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: Fellow members of SIM : We would like to invite you to join The Alliance of Medical Internet : Professionals (AMIP). : After attending our second MEDNET conference this year, where we : presented a session and one of the workshops, we determined that there : was a logical need for a different type of on-line organization--one : that could provide a more interactive forum for it's members, as well as : a more informal e-chronicle, where opinions, ideas and innovative uses : of the Internet in Medicine could be shared by those in the field. With : AMIP's e-chronicle, the CyberMed Catalyst, copyright and ownership of : the articles and postings remain with the authors, allowing them to : pursue paper publication elsewhere if desired. We see these on-line : resources as ways to enhance international electronic brainstorming and : collaboration in the Medical Internet Community on a more frequent, : potentially even daily, basis. : AMIP was created to be an adjunctive, not a competitive organization : with the Society for the Internet in Medicine, and we envision the : activities and initiatives of AMIP strengthening the Society and greatly : contributing to its future successes. : We invite you to share your ideas in the Medical Internet Forum and : submit an article to the CyberMed Catalyst. Let colleagues in this : rapidly expanding field share your thoughts on successful and : not-so-successful projects. We welcome your input, your ideas, your : opinions. : **************************************************************** : (Apologies for cross-postings, but many of us are involved with many of : the same listserves and e-mailings.) : **************************************************************** : Announcing A New Resource for the Medical Internet Community : The Mission of the Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals (AMIP) is : a new not-for-profit Internet-based organization formed to connect : Medical Internet Professionals world-wide, improve the quality of : healthcare to people around the globe, and to discover innovative : methods for employing Internet technology in the practice of medicine. : AMIP will enhance international electronic brainstorming and : collaboration in the Medical Internet Community by using : interconnected Internet modalities--a threaded message board (The : Medical Internet Forum), a thought-provoking e-chronicle : (The CyberMed Catalyst), and an e-mail list (RETICULUM Listserve), : hosted by the University of California, Davis and moderated by Dr. : Michael Hogarth, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Medical : Director, Applied Medical Informatics Group at the University of : California, Davis. : The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals was inspired by the : successes within the "Open Source" computer community, : most notably the Linux community. With an "Open Source" computer program : the programming information is freely shared, : modified and distributed, allowing interested programmers to participate : in a project in a cooperative effort to create the best : possible software. This is an example where sharing information and : knowledge has been an integral part of developing new : ideas and better technologies for the Internet. We aim to apply their : example to the medical community to stimulate sharing of ideas and : expertise, to improve communication, collaboration, and cooperation : among medical professionals and to empower the medical Internet : community to solve the complex problems facing medicine. : Interested in learning more about this Internet-based Organization? : * Visit the AMIP website: : The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals : <http://www.amip.org> : * Read the Premier Issue of The CyberMed Catalyst : The CyberMed Catalyst <http://www.amip.org/catalyst> : * Post an idea, insight or innovative use of the medical Internet on : the Medical Internet Forum. : Medical Internet Forum <http://www.amip.org/forum> : * Join AMIP. <http://www.amip.org/member_html> : * Tell a Colleague, and work to : "Connect the Medical Internet Community one Modem at a : time." : Thank you for your time, your interest and your support. : Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS, BCBT : Physician, Internal Medicine : (SIM Member, Scientific Review Committee, Presentor, Tutorial : Instructor, Section Chair, Logo Designer MEDNET '99, Presenter Virtual : Congress, MEDNET '98) : Cole D. Thompson, MA : Unix Engineer : (Presentor, Tutorial Instructor MEDNET '99, Presenter Virtual Congress, : MEDNET '98) : The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals : (AMIP)<http://www.amip.org>