Re: Uterine synechia or amniotic band?
From: Ozren Mamula, MD (Ozren.Mamula@public.srce.hr)
Tue Mar 9 11:15:10 1999
I agree with Terry, although I am not sure it will resolve the problem.
Closed lists are not
good, they get old and then die. If you want to help someone who seeks for
help ( medical information),
you must think like one. They do not know much about medicine but they do
know about Internet. Usually they go to the one of the powerfull search
engines like AltaWista and type key words - amniotic band for example - and
bingo they find Obgyn.net Web pages directly without information about
professionals or non-professionals.
BTW Obgyn.net is usually one of the first six best choices. I do not know
how to prevent this. I am doing exactly like Joseph, but I am not sure I am
helping people.
Ozren,
At 07:32 1999.03.09 -0600, you wrote:
>Yes, this same issue came up on the original OBGYN-L list... before the
>Ultrasound section was established. Passwords and Members-Only solutions
>are too complex and expensive to maintain. I think that is the main reason
>that the Women's Health Forum was established... to give the public some
>place to go. Now we just need a clear statement that this forum is for
>professionals only, and links to the appropriate public forums... if that
>does not work, then we may have to go to more extreme measures, but that may
>eventually lead to the requirement of Membership dues to pay for it.... at
>that point we become another AIUM, ISUOG, SDMS, etc.
>
>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FAIUM
>University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
>Director, Diagnostic Sonography Program
>http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dmshome.htm <http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dmshome.htm>
>VOICE: 501-686-6510 FAX: 501-686-6513
>Chair, http://www.obgyn.net/us/us.htm <http://www.obgyn.net/us/us.htm>
>http://www.io.com/~dubose/ <http://www.io.com/~dubose/>
>Now is the time for all good folks to come to the aid of the Earth.
>----
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph A Worrall MD RDMS [SMTP:jworrall@alaska.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 9:02 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Uterine synechia or amniotic band?
>
> A password would require that professionals register to use this
>site. We
> may have to do that, but it would be an impediment. Also we probably
>would
> register people who never came back, then we would have to make
>policies
> about how long your "account" can be kept up when you are inactive,
>etc.
>
> When I find a question that I want to answer, I find the email
>address of
> the sender, and send them a private answer. Those that I do not
>want to
> answer (the vast majority) I just delete and assume Terry will send
>them a
> message.
>
> This puts a big workload on Terry, so maybe Terry needs some
>designated
> assistants who would have the responsibility to send the obvious
> nonprofessional, who is making an inquiry about their health or
>pregnancy, a
> routine message (perhaps it could be something like a MACRO)
>directing them
> to the other place.
>
> I have looked at the answers that the patients get on the other
>place, and I
> am not impressed. It appears that anyone can answer any question.
>Many of
> the people answering have no initials after their name, and many
>have
> initials that I am not familiar with. And many of the answers really
>are not
> at a professional level.
>
> So, those questions that are right down my alley, I answer
>privately. Some
> of the messages that we do get from the nonprofessionals do express
>the fear
> and uncertainty of the patient, particularly in pregnancy. I am not
>a very
> softhearted guy. In fact, just the opposite, but some of these
>questions
> evoke in me the desire to try and help.
>
> I have to give credit to these people for turning to the web - some
>of them
> obviously are not highly educated (judging from their command of
>written
> English). I have expressed before my feeling (not all of you agree)
>that
> many of these questions reflect badly on the amount of communication
>the
> patient's health provider provided and on the confidence the patient
>has in
> that provider. I am aware that some patients can never be satisfied
>with the
> information they are given, or have confidence in no one.
>
> Joseph A Worrall MD RDMS
>
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Ozren Mamula , MD
Ozren.Mamula@public.srce.hr
KBC Rijeka
Kresimirova 7
Croatia
Tel : ++ 385 51 214 342
Fax : ++ 385 51 658 208
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