disciplines; impossibility of deciding issues of department size and diversity; questions of the effectiveness of learning that does not take place face-to-face; problems of students' and teachers' time management, on which the traditional structures of curricula and teaching methods are built). Despite the fundamental adjustments that will be necessary, the author sees the electronic revolution in education as a necessary consequence of what is already taking place in research, where multimedia packages and the Internet are being used extensively, because in professional education, teaching and learning arise directly from research. Just as scholars and scientists have embraced this revolution, educators should embrace it in their educational programs and practices. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks--Organization and Administration--OG; *Computer-Assisted Instruction--Methods--MT; *Education, Medical--Methods--MT; *Teaching--Methods--MT; Attitude to Computers; Computer- Assisted Instruction--Trends--TD; Education, Medical--Trends--TD; Faculty, Medical; Students, Medical; Teaching--Trends--TD 14 of 82 Complete Record 96177228 The Internet: a global coffee room [letter] Davies MW; Wenstone R Lancet (ENGLAND) Mar 30 1996 347 (9005) p897 ISSN: 0140-6736 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9608 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Publishing; Anesthesiology; Peer Review, Research 15 of 82 Complete Record 96192010 On the Internet. It takes a 'virtual village'. Nordhaus-Bike AM Hosp Health Netw (UNITED STATES) Apr 5 1996 70 (7) p52, 54 ISSN: 1068- 8838 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9607 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Delivery of Health Care; Health Benefit Plans, Employee; Health Promotion; Managed Care Programs; United States 16 of 82 Complete Record 96187249 Chemical collaboratories using World-Wide Web servers and EyeChem-based viewers. Casher O; Rzepa HS Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, England. J Mol Graph (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 13 (5) p268-70 ISSN: 0263-7855 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9607 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS We present a "proof-of-concept" model of an Internet-based chemical collaboratory. This is based on an integration of a World-Wide Web server running the HTTP protocol, hypertext-markup language-based browsers, molecular visualizers based on Explorer EyeChem modules, and browsers implementing the virtual-reality modelling language 3D (VRML) scene description. Descriptors: *Chemistry--Methods--MT; *Computer Graphics; *Multicenter Studies--Methods--MT; Computer Communication Networks; Data Display; Meta- Analysis; User-Computer Interface 17 of 82 Complete Record 96185475 Internet list servers and pediatrics: newly emerging legal and clinical practice issues. Elliott SJ; Elliott RG Pediatrics (UNITED STATES) Mar 1996 97 (3) p399-400 ISSN: 0031-4005 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9607 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks--Legislation and Jurisprudence-- LJ; *Pediatrics--Legislation and Jurisprudence--LJ; *Physician's Practice Patterns--Legislation and Jurisprudence--LJ; Authorship; Diffusion of Innovation; United States 18 of 82 Complete Record 96177520 Publishing information about patients. GMC's guidelines should be followed before information is put on Internet [letter] Nicholl D; Winters G; Davies D BMJ (ENGLAND) Mar 2 1996 312 (7030) p578-9 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Guidelines; *Informed Consent; Confidentiality 19 of 82 Complete Record 96177517 Cascade system for getting urgent information to doctors. CSM should use email and the Internet [letter] Sullivan R BMJ (ENGLAND) Mar 2 1996 312 (7030) p578 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Family Practice 20 of 82 Complete Record 96174640 MHCPEP--a database of MHC-binding peptides: update 1995. Brusic V; Rudy G; Kyne AP; Harrison LC The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Nucleic Acids Res (ENGLAND) Jan 1 1996 24 (1) p242-4 ISSN: 0305-1048 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS MHCPEP is a curated database comprising over 6000 peptide sequences known to bind MHC molecules. Entries are compiled from published reports as well as from direct submissions of experimental data. Each entry contains peptide sequence, MHC specificity and when available, experimental method, observed activity, binding affinity, source protein, anchor positions, as well as publication references. The present format of the database allows text string matching searches but can easily be converted for use in conjunction with sequence analysis packages. The database can be accessed via Internet using Gopher, FTP or WWW. Descriptors: *Databases, Factual; *Major Histocompatibility Complex; *Peptides--Chemistry--CH; Computer Communication Networks; Peptides--Metabolism- -ME; Protein Binding CAS Registry No.: 0 (Peptides) 21 of 82 Complete Record 96174624 A general database for DNA sequence changes induced by mutagenesis of several bacterial and mammalian genes. Hutchinson F; Donnellan JE Jr Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Have, CT 06520-8040, USA. Nucleic Acids Res (ENGLAND) Jan 1 1996 24 (1) p172-6 ISSN: 0305-1048 Contract/Grant No.: CA58952--CA--NCI Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS This electronic database is a collection of 225 sets of data on mutations in more than twenty-three thousand mutants (October, 1995) in eleven bacterial genes, five mammalian genes and one gene in yeast cells. Each dataset consists of the changes in DNA sequence in the mutants, typically tens to hundreds, induced by mutagenesis of a particular cell line under specific conditions. The database is available on the Internet and on diskettes, and is periodically updated. Researchers are invited to submit additional data. A data entry program, MUTSIN, is available that diagrams each mutation on the computer screen as entered and alerts the user to any inconsistency between the entry and the wild type gene sequence. Tags: Animal; Human; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Descriptors: *Databases, Factual; *Genes, Bacterial; *Mammals--Genetics--GE; *Mutagenesis; Base Sequence; Computer Communication Networks; DNA; Escherichia coli--Genetics--GE; Molecular Sequence Data; Saccharomyces cerevisiae--Genetics- -GE CAS Registry No.: 9007-49-2 (DNA) 22 of 82 Complete Record 96174608 The haemophilia A mutation search test and resource site, home page of the factor VIII mutation database: HAMSTeRS. Wacey AI; Kemball-Cook G; Kazazian HH; Antonarakis SE; Schwaab R; Lindley P; Tuddenham EG Thrombosis Research Institute, London, UK. Nucleic Acids Res (ENGLAND) Jan 1 1996 24 (1) p100-2 ISSN: 0305-1048 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS In order to facilitate easy access to and aid understanding of the causes of haemophilia A at the molecular level we have constructed HAMSTeRS, the third release of the factor VIII mutation database and the first release of this database that may be accessed and interrogated over the internet through a World Wide Web browser. The database also presents a review of the structure and function of factor VIII and the molecular genetics of haemophilia A, a real time update of the biostatistics of each parameter in the database, a molecular model of the A1, A2 and A3 domains of the factor VIII protein (based on the crystal structure of caeruloplasmin) and a bulletin board for discussion of issues in the molecular biology of factor VIII. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Databases, Factual; *Factor VIII--Genetics--GE; *Hemophilia-- Genetics--GE; *Mutation; User-Computer Interface CAS Registry No.: 9001-27-8 (Factor VIII) 23 of 82 Complete Record 96174599 Molecular probe data base (MPDB). Campi MG; Romano P; Thuroff E; Visconti P; Manniello MA; Iannotta B; Rondanina G; Molina F; Ruzzon T; Santi L National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy. Nucleic Acids Res (ENGLAND) Jan 1 1996 24 (1) p64-7 ISSN: 0305-1048 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The molecular probe data base (MPDB) contains detailed information on synthetic oligonucleotides, including their identification, target genes, applications and bibliographic references. It is available on-line through Internet and can be searched by using Network Information Retrieval tools. In this article the most recent enhancements of MPDB, both in terms of data contents and new ways of access, are described. These include a recently established collaboration with EMBL Data Library, in the sphere of SRSWWW network browser, in view of a better integration of MPDB with other molecular biology databases. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Databases, Factual; *Molecular Probes; Computer Communication Networks; Information Storage and Retrieval CAS Registry No.: 0 (Molecular Probes) 24 of 82 Complete Record 96174585 GenBank. Benson DA; Boguski M; Lipman DJ; Ostell J National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Insitutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA. Nucleic Acids Res (ENGLAND) Jan 1 1996 24 (1) p1-5 ISSN: 0305-1048 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The GenBank sequence database continues to expand its data coverage, quality control, annotation content and retrieval services. GenBank is comprised of DNA sequences submitted directly by authors as well as sequences from the other major public databases. An integrated retrieval system, known as Entrez, contains data from GenBank and from the major protein sequence and structural databases, as well as related MEDLINE abstracts. Users may access GenBank over the Internet through the World Wide Web and through special client-server programs for text and sequence similarity searching. FTP, CD-ROM and e-mail servers are alternate means of access. Descriptors: *Base Sequence; *Databases, Factual; Computer Communication Networks; CD-ROM; Gene Library; Models, Molecular; Systems Integration 25 of 82 Complete Record 96174213 The Internet and its role in teaching medical informatics to undergraduates. Vanzyl AJ; Cesnik B Medical Informatics, Monash University, 867 Centre Rd, East Bentleigh, 3165, Melbourne, Australia. