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| The G.A.S. Connection Sysop William 'Bill' Mabee, CRNA |
| A total anesthesia information system. Voice Phone : (517) 427-5313 |
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The G.A.S. Connection is pleased to announce a new system available to all
anesthesia providers. This system puts a large amount of information and
an equally large number of services as close to you as your microcomputer and
modem. An expanding library of data has been collected which we feel you will
find useful in your anesthesia practice. This data and unique service may be
accessed anytime from your own home or office. The system has been designed
exclusively for anesthesia professionals by anesthesia professionals.
Many of the features of this system resemble a computer bulletin board (BBS)
system. We provide for the exchange of messages and public domain computer
programs. We have a large library of PCDOS/MSDOS and CPM public domain
programs. In addition we are building library's of public domain programs for
Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and Amiga microcomputers. We plan to
constantly update all of these libraries . We are always especially mindful of
any public domain software that might be of special interest to anesthesia
providers. This feature alone could make the system an invaluable tool.
As interesting as these services are, they are not the features that make our
system truly one of a kind. Unlike the typical computer bulletin board system
we maintain information services online that are specific to the specialty of
Anesthesiology.
We provide a mechanism to find the titles of articles related to professional
anesthesia publications and commercial microcomputer publications. This is
accomplished by maintaining two online data base programs you may access.
You locate titles by entering a keyword. The program returns all articles
which have been indexed to that specific keyword.
The anesthesia journals currently supported are Anesthesiology, Anesthesia &
Analgesia, Anesthesiology Review, and The Journal of the American Association
of Nurse Anesthetists. Also supported are many of the popular microcomputer
publications. If there are other publications you would like to see indexed let
us know, if there is sufficient interest thay will be added to our list. We
will began indexing these Journals 1 Jan 1987. All articles published after
that date will be indexed and maintained.
An online list of all United States senators and representatives is provided .
Making a simple selection from a menu will list the name, Washington address
and phone number of those members of congress that represent you and your home
state.
There is a section that provides you with a list of attorney's who have
indicated that their area of expertise is medical defense or matters related
to antitrust action. We will rely on you to help us add addtional law firms
to this list. Another section has information related to business and taxes.
Many bulletin board systems limit the time you may spend on the system. On the
anesthesia information system you may stay on the system as long as you like.
Other commercial information systems charge you a fee for accessing most of
their online information retrieval areas plus a fee for connect time. On our
system you only pay applicable toll charges to the telephone company.
There are sections with information related to travel, DRG's, medical
manufacturers, federal grants to health care, economics computers, commercial
anesthesia software, commercial medical software and many, many other topics.
In addition, there are many lists of toll free numbers related to travel, car
rental, airlines, cruises, computers, etc. One of our principal goals is to
provide you with pertinent information. Sometimes just getting the right
phone number gets you pointed in the right direction so a list of phone numbers
specifically directed at anesthesia providers and is maintained which contains
the addresses and phone numbers for : ASA, AANA, AMA, ACOG, FTC, ACS, AORN,
ANA, and many other professional organizations.
There is also a section devoted to the placement of anesthesia providers in
jobs. We will list job openings and the names of anesthesia providers looking
for a practice setting. A very unique feature in this section is yet another
data base that you may access. This data base contains the name and address of
over 7,000 hospitals and clinics in the United States. You can list all of the
hospitals for any city in the United States (providing of course they have a
hospital). Your access to this particular feature is limited to five times per
year.
Early in 1987 we will implement a proprietary system of electronic mail which
will enable you to send a file to any other user of this system. You send it
to us, tell us who is to receive it, and we tag it for you. When the person to
whom you have sent the file logs on to our system thay are informed that they
have mail waiting and at that point it can be downloaded.
There are sections in the system that highlight anesthesia meetings and
seminars. We are currently completing a mechanism that will allow you to
register online for certain anesthesia meetings.
We want to participate with you in making this system a contemporary forum
that can address any aspect of anesthesia practice. So once you are on board
we invite your ideas and comments.
The fee for all of the services discussed thus far described is $125.00
annually. We will be putting the system online on New Years Day 1987. Unlike
other systems, there is no additional charge incurred for connect time. All
you pay is the telephone toll charge.
If you register prior to New Years day you will save $25.00. This substantial
savings is offered to encourage early registration. As soon as you register,
you will be sent a peronal access code, password, and users guide. Remeber,
register before January 1, 1987 and the cost is only $100.00. Your membership
fees will not be due again until the following New Years Day, January 1, 1988.
Early registration will allow us to get the necessary material to you and add
your name to our computers data base.
To use this system you need a microcomputer, a modem capable of 300 or 1200
baud, a monitor that can display 80 columns (or software that will allow your
monitor to display 80 columns) and communication software for your computer
that supports the xmodem or ymodem telecommunications protocol. If you only
plan on sending and receiving text files a communication software package that
only supports ASCII transfer is sufficient. We would encourage you to purchase
software that supports the xmodem or ymodem protocol.
The communication software for your computer is available at your local
computer store. Many communities have a "Computer Users Group" that supports
many microcomputers. If your community has one for your micro you can obtain a
public domain communication program for your machine at no cost or for a very
nominal fee.
Our users manual and the help screens on our system will make using it very
easy. We have no control regarding the ease of use of your communication
software. Be sure to buy it from a dealer who will help you become familiar
with it or from an active user group.
There will be some services offered in the future that will require an
additional fee. For instance we can supply you with labels addressed to
hospitals located in a geographic area larger than a city. These services will
be announced on the system.
One of the services we will be offering early in 1987 is a continuing education
program that will permit you to earn CE credit. We have been developing this
important aspect in co-operation with the Institute for Post Graduate
Education (IPGE) of Hastings, Michigan. Users of this system will have access
to specially designed continuing education programs using your computer and
modem. Each of these educational programs will address a specific topic related
to current anesthesia practice and will permit you the flexibility of earning
CE credit in your own home at a very nominal cost. We are very excited about
this aspect of the anesthesia information system.
This announcement (of necessity) is somewhat brief. We are sure that it will
whet your appetite. We invite you to register, become an active user and help
us develop this system into a dynamic resource for all anesthesia
practitioners.
It is required that you register by mail. As soon as we receive your
application and fees we will send you your personal access number and password
You will also receive directions for using the system. Please fill out each
space on the application form. Your phone numbers are optional, but we do need
your social security and professional membership numbers. A portion of your
social security number will become your password. If you decide to avail
yourself of our continuing education programs we will need your professional
recertification number to speed credit recording.
To Register Fill Out The Registration Form completely:
Name :____________________________________
Address :____________________________________
Address :____________________________________
City/State/Zip :____________________________________
Home Phone :____________________________________
Work Phone :____________________________________
Title (MD,CRNA) :____________________________________
Professional
Membership
Number :____________________________________
Soc Sec
Number :_____________________________________
If registration sent prior to 1 Jan, 1987 enclose payment of $100.00. For
registraton after 1 Jan, 1987 enclose payment of $125.00.
Mail to :
The G.A.S. Connection
Department N
P.O. Box 538
Edmore, Mi 48829
r 1 Jan, 1987 enclose payment of $125.00.
Mail to :
The G.A.S. Connection
Department N
P.O. Box 538
Edmore, Mi 4