title: Contact alternatives and the internet.
abstract: The Internet has dramatically changed the way we live our lives and the way we practice medicine over the past 20 years. The amount of information that is available, the speed at which new information is shared and disseminated, and the availability of that information to anyone, anywhere have all grown exponentially. This rapid growth presents 2 major challenges: (1) among the vast amount of information available, one must be able to find the specific information needed, at the moment it is needed, without knowing for certain if it even exists; (2) the accuracy and "currentness" of the information must be assessed once it is found.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University College of Medicine, Gahanna, OH 43230, USA. matt.zirwas@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zirwas
mesh_terms: D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000517:prevention & control; D003880:Dermatology; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D020407:Internet