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1154-7 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Training medical informatics students in the use of tools that may assist their future careers is only one component of what we feel is required of a successful course. Leaving students with a sense of what these tools can actually do for them, and how they can be applied in daily work and research, is the most important goal. We discuss how the Internet, with its wealth of information and interconnections between individuals, can be used to involve students, thus leaving them with the motivation and skills to achieve this longer term goal once they have left our course. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer User Training-- Methods--MT; *Computer-Assisted Instruction; *Education, Medical, Undergraduate; *Medical Informatics--Education--ED; Australia; Curriculum; Information Services; Software 26 of 82 Complete Record 96174105 Nursing collaboratory development via the Internet. Woolery L; Yensen J School of Nursing and Medical Informatics Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1349-52 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Old paradigms of research need to change as funding becomes more competitive and less available and as institutions demand more productivity of research scholars while providing decreasing levels of support. Development of a Nursing Collaboratory provides an opportunity for nurse researchers to communicate and collaborate (using the Internet) during phases of the research process. A proposed model of Nursing Collaboratory development is described, and opportunities and issues are discussed. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Nursing Research; British Columbia; Cooperative Behavior; Pilot Projects; Software; United States; User- Computer Interface 27 of 82 Complete Record 96174103 Computer mediated learning experiences spanning the globe: a pilot study between schools of nursing in the United States and the Netherlands. Skiba DJ; Springer H School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Campus Box C-288, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80262, USA. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1340-3 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The use of telecommunications in health care, education, and our daily lives has become a popular topic in both the professional and lay literature. The promise of the "Information Superhighway" and the expanded use of the Internet by other professionals have precipitated the examination of computer mediated communication as an instructional tool that transcends geographic boundaries and time barriers. This paper will discuss the development and implementation of a pilot project to foster collaborative learning experiences for nursing students between two schools of nursing in two different countries. The pilot is framed within the context of a Global Collaborative Learning Project in Nursing Informatics. A pilot project was initiated between the Schools of Nursing at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Hogeschool Holland during the 1994-95 academic year. Each school taught a nursing informatics course and assignments were designed to allow students from each school to participate in a collaborative learning experience. The presentation will highlight the outcomes of this pilot project and project future plans. Descriptors: *Computer-Assisted Instruction; *Education, Nursing; *International Cooperation; *Medical Informatics--Education--ED; *Remote Consultation; Colorado; Computer Communication Networks; Netherlands; Pilot Projects; Schools, Nursing 28 of 82 Complete Record 96174094 Interactive multimedia dental education: the next five years and beyond. Wright DN CD-ROM Dental Education Corporation, 1675 No. 200 West Bldg. 12A, Provo, Utah 84604, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1305-7 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS This presentation is intended to provide "Ten Good Reasons" why interactive multimedia should play a major role in both undergraduate curriculum and graduate level continuing education in the next five years. Multimedia is currently best presented on CD-ROM disks, but virtual reality, interactive television, video-desktop conferencing, and Internet applications will become available before the end of the century. Many dental schools, associations and private companies have already entered the development and production of dental multimedia titles, and it is anticipated that schools and dentists will soon be constrained to purchase multimedia capable systems to take advantage of the "Ten Good Reasons." Guidelines are given to those who desire to publish material in interactive multimedia format. A vision of the future is presented. Descriptors: *Computer-Assisted Instruction--Trends--TD; *CD-ROM--Trends--TD; *Education, Dental--Trends--TD; Education, Dental--Methods--MT; Education, Dental, Graduate--Trends--TD; Forecasting; Privacy; United States 29 of 82 Complete Record 96174084 Continuing education in health informatics in the UK: the need for learning materials. Kinn S; Jones R Department of Postgraduate Medical Education, Glasgow University, Scotland, UK. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1260-4 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The case for education in health informatics for all practitioners as well as information specialists has been well recognized [1]. Changes are occurring in the undergraduate medical curriculum in the UK. This can be seen by the general moves towards computer-based teaching in higher education and the recommendations for the new medical undergraduate curriculum by the General Medical Council (GMC). A survey of undergraduate students has shown that there is an increasing level of computer literacy [2]. We need, therefore, to concentrate on postgraduate education. In the UK, postgraduate and continuing education is organized under the auspices of Regional Postgraduate Deans, Regional Advisors in General Practice, and the educational initiatives of the Professional Royal Colleges. Educational guidelines for information management for undergraduates have been described [3] and these guidelines apply to practitioners as well. The main problems in postgraduate education are the scale of the task, the staff, facilities, and teaching materials available. Basic computer literacy will enable practitioners to make use of computers in their own environment and access the "information superhighway" via the Internet. When this becomes a reality, there will be a need for suitable teaching materials to be made available. The accessibility of these materials raises questions about credit for authorship and the production of flexible packages that can be used by different individuals with their own needs in mind. We have a number of educational materials, at different stages of development, that are described here in the hope that we may collaborate in the exchange of teaching materials. Descriptors: *Computer User Training--Methods--MT; *Education, Medical, Continuing; *Medical Informatics--Education--ED; *Teaching Materials; Computer- Assisted Instruction; Great Britain; Medical Informatics--Trends--TD; State Medicine; Systems Integration; Video Recording 30 of 82 Complete Record 96174061 Medical undergraduates using the Internet as an information technology teaching tool. Hartney SJ; Cesnik B Monash University, Unit of Medical Informatics, 867 Centre Road East Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia 3165. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1177 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The use of the Internet as an information resource is increasingly becoming useful as a tool for educators, government, and business sectors alike. The potential to deliver educational material to medical students via the Internet at any time or location is now a realistic option. Medical Informatics is a compulsory subject for all medical students at Monash University. Monash Medical Informatics (MMI), the body responsible for this teaching, considers the use and understanding of Internet resources an important component in the students overall understanding of information technology. Furthermore, the Faculty of Medicine at Monash has, as part of its mission statement, the desire to provide a sophisticated range of information technology resources to its students. his poster will show how the Unit of Medical Informatics teaches medical undergraduates to use the Internet. It will also illustrate some of the technical aspects in the establishment and efficient running of such a student facility. