> How many clinical microbiologists are reading this newsgroup?
> Do you find this newsgroup covers areas of your interest, or
> would you like to see more clinically oriented discussion
> going on here along with the already experimentally oriented
> microbiological posts.
> Sincerely,
> Martin Latterich
> BIONET.MICROBIOLOGY Discussion Leader
> microÉmendel.berkeley.edu
Dear Martin,
I am running a national e-mail service - DocMail - for physicians
and clinical lab people in Sweden. I am also a clinical
microbiologist myself. At the moment, approx 50 clinical
microbiologists are members of this self-supporting,
non-commercial net.
Since a few weeks back, we have added Forum (BBS) possibilities
to the net. So far, we have included Bionet.Microbiology,
Bionet.Virology and Bionet.Parasitology. Quite a few of the
members have responded positively. To most of them, Internet is
not available, and this is their first contact with international
electronic conferences.
Nobody but myself has yet provided any input, but I guess this
will come in due course.
YES, we would like to see more clinical topics. I also believe
that the more we clinical microbiologists put in, the more we get
back. It is a fantastic opportunity to be able to test ideas,
provide epidemiological information, look for collaborators, and
ask questions over the net, and be able to get feedback from all
corners of the world over-night! It is also a way to expose
yourself and provide your email address to a great number of
colleagues.
I think that it is too premature to divide into a clinical
branch. There is also a possibility for healthy
cross-fertilization when all microbiologists are on the same
channel. Besides, as it is at the moment, it is only a few new
messages per day, so it is not too difficult to keep up!
Hey, you clinical microbiologists out there, let's make this our
forum!
Greetings from Sweden and DocMail!
Ingvar
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