Dear Colleague

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of Medical and Health related sites. You can access it at
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by medical professionals. We hope you will find it invaluable for
yourselves and your patients.

We welcome North Carolina Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, and
Iowa, Rhode Island and South Dakota Chapters AAFP to MedConnect. You can
visit their home pages in Chapter News.

The following programs are now presented at http://www.medconnect.com

CME PROGRAM: "CURRENT CONCEPTS IN RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION. PART 1".
This discusses a rational approach and current concepts in Rapid
Sequence Intubation.

THE MANAGED CARE FORUM presents  "CAPITATION: ADAPTING TO MANAGED CARE
STRATEGIES". Do not forget to visit the discussion forum in the Managed
Care Forum where many threads relevant to your practice are being
followed.

"MEDICAL NEWS AT YOUR DESKTOP" presents discussions and abstracts on
articles from the most recent journals. It comprises:

PEDIATRIC NEWS AT YOUR DESKTOP

(*) The Utility of Head Computed Tomographic scanning in pediatric
patients with normal    neurologic examination in the emergency
department.
(*) Infant walker injuries persist in Canada after sales have ceased.
(*) Lethal airbag injury in an infant.
(*) Role of the Primary Care Provider (PCP) in Expediting Care of
Children with Acute Appendicitis.


EMERGENCY MEDICINE NEWS AT YOUR DESKTOP

(*) Prediction of the Need for Intensive Care in Patients Who Come to
the Emergency Department With Acute Chest Pain
(*) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Television: Miracles and
Misinformation
(*) Efficacy of Traction for Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomised
Clinical Trial
(*) Prospective Evaluation of Abdominal Sonography for the Diagnosis of
Bowel Obstruction
(*) Selection of Patients for Early Discharge or Outpatient Care After
Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
(*) The Ontario Trial Of Active-Decompression Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation For In Hospital And Prehospital Cardiac Arrest
(*) Adverse Reactions to Contrast Media in CT: Effects of Temperature
and Ionic Property
(*) Aortic Dissection: A Comparative Study of Diagnosis With Spiral CT,
Multiplanar Transesophageal Echocardiography, and MR Imaging


PRIMARY CARE NEWS AT YOUR DESKTOP


(*) Effect of Correcting Outcome Data for Case Mix: An Example from
Stroke Medicine.
(*) Prevention of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Screening for Cervical
Chlamydial Infection.
(*) Meta-Analysis of How Well Measures of Bone Mineral Density Predict
Occurrence of Osteoporotic Fractures.
(*) The Importance of Patient Preference in the Decision to Screen for
Prostate Cancer.

In July 5 issue,  the following programs were presented:

BOARD REVIEWS: Main Presentation "HYPERCALCEMIA GALORE!!". Three case
presentations on hypercalcemia and Renal Diseases. The Board Review also
includes Data Interpretation, Word Association, and EKG Interpretation.

CASES OF THE MONTH:
1. Pediatrics - An excellent presentation  "How low can you go!" A
presentation on SYNCOPE IN CHILDHOOD.
2. Toxicology- "SOBERING CASE OF TOOTHPASTE TOXICITY". The discussion
in both cases is very intriguing.

JOKE OF THE MONTH features a new joke. Please submit more jokes.

Please visit us at http://www.medconnect.com and participate in the
discussions. Your participation will greatly enrich them. Do also
register so that we can e-mail you "MEDICAL NEWS AT YOUR DESKTOP",
interactive abstracts in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics and
Primary Care from the latest journals, and updates on our innovative
programs.

Thank you.
All Staff at medconnect
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