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Computer User Training--Methods--MT; Victoria 31 of 82 Complete Record 96174057 A demonstration of the virtual nursing college. Yensen JA; Woolery LK Nursing Faculty, Langara College, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1716 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS This demonstration will illustrate the operation of a virtual nursing college (VNC) through the Internet. The key concepts to be shown include: Distance and remote learning and teaching; Multi-site collaboration in teaching and clinical research using groupware; Multimedia courseware found in programmable virtual classrooms; Personal knowbots that manage information; Virtual clinics with virtual patients and simulated patients. Descriptors: *Computer Simulation; *Education, Nursing; *Models, Nursing; British Columbia; Computer Communication Networks; Schools, Nursing 32 of 82 Complete Record 96173978 Delivering health information databases on World Wide Web at the National University of Singapore. Lun KC; Tan TW; Gopalakrishnakone P; Loh S Department of Community, Occupational, and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1528 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The National University of Singapore (NUS) is one of the first medical schools in Asia to exploit the use of the World Wide Web on the Internet for the delivery of health information databases. Its WWW server was established in 1993 by the NUS Biocomputing Research and User Support (BRUS) technology group in collaboration with the Computer Resource Planning committee of the Faculty of Medicine. As a result of the early recognition of the powerful platform on which health information services can be delivered worldwide, the NUS effort has been accredited with a number of Internet firsts in the area of health informatics. The following are some of the NUS achievements: NUS-NCI CancerNet on the Web. The NUS developed and implemented the first WWW version of the popular CancerNet database offered by the National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA. Health Info-Com Network Medical Newsletter. The NUS developed and implemented the first WWW version of the medical newsletter, MEDNEWS which is edited by Dr. David Dodell, USA. It is now mirrored by the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and De Montfort University, U.K. Poisons Information Database. This first WWW implementation of a database on known plant, snake and other animal toxins with directories of antivenoms, toxinologists and poisons control centers around the world is offered by the NUS Venom and Toxin Research Group. HistoNet. This is a large collection of histology specimens from the NUS Department of Anatomy. MEDISTAT. This is the first WWW implementation of a Health and Population Statistical Database which contains information for Singapore, selected Asian countries and aggregate data for world regions. The Singapore Biotechnology Database. This database features companies and organizations involved in biotechnology and related activities in Singapore. Efforts are continuing to offer more value-added health information databases on the NUS WWW server and to link the server with other top-class information centers worldwide. Our mission is to identify the National University of Singapore as a global health information hub on the Internet. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Information Systems; Information Services; Singapore 33 of 82 Complete Record 96173976 Using World Wide Web multimedia in medicine. Pouliquen B; Riou C; Denier P; Fresnel A; Delamarre D; Le Beux P Laboratoire d'Informatique Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Rennes Cedex. Medinfo (CANADA) 1995 8 Pt 2 p1519-23 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The development of the Internet [1] has given us many types of information servers in the research and academic communities: anonymous FTP [2], Gopher [3], Wais [4], News [5], and the World Wide Web [6], which is now the most used multimedia information system on the Internet. It is user-friendly and can be used to interface existing information systems and to build new information services in the medical field. We propose to investigate (not exhaustively) the functionalities and applications of the system in medicine; we also present our own experiences of using WWW to distribute medical information. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Information Services; Angina Pectoris--Drug Therapy--DT; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Diagnosis, Computer- Assisted; Diffusion of Innovation; Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Information Systems; Software; Systems Integration; User-Computer Interface; Vocabulary, Controlled 34 of 82 Complete Record 96173925 The Internet as a resource for family physicians [editorial] Ebell MH Am Fam Physician (UNITED STATES) Feb 15 1996 53 (3) p850, 855-6, 861 ISSN: 0002-838X Language: ENGLISH Document Type: EDITORIAL Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Family Practice; United States 35 of 82 Complete Record 96173861 The Internet and the future of minority health. Yom SS JAMA (UNITED STATES) Mar 6 1996 275 (9) p735 ISSN: 0098-7484 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks--Trends--TD; *Delivery of Health Care--Trends--TD; *Minority Groups; Computer Communication Networks-- Utilization--UT; United States 36 of 82 Complete Record 96173477 The electronic window to the world. Zimmerman JL School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. J Dent Educ (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 60 (1) p33-40 ISSN: 0022-0337 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS; DENTAL Computer networking is a fundamental change in communication technology that carries with it the same significance as the development of human language. The discovery of new tools adds to the human experience, but the ability to communicate and share that knowledge and wisdom results in a factorial increase in the collective wisdom of a global community. This paper presents a brief history and overview of the Internet and then discusses how network application tools can be used in dentistry. Examples of various implementations will be given and a brief discussion of some constraints to implementation of network technology is also included. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Practice Management, Dental; Information Systems 37 of 82 Complete Record 96170709 Publishing and the Internet [letter] Duffy P; Miller D Can J Anaesth (CANADA) Dec 1995 42 (12) p1177 ISSN: 0832-610X Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9606 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Publishing; Duplicate Publication 38 of 82 Complete Record 96166224 Superhighway: NMA's access to the Internet [editorial] Price WS J Natl Med Assoc (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 88 (1) p15-6 ISSN: 0027-9684 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: EDITORIAL Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks--Organization and Administration--OG; *Societies, Medical; Computer User Training; Nomenclature; United States 39 of 82 Complete Record 96166144 Internet magic. Griffith H College of Nursing Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102, USA. J Prof Nurs (UNITED STATES) Jan-Feb 1996 12 (1) p3 ISSN: 8755-7223 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: NURSING Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Nursing--Organization and Administration--OG; Automation; Delivery of Health Care--Organization and Administration--OG; Information Services; Organizational Innovation; United States 40 of 82 Complete Record 96164738 A clinician's experiences on the Internet. Doyle DJ Department of Anaesthesia, Toronto Hospital. Can Med Assoc J (CANADA) Feb 1 1996 154 (3) p382-4 ISSN: 0008-4409 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Dr. John Doyle, a Toronto anesthetist, shares some recent experiences on the Internet. He explains how he became involved and how electronic mail and computer resources help in his daily clinical practice. He also explains how he and other clinicians share opinions, expertise and advice through an Femaleternet-based discussion group devoted to his specialty. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Information Services; Information Systems; Remote Consultation 41 of 82 Complete Record 96163482 Programs, databases, and expert systems for human geneticists--a survey. Fischer C; Schweigert S; Spreckelsen C; Vogel F Institut fur Humangenetik und Anthropologie, Universitat Heidelberg, Germany. Hum Genet (GERMANY) Feb 1996 97 (2) p129-37 ISSN: 0340-6717 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS We present an overview of the variety of databases and programs that offer substantial aid to medical and molecular geneticists. Databases and expert systems for genetic diseases and birth defects, programs for segregation and linkage analysis, certain DNA and protein sequence databases, and information resources in general for molecular biology are addressed. These systems cannot be used effectively without the newly developed techniques of information exchange based on international computer networks. A short introduction is given to the Internet and to European institutions and organizations that offer help with the acquisition and use of bioinformatic resources. (103 References) Tags: Human Descriptors: *Databases, Factual; *Expert Systems; *Genetics, Biochemical; *Genetics, Medical; *Software; Computer Communication Networks; Linkage (Genetics) 42 of 82 Complete Record 96161241 [Internet (1)] Internet (1). Torra i Bou JE Rev Enferm (SPAIN) Nov 1995 18 (207) p13-8 ISSN: 0210-5020 Language: SPANISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: ; NURSING Tags: Animal; Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Computer Communication Networks--Trends--TD; Computer User Training; Forecasting; Rats 43 of 82 Complete Record 96159993 Inside BrighamRAD: providing radiology teaching cases on the Internet. Mammone GL; Holman BL; Greenes RA; Parker JA; Khorasani R Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Radiographics (UNITED STATES) Nov 1995 15 (6) p1489-98 ISSN: 0271-5333 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The Internet provides opportunities for widely distributing educational materials such as teaching files. Since a teaching file is both a tradition and a requirement in an accredited diagnostic radiology training program, many of the same resources can be committed to designing it for Internet access. The advantages include easier availability for the department residents and fellows, communication to a wider audience, the opportunity for networking and collaboration with other institutions during development, and making information available for more rapidly than traditional publications. Since material available on the Internet represents an alternative means of publication, all cases in an electronic teaching file, as is the case with BrighamRad, should be subject to peer review. A successful computer-based teaching file requires department-wide commitment of trainees and staff as well as additional expertise in multimedia instruction, computer-based graphics and design, image manipulation, programming, and database management. Quality efforts take time and require continual adaptation and support as technology and the laws and customs governing the use of electronically published material evolve. The process should be ongoing, and the departmental commitment must be long term and continuous. