Review the credentials of someone who submits advice via e-mail. Rather than relying on the information found in one source, consult multiple sources, especially when the information concerns a diagnosis. Look for bulletin boards with a credible editorial board and a peer review process. You are presented a case with a chief complaint from a patient whose voice you can actually hear. While interacting with the patient, you can order x-ray and laboratory tests and submit a diagnosis and treatment plan.
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Features peer-reviewed articles, edited by leading authorities in AIDS, infectious disease, urology and surgery. Access is free, but one must first register as a user. Our educational efforts at St. Lawrence Hospital have also expanded this past year. In addition to lectures and 'information sessions' that are provided for the Ultrasonographers and the Radiographers, lectures have been presented for the physical and orthopaedic therapists. Dr. Gottschalk participated in a Raconteur Session at the 28th Annual Creative Concepts Conference in Vail, Colorado December 12 - 15, 1996.