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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 82:1665 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The Orthopaedic Forum

Academy Introduces Web-Based Medical Education for Fellows and Patients

Stuart A. Hirsch, M.D.

Chairman, Council on Communications, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-4262

Your patients and an estimated 90,000,000 other people in this country2 are among the growing number of users of the Internet for communication, business, purchases, and information. The changing doctor-patient relationships under managed care, as well as other time pressures, have increased the demand on both the patient and the physician for medical information. The Internet is increasingly used in our daily lives as a means of communication and commerce, and our patients see use of the Internet as a resource for information on health and wellness as a natural extension. The quality of this information, however, is extremely variable. Our patients would not drink water from a source they did not trust, and a source of medical information should be subjected to equal scrutiny.

Physicians have traditionally advised their patients about what to do and how to do it, and they have been respected for the guidance that they . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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