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Educational Technology; *Radiology--Education--ED; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Internship and Residency; Publishing 44 of 82 Complete Record 96159231 The Protein Disease Database of human body fluids: II. Computer methods and data issues. Lemkin PF; Orr GA; Goldstein MP; Creed GJ; Myrick JE; Merril CR Image Processing Section/LMMB, NCI-FCRDC/NIH, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. Appl Theor Electrophor (UNITED STATES) 1995 5 (2) p55-72 ISSN: 0954-6642 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The Protein Disease Database (PDD) is a relational database of proteins and diseases. With this database it is possible to screen for quantitative protein abnormalities associated with disease states. These quantitative relationships use data drawn from the peer-reviewed biomedical literature. Assays may also include those observed in high-resolution electrophoretic gels that offer the potential to quantitate many proteins in a single test as well as data gathered by enzymatic or immunologic assays. We are using the Internet World Wide Web (WWW) and the Web browser paradigm as an access method for wide distribution and querying of the Protein Disease Database. The WWW hypertext transfer protocol and its Common Gateway Interface make it possible to build powerful graphical user interfaces that can support easy-to-use data retrieval using query specification forms or images. The details of these interactions are totally transparent to the users of these forms. Using a client-server SQL relational database, user query access, initial data entry and database maintenance are all performed over the Internet with a Web browser. We discuss the underlying design issues, mapping mechanisms and assumptions that we used in constructing the system, data entry, access to the database server, security, and synthesis of derived two-dimensional gel image maps and hypertext documents resulting from SQL database searches. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Body Fluids--Chemistry--CH; *Database Management Systems; *Databases, Factual; *Proteins--Analysis--AN; Computer Communication Networks; Forecasting CAS Registry No.: 0 (Proteins) 45 of 82 Complete Record 96159230 The protein disease database of human body fluids: I. Rationale for the development of this database. Merril CR; Goldstein MP; Myrick JE; Creed GJ; Lemkin PF Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH Neuroscience Center at Saint Elizabeths, Washington, DC 20032, USA. Appl Theor Electrophor (UNITED STATES) 1995 5 (2) p49-54 ISSN: 0954-6642 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS We are developing a relational database to facilitate quantitative and qualitative comparisons of proteins in human body fluids in normal and disease states. For decades researchers and clinicians have been studying proteins in body fluids such as serum, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and urine. Currently, most clinicians evaluate only a few specific proteins in a body fluid such as plasma when they suspect that a patient has a disease. Now, however, high resolution two-dimensional protein electrophoresis allows the simultaneous evaluation of 1,500 to 3,000 proteins in complex solutions, such as the body fluids. This and other high resolution methods have encouraged us to collect the clinical data for the body fluid proteins into an easily accessed database. For this reason, it has been constructed on the Internet World Wide Web (WWW) under the title Protein Disease Database (PDD). In addition, this database will provide a linkage between the disease-associated protein alterations and images of the appropriate proteins on high-resolution electrophoretic gels of the body fluids. This effort requires the normalization of data to account for variations in methods of measurement. Initial efforts in the establishment of the PDD have been concentrated on alterations in the acute-phase proteins in individuals with acute and chronic diseases. Even at this early stage in the development of our database, it has proven to be useful as we have found that there appear to be several common acute-phase protein alterations in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and major depression. Our goal is to provide access to the PDD so that systematic correlations and relationships between disease states can be examined and extended. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Body Fluids--Chemistry--CH; *Databases, Factual; *Proteins-- Analysis--AN CAS Registry No.: 0 (Proteins) 46 of 82 Complete Record 96158699 Logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC) database: a public use set of codes and names for electronic reporting of clinical laboratory test results. Forrey AW; McDonald CJ; DeMoor G; Huff SM; Leavelle D; Leland D; Fiers T; Charles L; Griffin B; Stalling F; Tullis A; Hutchins K; Baenziger J University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Clin Chem (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 42 (1) p81-90 ISSN: 0009-9147 Contract/Grant No.: HS 07719-013--HS--AHCPR; N01-LM-4-3410--LM--NLM Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Many laboratories use electronic message standards to transmit results to their clients. If all laboratories used the same "universal" set of test identifiers, electronic transmission of results would be greatly simplified. The Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) database aims to be such a code system, covering at least 98% of the average laboratory's tests. The LOINC database should be of interest to hospitals, clinical laboratories, doctors' offices, state health departments, governmental healthcare providers, third-party payors, organizations involved in clinical trials, and quality assurance and utilization reviewers. The fifth release of the LOINC database, containing codes, names, and synonyms for approximately 6300 test observations, is now available on the Internet for public use. Here we describe the LOINC database, the methods used to produce it, and how it may be obtained. Tags: Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Descriptors: *Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; *Diagnostic Tests, Routine; *Patient Identification Systems; Clinical Laboratory Information Systems--Standards--ST; Clinical Laboratory Information Systems--Utilization-- UT; Computer Communication Networks; Quality Assurance, Health Care 47 of 82 Complete Record 96157828 Internet-based support for bioscience research: a collaborative genome center for human chromosome 12. Miller PL; Nadkarni PM; Kidd KK; Cheung K; Ward DC; Banks A; Bray-Ward P; Cupelli L; Herdman V; Marondel I; et al Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8009. perrymiller@yale.edu J Am Med Inform Assoc (UNITED STATES) Nov-Dec 1995 2 (6) p351-64 ISSN: 1067-5027 Contract/Grant No.: R01 HG00175--HG--NCHGR; P01 HG00965--HG--NCHGR; G08 LM05583--LM--NLM Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS This paper describes an approach that provides Internet-based support for a genome center to map human chromosome 12, as a collaboration between laboratories at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Informatics is well established as an important enabling technology within the genome mapping community. The goal of this paper is to use the chromosome 12 project as a case study to introduce a medical informatics audience to certain issues involved in genome informatics and in the Internet-based support of collaborative bioscience research. Central to the approach described is a shared database (DB/12) with Macintosh clients in the participating laboratories running the 4th Dimension database program as a user-friendly front end, and a Sun SPARCstation-2 server running Sybase. The central component of the database stores information about yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs), each containing a segment of human DNA from chromosome 12 to which genome markers have been mapped, such that an overlapping set of YACs (called a "contig") can be identified, along with an ordering of the markers. The approach also includes 1) a map assembly tool developed to help biologists interpret their data, proposing a ranked set of candidate maps, 2) the integration of DB/12 with external databases and tools, and 3) the dissemination of the results. This paper discusses several of the lessons learned that apply to many other areas of bioscience, and the potential role for the field of medical informatics in helping to provide such support. Tags: Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Descriptors: *Chromosome Mapping; *Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12--Genetics--GE; *Computer Communication Networks; *Databases, Factual; *Genome, Human; *Interinstitutional Relations; Chromosomes, Yeast Artificial; Connecticut; Data Display; Genetic Markers; Local Area Networks; Models, Genetic; New York City; Organizational Objectives; Software Design; Systems Integration; User-Computer Interface CAS Registry No.: 0 (Genetic Markers) 48 of 82 Complete Record 96151550 The Internet and World Wide Web explained. Johnson A Audio-Visual Centre, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne. J Audiov Media Med (ENGLAND) Sep 1995 18 (3) p109-13 ISSN: 0140-511X Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Most people have by now heard of the Internet. Its presence is advertised via newspapers, magazines, television and radio. The Internet offers exciting new opportunities for information exchange and medical photographers and illustrators should be exploiting the potential of these services. This article seeks to explain what the Internet is and how the World Wide Web makes access to the Internet comparatively simple. It also attempts to demystify the jargon and explain how you can connect to the services on offer. