Under the auspices of: Pan American Health Organization- World Health Organization - PAHO/WHO, Washington and the International Medical Informatics Association - IMIA, the book presents a comprehensive view on how information technology and the Internet are opening new avenues for medicine and the health education through practice and from management to self care, the new information age is heralding a true revolution. The new tools now emerging can enhance the way in which doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals, as well as patients and the public at large, can share data and access relevant knowledge. This book have attracted and assembled together the contributions of 80 specialists from over 20 countries in North America, Europe and Latin America.
Foreword: by Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D. Director, Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA Prolog: by Don Lindberg, Director of the National Library of Medicine, USA.