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| SPECIAL
FEATURE / 2004 Nettie Award Winners |
 2004
Nettie
Award
Winners |
| With such an outstanding slate
of candidates, we knew this wasn’t going to be easy. The
competition was fierce; the voting was close; but in the end,
one entry from each category stood out as the crème de
la crème, the best of the best, the winner of the 2004
Nettie Award for Excellence on the Medical Internet. As we have
said about past winners, these sites are doing it right. They
are using the Internet to the fullest extent to disseminate vital
information, tools, and other resources for medical professionals
that assist them, in ways large and small, in delivering the
highest level of care. Take the time to visit the winning sites
we list below (something we’re sure many of you already
do on a regular basis); you’ll soon see the outstanding
qualities and attributes that made them stand out for nomination
by our editors and then captured the attention of our panel of
expert selectors. |
| Best
CME Directory |
| Annotated List of Online CME
Sites by Bernard Sklar |
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With links to and
descriptions of more than 285 online CME sites that offer more
than 13,000 courses and more than 23,000 hours of credit, this
extensive, regularly updated site provides visitors with the
key facts they need to know about each site and program profiled.
www.cmelist.com/list.htm |
| Best
Innovation |
| The Johns Hopkins Antibiotics
Guide |
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From one of the
top medical schools comes this decision-support tool focusing
on the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases through
concise, digested, and timely information that is instantly useful at the
point of care. Search through the antibiotic database by diagnosis, pathogen,
antibiotic, or your own specific term, or browse news and feature items.
www.hopkins-abxguide.org |
| Best
Online CME Provider |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
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All CME activities,
in 12 topic areas, located at the URL below are available free
of charge, with each program featuring some form of multimedia
content, be it video, audio, or slides, or some combination
thereof. The combination of diverse and useful content, regular
additions, and the impeccable credentials of the authors make
this site stand out from the crowded and growing field of online
CME providers.
www.baylorcme.org |
| Best
Online News Provider |
| MD Linx |
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What sets apart
a great online news provider from the merely good is the ability
to deliver a large volume of up-to-the-minute, focused news
directly to the audience that needs it most. In the case of
MD Linx, that means a constant stream of informative, relevant,
and useful specialty-specific news. To see what we’re
talking about, check out MD Linx and its 34 specialty sites;
more than 255,000 of your colleagues already have.
www.mdlinx.com |
| Best
Overall Site |
| MayoClinic.com |
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With its slide
shows and interactive online tools, extensive information on
diseases and conditions, health decision guides, self-assessment
tools and calculators, “Healthy Living Centers” focusing
on specific patient groups and health concerns, and other impressive
content, all presented in a smartly designed, easy-to-navigate
manner, MayoClinic.com stands out from the field by providing
timely medical information.
www.mayoclinic.com |
| Best
Patient-Friendly Site |
| Familydoctor.org |
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A nominee in this
category last year, FamilyDoctor.org has received numerous
awards and widespread recognition for its dedication to providing
patients with only the most accurate information in an easy-to-understand
format. With unique tools like Self-Care Flowcharts that help
patients assess their own symptoms and decide whether they
need to see a doctor, online calculators, and more, FamilyDoctor.org
is the best one-stop location to send your patients for further
information about their conditions and for general advice on
staying healthy.
http://familydoctor.org |
| Best
Physician-Authorized Site |
| Depression Central |
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Depression Central
was created and is maintained by the truly dedicated and hardworking
Dr. Ivan Goldberg, a psychiatrist who takes on the sensitive
topic of depression by scouring the Internet for the most reliable
online sources of timely, accurate information covering all
forms of depression and their treatments, and then posting
only the best content on his site. Dr. Goldberg’s dedication
to providing a straight-forward, no-frills resource on this
important topic has been rewarded with nearly four million
visitors since 1996.
www.psycom.net/depression
.central.html |
| Best
Site Created by a Patient or Layperson |
| Schizophrenia.com |
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Developed with
the objective of providing “high quality information,
support, and education to family members, caregivers, and individuals
whose lives have been impacted by schizophrenia,” this
site successfully covers all facets of schizophrenia, from
family involvement to suicidal tendencies to medications, and
facilitates communication by offering chat rooms and publishing
more than two dozen “Personal Blogs.”
www.schizophrenia.com |
| Best
Use of Multimedia |
| Your Genes Your Health |
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In contrast to
the more traditional sites focusing on DNA disorders, which
tend to be informative but often dry and dull, this site makes
learning fun with its innovative use of roll-over icons, video
clips, and branch technology. Working like an interactive slide
show, the site allows users to learn about various aspects
of genetic conditions by selecting the information they seek
and then guiding the education process themselves.
www.ygyh.org/index.htm |
| Best
Website Design |
| Alzheimer's Association |
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There are very
few Internet sites that provide this much comprehensive information
without overwhelming the user; the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion,
however, pulls it off without a hitch. By using colors that
are eye-catching but not too bright, perfectly augmenting text
with images that reinforce key themes, and sectioning off information
into shaded boxes,
this site employs a subtle yet effective approach to attract viewers and
keep them coming back. Highly recommended.
www.alz.org |
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