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Medical Illustration 49 of 82 Complete Record 96150790 Renal function tests for windows--a model for the development and distribution of medical software on the Internet. Fong BC; Doyle DJ Department of Anaesthesia, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Int J Biomed Comput (IRELAND) Sep 1995 40 (1) p69-75 ISSN: 0020-7101 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS A computer application (Renal Function Tests for Windows) was developed to calculate and sort data for quantitative renal function testing using the Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows programming language. The following diagnostic indices are computed: Measured creatinine clearance--The rate at which serum is cleared of creatinine. Standardized clearance--Creatinine clearance scaled by body surface area. Estimated creatinine clearance--Renal creatinine clearance estimated from serum creatinine Renal failure index--To distinguish prerenal azotemia from oliguric acute renal failure. Renal free water clearance--Net volume per min of free water excreted by the kidneys. Fractional excretion of filtered sodium--To distinguish prerenal azotemia from acute renal failure. Renal Function Tests for Windows (RFT) allows the user to choose to enter only the data that is available. The program will then calculate all the possible results from the given data. Upon request, the program will also inform the user of data that is missing for those results that cannot be calculated. The flexibility of this program allows the user to perform 'what if' analysis through the manipulation of input data. Distribution of this program was accomplished using the Internet File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service. The effectiveness of mode of distributing medical software awaits feedback from users on the Internet. Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; *Kidney Function Tests; *Software; Diagnosis, Differential; Kidney Failure, Acute--Diagnosis--DI; Uremia--Diagnosis--DI 50 of 82 Complete Record 96148658 Internet medical resources [letter] Dolin RH Ann Intern Med (UNITED STATES) Feb 1 1996 124 (3) p375 ISSN: 0003-4819 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Medical Informatics; Unified Medical Language System 51 of 82 Complete Record 96147307 Protein fold recognition by sequence threading: tools and assessment techniques. Miller RT; Jones DT; Thornton JM Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College, London, United Kingdom. FASEB J (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 10 (1) p171-8 ISSN: 0892-6638 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Protein fold recognition has been approached by threading an amino acid sequence onto a library of folds, calculating a sequence-structure compatibility score, and ranking these scores. Due to imperfections in the empirically derived pairwise potential functions and the necessarily heuristic approach to the sequence-structure alignment problem, the method benefits from the assessment of threaded models to evaluate the most probable structures among the list of possible folds. THREADER and ANALYST, software tools available through the Internet, facilitate the alignment and assessment steps of a threading prediction. No process has been found to be universally reliable for the detection of folds related to the structure of a known input sequence, but several useful steps and approaches are discussed. Tags: Comparative Study; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Descriptors: *Protein Folding; *Protein Structure, Secondary; *Sequence Analysis--Methods--MT; *Software; Algorithms; Computer Graphics; Computer Simulation; Databases, Factual; Forecasting; Membrane Glycoproteins--Chemistry-- CH; Models, Molecular; Nerve Tissue Proteins--Chemistry--CH; User-Computer Interface CAS Registry No.: 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins); 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins); 134193-27-4 (synaptotagmin) 52 of 82 Complete Record 96146267 [Physician and Internet] De dokter en het Internet. van Straalen WR; Hage JJ Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, afd. Plastische Chirurgie, Amsterdam. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (NETHERLANDS) Jan 6 1996 140 (1) p39-43 ISSN: 0028- 2162 Language: DUTCH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Practice Management, Medical; Information Services; International Cooperation; Nomenclature; Telecommunications; Telemedicine--Methods--MT 53 of 82 Complete Record 96146258 [Internet, telemedicine and electronic information services by the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde] Internet, telegeneeskunde en elektronische informatieverschaffing door het Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. Overbeke AJ Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Amsterdam. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (NETHERLANDS) Jan 6 1996 140 (1) p11-2 ISSN: 0028- 2162 Language: DUTCH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Information Services; *Periodicals; *Telemedicine; Netherlands 54 of 82 Complete Record 96140334 Configuring for the World Wide Web: recommendations for dermatologists. Huntley AC; Bittorf A; Taragin M Computing Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. J Am Acad Dermatol (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 34 (1) p125-36 ISSN: 0190- 9622 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Physicians have become increasingly interested in obtaining the hardware, software, and connection necessary to take advantage of the educational and practice material available on the World Wide Web (WWW) (i.e., on the Internet). The related ongoing development of unique on-line resources promises to provide a compelling force for change in the way in which information is accessed and medicine is practiced. WWW applications created for dermatologists often include high-quality images, and proper viewing is critical to use this information. Because images tend to be large files, and dermatology resources tend to have from several up to hundreds of images, the speed of transfer and display and the quality of the display are important factors to consider. This study was an evaluation of some of the current options in the hardware, software, and Internet connections to determine desirable configurations for accessing image-rich, on-line dermatology WWW applications. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Dermatology; Computer Terminals; Computers; Software 55 of 82 Complete Record 96139367 OncoLink: a cancer information resource for gynecologic oncologists and the public on the Internet. Benjamin I; Goldwein JW; Rubin SC; McKenna WG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA. Gynecol Oncol (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 60 (1) p8-15 ISSN: 0090-8258 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The Internet is a computer network accessible to over 30 million computers users worldwide. By default, it has become the "information superhighway" that is growing at an explosive rate of between 1 and 2 million new users per month. Internet contains thousands of information of interest to cancer patients and healthcare professionals. Identifying the outstanding "golden" resources from the chaos is difficult. To address this problem and to provide information specific to gynecologic oncology, we developed a cancer information server called "OncoLink" at our institution that is available at no cost 24 hr per day, 7 days per week to all Internet users. OncoLink has two major goals: (1) To provide quality, original content for cancer patients and healthcare professionals and (2) to provide well-organized, consistent access to existing Internet cancer resources. This service may be used by anyone with a Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX computer. The service is rich in multimedia content containing text, pictures, illustrations, sound, and video. The information includes (1) original content written by authors at our institution, (2) original content submitted by authors from other institutions and, (3) publicly available information from other resources. Patient-oriented articles, physician-oriented review articles, and NIH, NCI, and FDA documents are available. All content is reviewed by an Editorial Board prior to posting. We have kept a detailed log file of each time the system has been accessed by an Internet user. OncoLink went online in March 1994. During the first 18 months (542 days) of operation, the service received 4,051,901 request for information from 105,589 unique Internet addresses worldwide. There is tremendous public and professional demand for online cancer information via the Internet. We feel that the Internet is an outstanding vehicle for providing quality cancer information for gynecologic oncologist other healthcare professionals, and the public. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Information Systems; *Neoplasms; Computer Communication Networks--Statistical and Numerical Data--SN; Gynecology; Medical Oncology 56 of 82 Complete Record 96135941 Accessing the Internet is far from easy [letter] David T BMJ (ENGLAND) Jan 6 1996 312 (7022) p55 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks 57 of 82 Complete Record 96135901 The Internet's challenge to health care provision [editorial] Coiera E BMJ (ENGLAND) Jan 6 1996 312 (7022) p3-4 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: EDITORIAL Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Delivery of Health Care; Information Services 58 of 82 Complete Record 96133350 Internet medical publications: publish (electronically) or perish? Zelingher J Center for Clinical Computing. ilanz@enterprise.bih.harvard.edu MD Comput (UNITED STATES) Nov-Dec 1995 12 (6) p428-33 ISSN: 0724-6811 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Publishing 59 of 82 Complete Record 96132533 Collaboration using Internet for the development of case-based teaching files: report of the Computer and Instrumentation Council Internet Focus Group. Parker JA; Wallis JW; Halama JR; Brown CV; Cradduck TD; Graham MM; Wu E; Wagenaar DJ; Mammone GL; Greenes RA; Holman BL Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. J Nucl Med (UNITED STATES) Jan 1996 37 (1) p178-84 ISSN: 0161-5505 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The Internet and particularly the World-Wide-Web is becoming a useful tool for the nuclear medicine community. METHODS: The Computer and Instrumentation Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine