Medical ListServs and E-mail Services

Reference Tools for the Information Age: Consumer Medical Resources

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CAPHIS Listserv

http://caphis.mlanet.org/activities/Caphis_listserv.html

An unmoderated discussion list for people interested in consumer and patient information created by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.

InteliHealth

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/7046.html?k=mailx408x7046

Subscribe to a variety of free daily or weekly services including specialty areas such as cancer, mens' womens' and childrens' health.

MayoClinic.com Housecall

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=A3B82847-89A4-4FA3-8C7EA51B57A3A039&si=2079

A free weekly e-mail newsletter providing up-to-date general health information from the Mayo Clinic.

MED-ED Listserv

http://www.aamc.org/meded/technology/start.htm

Created by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) for developers and users of medical education software, this forum facilitates discussions related to TECHNOLOGY in MEDICAL EDUCATION. Discussion topics include courseware, authoring tools, and evaluation criteria and methods, along with other infrastructure and technical issues.

MLA Discussion Lists

http://www.mlanet.org/discussion/index.html

A variety of general and topical electronic forums for MLA members and other health sciences information professionals to discuss and share ideas.

NLM Email Lists

A service that allows users to subscribe to announcement and discussion lists hosted by the National Library of Medicine. Lists include DOCLINE and MEDLINEplus (consumer health information) updates.

NN/LM

http://nnlm.gov/

The regional offices of National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) offer a variety of ListServs and e-mail discussion groups. Access the regional pages via the NN/LM main page.