VALUE OF THE ACS WEB PORTAL IN RESIDENCY EDUCATION

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VALUE OF THE ACS WEB PORTAL IN RESIDENCY EDUCATION

• Lazar J. Greenfield, MD
• University of Michgan

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Mission Statement

• To expand the College's role as an information
  resource on patient care for the various surgical
  specialties and on advances in bioscience,
  research, and health policy by providing its
  members with a personalized gateway to the
  Internet...

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What Is a Portal?

• A portal is a secure, single-point-of-entry Web
  site configured for a specific community or
  organization.
• Portals are built on the same technology used for
  Web sites, but enhance the functionality and
  flexibility to cater to the demands of its users.

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Why a Portal?

• Filter and facilitate access to Web-based
  information
• Initiate and facilitate collaboration and
  exchange of ideas among members
• Provide secure, single sign-on service that will
  be the entry point of access to organized Web
  information coming from the College and other
  validated and reputable sources

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Portals versus Web sites

• Authentication
• Personalization
• Customization
• Integration
• Content management

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Authentication

• Portal Login required portal knows who you are
  through authentication process
• Web site When login required, generally for
  access, security, and/or tracking purposes

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Personalization

• Portal Focused content eliminates need to visit
  many sites for information
• Web site Extensive content written to
  accommodate all visitors to the site

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Customization

• Portal Users select and organize their own
  content based on preferences My Page concept
• Web site Content is searchable, but not
  customizable all content is for every visitor

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Integration

• Portal Relevant tools and information come from
  many sources and are displayed just for you
• Web site Useful content usually from one source,
  with links to external sources

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Content Management

• Portal Provides content authoring systems that
  allow nontechnical staff to create content
  controls access to content to allow only
  authorized users to view
• Web site Content submitted to Webmaster or Web
  team for posting

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Example of a Web Portal
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ACS Web Portal

• e-FACS.org

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ACS Web Portal Login Page
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ACS Web Portal Home Page
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ACS Web Portal Editorial Board

• Editor-in-Chief
• George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS
• Associate Editor
• Lazar J. Greenfield, MD, FACS
• Managing Editor
• Jerry Schwartz
• At-Large Members
• Community Editors
• Associate Community Editors

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At-Large Members

• Kirby I. Bland, MD, FACS
• Myriam J. Curet, MD, FACS
• Don E. Detmer, MD, MA, FACS
• Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS
• John Glaser, PhD
• Peter S. Greene, MD, FACS
• Karen D. Horvath, MD, FACS
• John G. Hunter, MD, FACS
• Robin S. McLeod, MD, FACS
• Linn Meyer, Director of Communications
• Grace S. Rozycki, MD, FACS
• Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS
• Wiley W. Souba, MD, ScD, FACS
• Howard Tanzman, Director of Information
  Technology
• Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS

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Communities Specialties

• Two types of communities
• Specialty communities
• (Specialties)includes subspecialties under
  General Surgery
• Special interest communities
• (Communities)

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Community Editors

• Robert W. Anderson, MD, FACS
• Richard G. Azizkhan, MD, FACS
• Clyde F. Barker, MD, FACS
• Kevin E. Behrns, MD, FACS
• Richard P. Billingham, MD, FACS
• F. William Blaisdell, MD, FACS
• Murray F. Brennan, MD, FACS
• David G. Burris, MD, FACS
• John L. Cameron, MD, FACS
• William G. Cance, MD, FACS
• Orlo H. Clark, MD, FACS
• Marion E. Couch, MD, FACS
• Lee R. Duffner, MD, FACS
• Richard J. Finley, MD, FACS
• Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS
• David M. Gershenson, MD, FACS
• Robert S. D. Higgins, MD, FACS
• Julian T. Hoff, MD, FACS
• Mary A. Hooks, MD, FACS

• Douglas A. Levine, MD
• Stephen J. Mathes, MD, FACS
• J. Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS
• Louis M. Messina, MD, FACS
• Anthony A. Meyer, MD, PhD, FACS
• Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS
• Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, FACS
• Juan C. Paramo, MD
• Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS
• Joe B. Putnam, Jr., MD, FACS
• Charles F. Rinker II, MD, FACS
• David W. Roberson, MD, FACS
• Marshall Z. Schwartz, MD, FACS
• M. Michael Shabot, MD, FACS
• Robert L. Sheridan, MD, FACS
• S. Eva Singletary, MD, FACS
• Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, FACS
• Gary L. Timmerman, MD, FACS
• Paul Tornetta III, MD, FACS

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Specialty Communities

• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Colon Rectal Surgery
• General Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery
• Breast Cancer Surgery
• Burn Medicine Surgery
• Endocrine Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Surgical Critical Care
• Surgical Oncology
• Transplantation Surgery
• Trauma Surgery

• Gynecology Obstetrics
• Neurological Surgery
• Ophthalmic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Urologic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

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Special Interest Communities

• Biomedical Engineering
• Canadian Fellows
• Career Mentoring
• History Philosophy
• Information Technology
• International Surgery
• Residents
• Rural Surgeons
• Senior Surgeons
• Terrorism
• Translational Oncology
• Uniformed Services
• Young Surgeons

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Example of a Portal Community
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Inside ACS Portal Communities

• Core content
• Editorials
• Reports
• Algorithms
• Discussion forums
• News feeds
• Links to related Web sites/portals
• Important meeting dates
• Videos
• Recommended reading
• Accreditation/certification information
• More!

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Value for Resident Education

• Strength content variety, access to video,
  current health policy information, PubMed,
  literature
• Weakness focused content, some material is
  dated, depth and quality depend on site editor
• Conclusion PD should visit and decide

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ACS Web Portal

• To Be Continued