convened an Internet Focus group to discuss collaboration using the Internet. The prototype application considered was development of case-based teaching files using the World-Wide-Web. Teaching file cases (clinical history, images, description of findings and discussion) on World-Wide-Web servers at different institutions are integrated using the Internet. The user can navigate from case to case using point-and- click hypertext linking. RESULTS: The initial experience with collaboration has been encouraging. An etiquette to help foster collaboration has been proposed. Development of quality control mechanisms and introduction of peer review were identified as issues needing further work. CONCLUSION: The World- Wide-Web offers great potential for new forms of collaboration. There is, however, a need to learn how to make best use of this new resource. Tags: Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Nuclear Medicine; *Radiology Information Systems; *Telemedicine; Nuclear Medicine--Education--ED; Software; User-Computer Interface 60 of 82 Complete Record 96130780 Computer networked scanning electron microscope for teaching, research, and industry applications. Chumbley LS; Meyer M; Fredrickson K; Laabs F Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University 50011, USA. Microsc Res Tech (UNITED STATES) Nov 1 1995 32 (4) p330-6 ISSN: 1059-910X Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS A laboratory designed for teaching the operation of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) has been developed. The laboratory makes use of a computer network to allow remote operation of the SEM. Movable teaching stations, consisting of a computer, TV monitor, and joystick control, enable students to view the image on the SEM screen, move the sample, control the basic operating parameters of the microscope, and acquire X-ray spectra. Images can also be stored on the computers for image analysis or incorporation into reports. The great advantage of the system is that it has been designed to be flexible enough to allow operation from any location that has access to the Internet. The system is relatively inexpensive and uses nonproprietary computer technology available at any computer store. While the laboratory has been designed for teaching, the concept of a multiuser SEM facility that is inexpensive and easy to install should have applications in both industrial and research settings. Tags: Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Industry; *Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; *Pathology--Education--ED; Image Processing, Computer- Assisted; Research; Students 61 of 82 Complete Record 96129772 Using medical images from the Internet in presentations. Kennedy D VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA. J Biol Photogr (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 63 (4) p85-6 ISSN: 0274-497X Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Medical Illustration; Information Systems 62 of 82 Complete Record 96126787 Reference librarians' perceptions and use of Internet resources: results of a survey of academic health sciences libraries. Schilling K; Wessel CB Alumni Medical Library, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA. Bull Med Libr Assoc (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 83 (4) p509-12 ISSN: 0025- 7338 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Comparative Study Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Librarians; *Libraries, Medical; Canada; Computer User Training; Data Collection; Questionnaires; United States 63 of 82 Complete Record 96126774 The anatomy of a World Wide Web library service: the BONES demonstration project. Biomedically Oriented Navigator of Electronic Services. Schnell EH John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. Bull Med Libr Assoc (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 83 (4) p440-5 ISSN: 0025- 7338 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS In 1994, the John A. Prior Health Sciences Library at Ohio State University began to develop a World Wide Web demonstration project, the Biomedically Oriented Navigator of Electronic Services (BONES). The initial intent of BONES was to facilitate the health professional's access to Internet resources by organizing them in a systematic manner. The project not only met this goal but also helped identify the resources needed to launch a full-scale Web library service. This paper discusses the tasks performed and resources used in the development of BONES and describes the creation and organization of documents on the BONES Web server. The paper also discusses the outcomes of the project and the impact on the library's staff and services. Tags: Comparative Study Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Libraries, Medical; *Library Services; Ohio; Software; Universities 64 of 82 Complete Record 96126768 Delivering medical information to the desktop: the UIC GRATEFUL-MED-via-the- Internet experience. Martin ER; Lanier D University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA. Bull Med Libr Assoc (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 83 (4) p402-6 ISSN: 0025- 7338 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) provides the campus community, including the main campus and three regional sites, with a local MEDLINE option through a GRATEFUL MED fixed-fee licensing agreement with the National Library of Medicine. Searching is available via the Internet. A password server and customized GRATEFUL MED clients were built in order to adapt this off-the-shelf product to match the look and feel of other UIC campus-wide Internet resources. Installation, documentation, and training issues affecting the success of the project are discussed. Tags: Comparative Study Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Grateful Med; *Universities; Chicago; Computer User Training; Documentation; Illinois; National Library of Medicine (U.S.); United States 65 of 82 Complete Record 96126767 The health sciences librarian as Internet navigator and interpreter. Warling BN; Stave CD Library & Center for Knowledge Management, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0840, USA. Bull Med Libr Assoc (UNITED STATES) Oct 1995 83 (4) p395-401 ISSN: 0025- 7338 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Over the past several years, thousands of networked information resources have become available to individuals and institutions with access to the Internet. Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet. Librarians have begun to take responsibility not only for instructing users in the use of basic network tools such as file transfer, remote log-in, and electronic mail, but also for answering questions concerning network access and even information system design. The authors show how, by continuing to adapt to this new and volatile environment, health sciences librarians find themselves playing increasingly important roles in shaping the information policies and practices of their institutions. To illustrate these new roles, the authors review the experiences of health sciences librarians at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, San Diego. These institutions have varying and complex networking environments, and their biomedical libraries have taken lead roles in clarifying and interpreting their particular Internet features. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Librarians; *Libraries, Medical; California; Computer User Training; Forecasting; Los Angeles; Universities 66 of 82 Complete Record 96125050 Atlas of blood disease on the internet [letter] Ichihashi T; Naoe T; Ohno R Blood (UNITED STATES) Jan 1 1996 87 (1) p417-8 ISSN: 0006-4971 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: LETTER Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Descriptors: *Anatomy, Artistic; *Computer Communication Networks; *Databases, Factual; *Hematologic Diseases--Pathology--PA; *Medical Illustration; Computer Graphics; Databases, Factual--Utilization--UT; Hematologic Diseases--Blood--BL 67 of 82 Complete Record 96123844 The SAPHIRE server: a new algorithm and implementation. Hersh W; Leone TJ Biomedical Information Communication Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p858-62 ISSN: 0195-4210 Contract/Grant No.: LM05307--LM--NLM; N01-LM13539--LM--NLM Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS SAPHIRE is an experimental information retrieval system implemented to test new approaches to automated indexing and retrieval of medical documents. Due to limitations in its original concept-matching algorithm, a modified algorithm has been implemented which allows greater flexibility in partial matching and different word order within concepts. With the concomitant growth in client- server applications and the Internet in general, the new algorithm has been implemented as a server that can be accessed via other applications on the Internet. Tags: Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Descriptors: *Abstracting and Indexing--Methods--MT; *Algorithms; *Information Storage and Retrieval; *Vocabulary, Controlled 68 of 82 Complete Record 96123829 Cost effective Internet access and video conferencing for a community cancer network. London JW; Morton DE; Marinucci D; Catalano R; Comis RL Jefferson Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p781-4 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Utilizing the ubiquitous personal computer as a platform, and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) communications, cost effective medical information access and consultation can be provided for physicians at geographically remote sites. Two modes of access are provided: information retrieval via the Internet, and medical consultation video conferencing. Internet access provides general medical information such as current treatment options, literature citations, and active clinical trials. During video consultations, radiographic and pathology images, and medical text reports (e.g., history and physical, pathology, radiology, clinical laboratory reports), may be viewed and simultaneously annotated by either video conference participant. Both information access modes have been employed by physicians at community hospitals which are members of the Jefferson Cancer Network, and oncologists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. This project has demonstrated the potential cost effectiveness and benefits of this technology. