Computers and their application for Medical Professionals
Florida Anesthesia Computer and Engineering Team
Jan van der Aa, Ph.D.
Hans van Oostrom, Ph.D.
Gordon Gibby, M.D.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT COMPUTERS
What is a Computer?
Types of Computers
Hardware
Auxiliary Data Storage
Input Devices
Output Devices
Software
Spreadsheets
Databases
Word Processors
About Warmware
About Making Backups
About Viruses and Worms
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
Modems
Networking Principles
Networking Hardware
Networking software
Networking your office
The "Information Superhighway"
Modem Connections to the Internet
THE INTERNET
Who Pays for the Internet?
How Does it Work?
Services on the Internet
Client-Server Model
Telnet
File Transfer Protocol
Electronic Mail
E-mail basics
E-Mail Addresses
E-Mail Subject
What can I send with Electronic Mail?
Mailing Lists
E-mail troubleshooting
UseNet News
Gopher
The World Wide Web
COMPUTERS AND ANESTHESIA
Computerized Medical Records
Early Limitations
Enter the Personal Computer
Simultaneous Problem-Orientation
New Operating Systems
Importance to Anesthesiology
Preoperative Evaluation
Intraoperative Recordkeepers
Post-operative medical records
Security and Confidentiality Issues
Electronic Signatures
Decision Support
Simulators and Training devices
The Gainesville Anesthesia Simulator
Training devices
TEECHER
®
Mapleson Training device
Neuromuscular Blockade
FUTURE TRENDS
Microprocessor Hardware
Computer Software
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
Medical Informatics
Virtual Reality
Multimedia
CONCLUSION
