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Tables of Contents for The Internet for Physicians
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the Second Edition
v
Acknowledgments
vi
THE BASICS
What Is the Internet?
1
6
Where Did the Internet Come From?
2
2
Who Owns and Operates the Internet?
4
1
What Does the Internet Look Like?
4
2
Ready, Set, Go!
6
1
What Can the Internet Do for Me?
7
4
Electronic Mail
7
1
Information Retrieval
8
1
Newsgroups, Chat Rooms, and Mailing Lists
8
1
Remote File Access
8
1
Goods and Services
9
1
Remote Presence
9
1
Medical Informatics
9
1
Patient Care
9
1
Family Uses
10
1
How Do I Get There from Here?
10
1
Connecting to the Internet
11
6
Hardware Considerations
11
2
IBM vs. Mac---A Matter of Religion
12
1
Desktop vs. Laptop
12
1
Memory, Speed, Peripherals, and All That
12
1
Speaking to the Outside World
13
1
Making the Connection
14
1
What to Look for When Choosing an Internet Provider
15
1
Final Thoughts
16
1
Information on the Internet
17
6
How Information Is Stored on the Internet
17
1
Using Remote Computers and Files
17
1
FTP
18
1
How Information Is Transferred on the Internet
19
1
Internet Addresses
20
3
Internet Agents
23
9
The Gopher
24
1
Veronica and Jughead
24
1
WAIS
24
1
World Wide Web
25
1
History of the Web
25
1
Hypertext
25
1
Web Browsers
26
3
Using Web Browsers
26
2
Bookmarks and Search Histories
28
1
Java, Plug-Ins, and Beyond
29
1
Reliving the Past?
30
1
Final Thoughts
31
1
Finding the Information You Want
32
10
Web Searching
32
2
Start Your Engines
34
2
Alta Vista
35
1
Excite
35
1
HotBot
35
1
Lycos
36
1
Yahoo
36
1
Search Secrets
36
1
Beyond Searches
37
1
Security Issues
38
2
Hacking
38
1
Viruses
39
1
Cookies
39
1
Security and Credit Card Fraud
39
1
Secure Transmissions
40
1
Children and the Internet
40
2
Software Controls
40
1
``Wetware''
41
1
INTERNET APPLICATIONS
Using Electronic Mail (E-Mail)
42
10
Sending Your Message
42
1
Anatomy of an E-Mail Message
43
2
Do You Have That Address Handy?
45
1
E-Mail Etiquette
46
2
Mailing Lists
48
3
Subscribing, Unsubscribing, and Mailing to Mailing Lists
49
1
Mailing List Etiquette
50
1
Legal Issues
51
1
Final Thoughts
51
1
Newsgroups
52
4
What is Usenet?
52
1
Components of a Usenet Article
53
1
Joining a Newsgroup
54
1
Reading Articles
54
1
Posting Articles
55
1
Final Thoughts
55
1
Chatting On-Line
56
4
Chat Rooms
56
1
Internet Relay Chat
57
1
Web-Based Chat
57
1
Internet Telephony
58
1
Emerging Options
58
1
Safe Chatting and Common Sense
58
2
Medical Informatics
60
10
Information Processing
60
3
Reference Support and Networking
61
1
Electronic Mail
61
1
Databasing
62
1
Graphics and Video Capture
62
1
Research
62
1
Education
63
1
Patient Education
63
1
Physician and Staff
64
1
Administration
64
3
Medical Records
64
1
Paperless Records and Patient Management
64
1
Databases
65
1
Case Lists and Residency Documentation
65
1
Scheduling
66
1
Letters and Follow-Ups
66
1
Accounting and Insurance
66
1
Practice Promotion
67
1
Project Management
67
1
Clinical Applications
67
3
Expert Systems and Simulations
68
1
Risk Assessment
68
1
Dosing and Calculation
68
1
Personal Assistants
69
1
Patient Care
69
1
ADVANCED SURFING
Becoming a Presence on the Internet
70
8
What Is a Web Page?
70
1
Why Have a Web Page?
70
1
Web Site Construction
71
1
HTML Codes
71
3
Tips for Effective Web Pages
74
1
Security and the Internet
75
1
Internet Security Tips
76
1
Final, Final Thoughts
77
1
Appendix 1. Sources of Additional Information
78
9
Appendix 2. Health-Related Internet Resources
87
101
Glossary
188
15
Index
203