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Remote Consultation; Computer Communication Networks--Economics--EC; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Remote Consultation--Economics--EC; Teleradiology 69 of 82 Complete Record 96123827 The deployment of a World Wide Web (W3) based medical information system. Willard KE; Hallgren JH; Sielaff B; Connelly DP Medical Decision Support Group, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, USA. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p771-5 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS The development of Web technologies has revolutionized information dissemination on the Internet. The University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic's Web Clinical Information System (CIS) demonstrates the use of the Web as an infrastructure for deploying a medical information system at a fraction of the developmental cost of more traditional client server systems. This Web CIS has been deployed since December 1994. It makes available laboratory results, including a radically improved clinical microbiology reporting system, ad hoc laboratory order entry, and an embedded expert system protocol laboratory ordering system. It provides these services to any physician or patient care area with TCP (or SLIP/PPP) connection to our hospital network backbone, whether the client computer is running MS Windows, the Macintosh OS, or X-Windows. A formal evaluation of one of this systems subcomponents, the display of clinical microbiology information, demonstrated a significant savings in clinician time (43% p < .001) and substantial reduction in interpretive errors (0 vs 15 p < .01). Tags: Human Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Hospital Information Systems; *Information Services; *User-Computer Interface; Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; Programming Languages; Software 70 of 82 Complete Record 96123793 A client/server system for remote diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Tong DA; Gajjala V; Widman LE Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p601-5 ISSN: 0195-4210 Contract/Grant No.: R01 LM05530--LM--NLM Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Health care practitioners are often faced with the task of interpreting complex heart rhythms from electrocardiograms (ECGs) produced by 12-lead ECG machines, ambulatory (Holter) monitoring systems, and intensive-care unit monitors. Usually, the practitioner caring for the patient does not have specialized training in cardiology or in ECG interpretation; and commercial programs that interpret 12-lead ECGs have been well-documented in the medical literature to perform poorly at analyzing cardiac rhythm. We believe that a system capable of providing comprehensive ECG interpretation as well as access to online consultations will be beneficial to the health care system. We hypothesized that we could develop a client-server based telemedicine system capable of providing access to (1) an on-line knowledge-based system for remote diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and (2) an on-line cardiologist for real-time interactive consultation using readily available resources on the Internet. Furthermore, we hypothesized that Macintosh and Microsoft Windows-based personal computers running an X server could function as the delivery platform for the developed system. Although we were successful in developing such a system that will run efficiently on a UNIX-based work-station, current personal computer X server software are not capable of running the system efficiently. Tags: Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Descriptors: *Arrhythmia--Diagnosis--DI; *Computer Systems; *Electrocardiography; *Telemedicine; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Communication Networks; Microcomputers; Remote Consultation; Software 71 of 82 Complete Record 96123785 CHIME-Net, the Connecticut Health Information Network: a pilot study. Reed-Fourquet LL; Durand D; Johnson L; Beaudin S; Trask J; DiSilvestro E; Smith L; Courtway P; Pappanikou J; Bretaigne R; et al Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p561-5 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS CHIME-Net is a state-wide community health information network project which uses a frame-relay approach to interfacility and internet connectivity. This is a collaborative effort among competitive institutions, which embraces technologies new to the health care industry. The experiences of implementation of the CHIME-Net pilot project are presented as a first milestone for the state-wide effort. Descriptors: *Community Networks; *Computer Communication Networks; Computer Communication Networks--Standards--ST; Computer Security; Connecticut; Hospital Information Systems; Information Systems; Pilot Projects 72 of 82 Complete Record 96123779 Internet for teaching and learning introductory health informatics. Bigsby DJ; Moehr JR School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p532-6 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Internet resources seem attractive for teaching and learning. But are they usable and useful in their present form? We explored Internet, in particular its World Wide Web (WWW) resources, in a course on "Medical Methodology" (HINF270) for students of health information science. This course offers a systematic overview of the methodological principles of clinical care. Its broad scope and low depth makes this course a reasonable model to explore the limits of WWW resources. During the course, students wrote summaries of individual lectures. After critiquing and appropriate corrections, the texts were edited with Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) and augmented with links to WWW resources. Grading based on the papers, on their improvements through HTML and WWW, and on the provision of information on the search experience were incentives to use WWW. A formal questionnaire, administered on-line on a voluntary basis, concluded the investigation. Results show: 1) Even under considerable pressure to use WWW, libraries remain the reference source of choice for research; 2) Internet provides entertainment appeal even though practical utility is currently limited; 3) Technological proficiency with HTML and search engines is perceived as an asset; 4) Varying availability of Internet resources, uncertain and varying quality of sources, and limited specificity of research results are the major disadvantages of WWW. The teaching implications of these findings are discussed. Tags: Female; Human; Male Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer User Training-- Methods--MT; *Computer-Assisted Instruction; *Medical Informatics--Education-- ED; British Columbia; Computer Communication Networks--Utilization--UT; Computer Literacy; Information Science--Education--ED; Questionnaires 73 of 82 Complete Record 96123776 A model for connecting doctors to university based medical resources through the Internet. Vanzyl AJ; Cesnik B Monash University. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p517-21 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Medical Students and academics at large universities have access to rich and varied information resources. These resources tend not to be available from off campus sites. We have been running a trial to connect practicing doctors to some of the medical resources that are available within our university. We are using the Internet to facilitate this process. In doing so, a large number of non academic, but very practical problems have had to be solved. We examine in particular the roles that Internet service providers and Internet information providers play in such a project. In particular we describe the factors used in advising users on external service providers, and why we as part of a university have chosen not to fulfil the internet service provision role ourselves. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Physicians, Family; *Schools, Medical; Australia; Commerce; Education, Medical, Continuing; Information Systems; Physicians, Family--Education--ED 74 of 82 Complete Record 96123773 A method for interactive medical instruction utilizing the World Wide Web. McEnery KW; Roth SM; Kelley LK; Hirsch KR; Menton DN; Kelly EA Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p502-7 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS We describe the implementation of interactive medical teaching programs in radiology and histology which utilize the Internet's World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW standard hypertext interface allows for simple navigation between related documents but does not provide a method for student tracking or question queries. Electronic forms, a recent feature of the WWW, provide the means to present question documents to remote clients and track student performance. A feature of our approach is dynamic creation of HTML documents based upon interaction with database applications. The approach allows multiple simultaneous, yet asynchronous interactions by geographically dispersed students upon the same instructional database and is scalable, providing the capability for multiple image/document servers. The security of the database is assured given that it is not accessible through the Internet. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer-Assisted Instruction- -Methods--MT; *Education, Medical--Methods--MT; *Histology--Education--ED; *Radiology--Education--ED; Computer Systems; Information Systems; Missouri; Software; User-Computer Interface 75 of 82 Complete Record 96123694 Developing AJN Network: phase two. An information resource for nurses. Rizzolo MA; DuBois K Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p106-10 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS In September of 1993 the American Journal of Nursing Company was awarded a three-year Special Projects Grant from the Division of Nursing, Department of Health and Human Services to develop a national information service that would provide a variety of formal and informal continuing education services to nurses in medically underserved communities. AJN Network went "live" in March 1994 and our progress in our first year of operation was presented at SCAMC in 1994. During the first year of operation, AJN Network was available through a dial in service. In September 1994 we became an Internet node. This presentation will detail our progress in Year 2 of the grant period, describing expansion of user base and content, new content offerings, initial stages of WEB development and plans for future development. