MAFP Foundation and Allina Health System Internet Training
http://www.fpen.org/allina

Making the Internet a Clinical Resource
Bold School, Olivia, Minnesota
August 28, 1998
1:30 - 5:00

Objectives

• Enhance existing knowledge of practical applications of the web
• Learn techniques to optimize web browser use
• Further refine web research strategies and techniques
• Explore some e-mail techniques and review security issues
• Learn how to locate discussion groups and the resources associated with them, such as archives.
• Become aware of how to access further resources and self-training opportunities.

Agenda

1. Review of Web and Browser Basics
   
   
   • HANDS-ON Exercise: Site exploration highlighting applications in patient care, practice management, and continuing education
     
     
2. Optimizing Web Browser Use
   
   
   • Adjusting preferences, controlling cache, upgrading browser software
     
     
3. Search Tools and Strategies
   
   
   • Sharing search experiences
   • Developing a strategy appropriate to the question
     
     

   • HANDS-ON Exercise: Guided Searching

   
   Fifteen minute break at about 3:00 P.M. with refreshments
   

   • HANDS-ON Exercise: Search Engines
     
     
4. Judging Quality
   
   
   • Basic criteria for evaluation
     
     
5. Free MEDLINE access
   
   
   • PubMed
     
     
6. Electronic Mail Basics (see beginning e-mail handout)
   
   
   • Share some experience in the use of e-mail
   • Share some experience with the use of discussion groups
   • Review the basics of electronic mail
     
     
   • HANDS-ON Exercise: E-mail practice and working with discussion groups
     
     
7. Advanced Electronic Mail (see Advanced e-mail handout)
   
   
   • The use of address books, e-mail filters and attaching files.
   • Discuss some of the promise and pitfall of using e-mail for physician - patient interaction.
   • Basics of e-mail encryption and user verification
     
     
   • HANDS-ON Exercise:Advanced e-mail techniques (Separate exercise handout not available.)
     
     

8. Wrapup, evaluations, practice time