PubMed · 10940850
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V Lyttle. 2000. The computer: an educational adjunct.. https://doi.org/10.1067/men.2000.108155
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The World Wide Web has become a source of information for clinicians and researchers about virtually every aspect of tuberculosis (TB). We provide information about TB-related Internet portal sites. We classify selected TB-related Web pages according to user needs. The questions that we address are as follows: (1) Where can I find scientific information about TB? (2) Where can I find epidemiologic data? (3) Where can I find literature for laypeople? (4) Where can I find recommendations, guidelines, and clinical decision-making algorithms for management of TB? (5) Where can I find research databases? (6) Where can I find research groups? (7) Where can I find resources for research, teaching, and training? (8) Where can I find information about regulatory action? The total number of TB-related Web pages is immense, their scope is vast, and their content is perpetually changing. Nonetheless, the sites identified here provide the reader with a manageable number of entry points to this increasingly important resource.
The past few years have seen rapid advances in communication and information technology (C&IT), and the pervasion of the worldwide web into everyday life has important implications for education. Most medical schools provide extensive computer networks for their students, and these are increasingly becoming a central component of the learning and teaching environment. Such advances bring new opportunities and challenges to medical education, and are having an impact on the way that we teach and on the way that students learn, and on the very design and delivery of the curriculum. The plethora of information available on the web is overwhelming, and both students and staff need to be taught how to manage it effectively. Medical schools must develop clear strategies to address the issues raised by these technologies. We describe how medical schools are rising to this challenge, look at some of the ways in which communication and information technology can be used to enhance the learning and teaching environment, and discuss the potential impact of future developments on medical education.
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