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International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISPOG)
ISPOG's Past President, Eylard V. van Hall MD, PhD, shared these insights with us.
OBGYN.net: How are you better serving your membership with Internet Technology?
Dr. van Hall As an international scientific society we think Internet Technology can improve the visibility of our organisation, including that of our scientific publication, the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology (JPOG). Moreover we hope to expand our general views on the importance (in patient care, education and research) of a bio-psycho-social approach of women's health care.
OBGYN.net: Why did you decide to build a web site?
Dr. van Hall e decided to build a web site approximately one year ago.
OBGYN.net: When was your site launched and how was it developed?
Dr. van Hall The site was launched in September 1996. It was designed and is regularly updated by medi@web.
OBGYN.net: What has been the greatest advantage in using the Internet?
Dr. van Hall The greatest advantage of using the Internet has been that we are indeed experiencing increasing interest for our organisation and publication, and that our communication (through many links) with similar organisations in the field of women's health care has greatly improved.
OBGYN.net: What is the future goals of your organization on the Internet?
Dr. van Hall Future goals include improving communication between the individual members of our organisation through a closed network of e-mail addresses, and to further 'electronize' our scientific journal (JPOG), so that not only the tables of contents but also the abstracts and eventually whole articles will become available through the Internet.
Eylard V. van Hall MD PhD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Past President International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG)
Editor-in-Chief Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (JPOG)
Department of Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre
P.O.Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 71 526 3332, Fax: +31 71 524 8181
URL: http://www.ispog.org
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