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The value of this summarization of the scope of informatics is that it stresses the utility of information, not the means by which information is processed. Information Technology is one of the tools to be used in Informatics, not the central focus of the subject. Information Technology has developed from...

Searching the internet for orthopaedic knowledge. Simpson P, Oliver CW. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Nov;86(8):1105-7 Full text available

This tutorial has been designed to introduce you to RSS and take advantage of RSS Readers to efficiently manage your collection of orthopaedic news, journals, portals and PubMed updates. Using an RSS Reader can save you time and energy in managing your orthoapedic reading.
Staying Up To Date - Using Google...

The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons might be the most important orthopaedic organization you never heard of. The Association was formed in 1947 to advance the science and practice of orthopaedic surgery. For more than 60 years, it has promoted the creation, evaluation, and dissemination of new knowledge and...

What is the Orthogate Project? The goal of the project is to make every information resource you may need as an orthopaedic surgeon, allied healthcare provider or patient availabe from a web browser and thos on your consultation desk
Precis of the Orthogate Manifesto
Acta Orthop Belg. 1998 Jun;64(2):121-2. The future of orthopaedics...

The rapid development and popularization of the Internet have profoundly changed the accessibility of information for those involved in health care decisions (residents, physicians, patients, nurses). Rapid developments in basic and clinical science, diagnostic and therapeutic technologies place their own pressures on learning orthopaedics. Now, more than ever, we need...

Digital imaging is here to stay- and not just because digital cameras are now so omnipresent. Every orthopaedist's patient care will be impacted by the new technology of digital radiology. New imaging modalities (spiral CT, PET/CT, total body MRI) have resulted in studies with hundreds of slices. Traditional archiving and...

I termed this talk "The Misinformation Boom" because it seems to me that the possibilities of loading the electronic media with a great deal of misinformation of a non-peer reviewed type is potentially the most dangerous aspect of electronic publishing. By using that title it appears that I believe that...

Since the development of the world wide web the volume of information available on the Internet to both orthopaedic patients and surgeons has increased enormously. At the end of 2000 it was estimated that 33.5% of the population of the UK were using the Internet on a regular basis. Increasing numbers...

The Internet is rapidly expanding as a means of acquiring health information for medical professionals. It is now impossible to identify the total number of websites providing specialist information in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Webpages may be from a leading expert with excellent documentation and a complete bibliography or merely...

This patient has seen her family doctor because of anterior knee pain and has been told she may have chondromalacia (how do you spell that doc?) and should do some quadriceps strengthening exercises. Under some pressure, a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon has been made and they are coming to...

Our study examined how decisions are made about TJR in orthopaedic consultations.
The way in which roles and communication are played out in decision-making for TJR may affect the opportunity for shared decisions. This may contribute to variation in the provision of TJR. Making the importance of these factors explicit and...

CONCLUSIONS: Although there was enough agreement to define a core set of questions that should be addressed with most patients considering THA or TKA, some of the remaining questions were also highly important to some patients. The Web may offer a flexible medium for accommodating this large variety of information...