New communication between dermatologists in the age of the Internet.

@article{citeulike:115879, abstract = {Dermatologists may benefit from a free Internet resource, RxDerm-L, which is an e-mall discussion group for our specialty. Initiated in November 1993, enrollment has finally passed the 1,000 mark; its daily communication reaches a significant percentage of practitioners. Proceedings of this group were monitored for 4 weeks, with special attention to authors, content, and participants. Discussions focused on diagnostic problems and treatment Issues. Members most often providing content were more than likely published and/or associated with a dermatology teaching program. In addition to questions and opinions, the daily exchange included patient images, citations, and abstracts. The average number of letters per day was 46. The ability to share images, access to collective expertise, immediacy of the discussion, and group camaraderie appear to have contributed to the success of this forum. Physicians able to endure the large quantity of e-mall may find RxDerm-L a valuable practice resource.}, address = {Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis 95616, USA. achuntley@ucdavis.edu}, author = {Huntley, A. C. and Smith, J. G. }, citeulike-article-id = {115879}, issn = {1085-5629}, journal = {Semin Cutan Med Surg}, keywords = {dermatology, mailinglists}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {202--204}, posted-at = {2005-03-06 20:51:40}, priority = {0}, title = {New communication between dermatologists in the age of the Internet.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12322993}, volume = {21}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:115879 L3 - citeulike-article-id:115879 TI - New communication between dermatologists in the age of the Internet. JF - Semin Cutan Med Surg VL - 21 IS - 3 SP - 202 EP - 204 AD - Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis 95616, USA. achuntley@ucdavis.edu SN - 1085-5629 N2 - Dermatologists may benefit from a free Internet resource, RxDerm-L, which is an e-mall discussion group for our specialty. Initiated in November 1993, enrollment has finally passed the 1,000 mark; its daily communication reaches a significant percentage of practitioners. Proceedings of this group were monitored for 4 weeks, with special attention to authors, content, and participants. Discussions focused on diagnostic problems and treatment Issues. Members most often providing content were more than likely published and/or associated with a dermatology teaching program. In addition to questions and opinions, the daily exchange included patient images, citations, and abstracts. The average number of letters per day was 46. The ability to share images, access to collective expertise, immediacy of the discussion, and group camaraderie appear to have contributed to the success of this forum. Physicians able to endure the large quantity of e-mall may find RxDerm-L a valuable practice resource. KW - dermatology KW - mailinglists AU - Huntley, AC AU - Smith, JG PY - 2002/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12322993 ER -