[Dysphagia] Announcing Dysphagia Web Forum Service

[joanneaton at charter.net (JoAnn Eaton)]

That is a wonderful service, Phyllis. Thanks for providing the forum which 
has educated me so much about "swallowology".
JoAnn Eaton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phyllis M. Palmer" <ppalmer at medonline.com>
To: <dysphagia at b9.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:54 PM
Subject: [Dysphagia] Announcing Dysphagia Web Forum Service


> Dear Dysphagia Mail List members,
>
> For the last 11 years, I've been operating this dysphagia mail list and
> its corresponding web site, the Dysphagia Resource Center (DRC),
> http://www.dysphagia.com. During this time, the mail list has grown
> tremendously and I thank all of you for being a part of this growing
> community. To accommodate the increasing number of users and their
> interests, I've decided to provide an additional service: the DRC web
> forum.
>
> With the new DRC web forum, users who prefer using a web browser
> compared to email can be better accommodated. Further, compared to the
> email list, the forum allows one to easily browse threads of
> discussion and separate topics into individual areas (e.g.,
> treatment). Further, I am working on providing multimedia resources by
> allowing uploads of images, videos, and audio files - something which
> the mail list can not support. I'd also like to thank, Kevin Rosenberg
> MD, who has an interest in dysphagia and has volunteered to help
> co-administer this expansion of our community.
>
> The new web forum is available at http://www.dysphagia.com/forum. You
> may come and browse the posts anonymously. However, please consider
> joining and participating in the online forum. Membership is open to
> those with interest in swallowing and its disorders and is free of
> charge.
>
> The new web forum is designed to supplement, but *not* replace the
> dysphagia mail list. My expectation is that a large number of people
> will continue to prefer email-based discussion and that the mail list
> will remain open and active for decades to come. I further expect the
> web forum to provide additional levels of service and attract members
> who do not enjoy email as much as some of us do.
>
> On a related topic, I've begun to post dysphagia related news on the
> Dysphagia Resource Center (http://www.dysphagia.com). I appreciate the
> news postings on this mail list. This helps keep the news on the DRC
> current with the latest important dysphagia information. Similarly,
> there is a "News" area on the DRC web forum where members can
> directly post and browse dysphagia news.
>
> I look forward to our future discussions on
> http://www.dysphagia.com/forum.
>
> Phyllis M. Palmer, Ph.D.
> Dysphagia Resource Center
> http://www.dysphagia.com
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