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[Dysphagia] Announcing Dysphagia Web Forum Service
Hi JoAnn,
I'm glad to hear the site as been useful for you. I hope that you like
using the new Web Forum. If you have any comments or questions about the
Web Forum, please forward them to me. I'd love to hear what you think.
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Phyllis M. Palmer, Ph.D. Speech Language Pathologist
University Of New Mexico
www.dysphagia.com
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, JoAnn Eaton wrote:
> 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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