Physicians accessing the Internet, the PAI Project: an educational initiative

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an educational project to train physicians to use the Internet. The AMA developed an online service called AMA/NET in 1982, but closed the service in 1990 after losing millions of dollars on the venture. The association believes there are now many more young, computer-literate physicians. The National Library of Medicine has been very successful in marketing its Grateful Med program, which allows physicians to access the library's Medline database. In addition, the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web support many biomedical information sites. Equipment and software to access the Internet are much easier to use. For these reasons, the AMA is launching the Physicians Accessing the Internet (PAI) project. The association urges all medical schools, health centers and state medical societies to provide Internet training to physicians. These classes could be funded by the institutions, the participants or corporate grants.

Usage, Internet, Physicians, Medical professions, Training

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The Brown and Williamson documents: where do we go from here?

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Brown and Williamson documents showing that the tobacco company deceived the public about the health hazards of smoking has spurred the AMA to renew its mission to eliminate smoking. The AMA has set forth several steps to accomplish that goal. These steps involve educating the public, medical personnel and legislators about the dangers of smoking and how to quit, and also about the tobacco industry's tactics. The AMA also suggests that tobacco be regulated by the FDA, and legal action be taken against tobacco companies for promoting products they knew decades ago were addictive and disease-producing. Communities should discourage smoking. Politicians and universities should not accept money from the tobacco industry. Smoking has caused a major public health problem and must be controlled. The tobacco industry continues to claim that smoking has not been proven to cause disease and nicotine is not addictive.

Laws, regulations and rules, Smoking

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Blunt force violence in America - shades of gray or red

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association should extend its opposition to legalized boxing to include ultimate fighting, extreme fighting and toughman fighting. These unregulated forms of boxing involve no safety precautions such as gloves, mouthpieces or headgear, and allow participants to attack any part of the body. Participants are not necessarily matched by weight and some have little training or experience. There are no rounds or rests and injuries can be severe, including broken bones and brain damage. Several cities have already banned ultimate fighting and the AMA should lobby for federal legislation to ban all forms of unregulated fighting. In addition, television and cable companies should be encouraged not to televise such events in the US, just as dogfights and cockfights are no longer televised. The AMA has also proposed banning legalized boxing.

Ethical aspects, Boxing

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