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Computer-Assisted Instruction; *Education, Nursing, Continuing--Methods--MT; Information Services; Information Systems; Pilot Projects; Rural Health Services; United States 76 of 82 Complete Record 96123693 The bioethics discussion forum--an implementation of an Internet-based bioethics information analysis resource. Derse AR; Krogull SR Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care (UNITED STATES) 1995 p101-5 ISSN: 0195-4210 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Ethical analysis is crucial to decision making in biomedicine and health care, necessitating both rapid access to diffusely disseminated sources of information pertinent to bioethics and promotion of analysis in the field of bioethics through a resource for information analysis. We developed the Bioethics Discussion Forum, an Internet-based information analysis resource, in order to supplement the Bioethics Online Service with an interactive information medium to meet the demand for such an interactive resource. The Bioethics Discussion Forum has shown promise for information analysis, providing an arena for the review and discussion of complex bioethical information, establishing a connection nationally and internationally among individuals with high levels of expertise in bioethics, and providing a template for future interactive informatics services. Descriptors: *Bioethics; *Computer Communication Networks; Computer Communication Networks--Utilization--UT; Information Systems; Online Systems 77 of 82 Complete Record 96118447 The Internet biologist [news] Frey AH FASEB J (UNITED STATES) Dec 1995 9 (15) p1517 ISSN: 0892-6638 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: NEWS Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Tags: Human Descriptors: *Biology; *Computer Communication Networks; *Information Services; *Publishing--Trends--TD; Breast Neoplasms; Periodicals; Physics; Psychology 78 of 82 Complete Record 96112371 Pharmacy and the Internet [editorial] Klein CN Am J Health Syst Pharm (UNITED STATES) Oct 1 1995 52 (19) p2095 ISSN: 1079-2082 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: EDITORIAL Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Pharmacy; Pharmacists 79 of 82 Complete Record 96111864 Guide to the Internet. Logging in, fetching files, reading news. Pallen M Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London. BMJ (ENGLAND) Dec 16 1995 311 (7020) p1626-30 ISSN: 0959-8138 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: AIM; INDEX MEDICUS Aside from email and the world wide web, there are several other systems for distributing information on the Internet. Telnet is a system that allows you to log on to a remote computer from anywhere on the Internet and affords access to many useful biomedical sites on the Internet. File transfer protocol (FTP) is a method of transferring files from one computer to another over the Internet. It can be used to download files, including software, from numerous publiclly accessible anonymous FTP archives around the world. Such archives can be searched using a tool known as Archie. Network News is a system of electronic discussion groups covering almost every imaginable subject, including many areas of medicine and the biomedical sciences; MOOs are virtual environments that allow real time electronic conferencing and teaching over the Internet. It is difficult to predict the future of medicine on the Internet. However, the net opens up many possibilities not available through previous technologies. It is now up to medical practitioners to realise the Internet's full potential. Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; Information Services; Information Storage and Retrieval; International Agencies 80 of 82 Complete Record 96108163 Methods and reagents. Quantitative PCR: an accurate measure of mRNA? Hengen PN National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201, USA. Trends Biochem Sci (ENGLAND) Nov 1995 20 (11) p476-7 ISSN: 0167-7640 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9605 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Methods and reagents is a unique monthly column that highlights current discussions in the newsgroup bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, available on the Internet. This month's column discusses quantitative measurements of messenger RNA levels by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). For details on how to partake in the newsgroup, see the accompanying box. Descriptors: *Polymerase Chain Reaction--Methods--MT; *RNA, Messenger-- Analysis--AN; Blotting, Northern; DNA Primers; DNA, Complementary--Metabolism-- ME; Gene Expression; Ribonucleases--Metabolism--ME; RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase- -Metabolism--ME CAS Registry No.: 0 (DNA Primers); 0 (DNA, Complementary); 0 (RNA, Messenger) Enzyme No.: EC 2.7.7.49 (RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase); EC 3.1.- (Ribonucleases) 81 of 82 Complete Record 96107937 Using the Internet for data collection. An innovative electronic strategy. Fawcett J; Buhle EL Jr University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA. Comput Nurs (UNITED STATES) Nov-Dec 1995 13 (6) p273-9 ISSN: 0736-8593 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: NURSING Computer hardware and software have revolutionized research data management. Data collection has, however, remained a time-consuming and expensive component of most research projects. This article presents a description of an innovative strategy for data collection using computer network forums on the Internet (the "information superhighway"). The success of the electronic data collection strategy is illustrated by a report of the results of a survey of the needs and coping mechanisms of cancer survivors. Tags: Female; Human; Male Descriptors: *Computer Communication Networks; *Data Collection--Methods--MT; *Neoplasms--Psychology--PX; *Nursing Research--Methods--MT; *Survivors-- Psychology--PX; Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Aged; Middle Age 82 of 82 Complete Record 96089558 Robert Feulgen Prize Lecture 1995. Electronic light microscopy: present capabilities and future prospects. Shotton DM Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK. Histochem Cell Biol (GERMANY) Aug 1995 104 (2) p97-137 Language: ENGLISH Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC Journal Announcement: 9604 Subfile: INDEX MEDICUS Electronic light microscopy involves the combination of microscopic techniques with electronic imaging and digital image processing, resulting in dramatic improvements in image quality and ease of quantitative analysis. In this review, after a brief definition of digital images and a discussion of the sampling requirements for the accurate digital recording of optical images, I discuss the three most important imaging modalities in electronic light microscopy--video-enhanced contrast microscopy, digital fluorescence microscopy and confocal scanning microscopy--considering their capabilities, their applications, and recent developments that will increase their potential. Video-enhanced contrast microscopy permits the clear visualisation and real- time dynamic recording of minute objects such as microtubules, vesicles and colloidal gold particles, an order of magnitude smaller than the resolution limit of the light microscope. It has revolutionised the study of cellular motility, and permits the quantitative tracking of organelles and gold-labelled membrane bound proteins. In combination with the technique of optical trapping (optical tweezers), it permits exquisitely sensitive force and distance measurements to be made on motor proteins. Digital fluorescence microscopy enables low-light-level imaging of fluorescently labelled specimens. Recent progress has involved improvements in cameras, fluorescent probes and fluorescent filter sets, particularly multiple bandpass dichroic mirrors, and developments in multiparameter imaging, which is becoming particularly important for in situ hybridisation studies and automated image cytometry, fluorescence ratio imaging, and time-resolved fluorescence. As software improves and small computers become more powerful, computational techniques for out-of-focus blur deconvolution and image restoration are becoming increasingly important. Confocal microscopy permits convenient, high-resolution, non- invasive, blur-free optical sectioning and 3D image acquisition, but suffers from a number of limitations. I discuss advances in confocal techniques that address the problems of temporal resolution, spherical and chromatic aberration, wavelength flexibility and cross-talk between fluorescent channels, and describe new optics to enhance axial resolution and the use of two-photon excitation to reduce photobleaching. Finally, I consider the desirability of establishing a digital image database, the BioImage database, which would permit the archival storage of, and public Internet access to, multidimensional image data from all forms of biological microscopy. Submission of images to the BioImage database would be made in coordination with the scientific publication of research results based upon these data.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS) (150 References) Tags: Animal; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Descriptors: *Image Processing, Computer-Assisted--Methods--MT; *Microscopy-- Methods--MT; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted--Instrumentation--IS; Microscopy--Instrumentation--IS; Microscopy, Video--Instrumentation--IS; Microscopy, Video--Methods--MT