My Orthopedic Surgery

This guide has been developed by the members of the Internet Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma (ISOST) to serve as a self-guided tutorial to the Internet for orthopedists. Although there are many other guides available, we felt that a guide written by orthopedic surgeons specificially directed to the interests of fellow orthopedists might more directly address your needs than a general interest guide: searching MedLine, designing an office website, surfing the net for orthopedic information. This guide is an ongoing project and will be continually updated, in the way that only an Internet document can be. It will be highly hyperlinked, with orthopedically-oriented examples.

OTA paper 1998

National Medical Informatics Association

In this study the authors aim to determine whether custom built orthopaedic search engines are more useful than commercial search engines for identifying orthopaedic information on the Internet for various clinical problems relevant to the general public.

Provides career resources for health informatics professionals.

The aim of the association is to promote the safe, efficient and effective use of Clinical Terminologies in healthcare, by recognition of suitably qualified persons, by supporting appropriate education and training, and by participating in the setting of standards for terminology development and use.

British HealthCare Internet Association

In co-operation with other national and international groups, to develop and serve an informed, interdisciplinary medical and health informatics community, bringing together healthcare professionals and scientists, information professionals and academic researchers and educators.

More than 40,000 total hip and knee joint replacements are performed in Canada each year. The volume of these procedures has been rising because of an aging population and an increasing number of joint replacement procedures performed on younger, active Canadians. Furthermore, it is estimated that 10–12% of patients require subsequent replacements as a result of implant wear and breakage.

Confidentiality,Image protection, Patient consent, Ownership, Copyright, Data protection

In the United Kingdom if you keep medical information off your hospital site you are required to register with the data protection register

Mini-workshop on how to edit Xray images before emailing them

Early account by Don Johnson.