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1 About
this CD ROM version of the Guide for Referring Physicians
This guide is intended to be a ready
reference for referring physicians, supplying descriptions of the
centers where patients receive care and the physicians who provide
it. The guide comprises five sections.
- Multidisciplinary Care Centers
and Diagnostic Services lists the multidisciplinary care centers
where
patients are evaluated and treated, names the physicians who treat
them, and describes the services the
centers provide and the diseases the physicians treat. Staff
listings typically include medical oncologists,
surgeons, and radiation oncologists.
- Clinical Divisions and
Departments describes the academic divisions and departments
involved in
clinical and surgical care (e.g., gynecologic oncology, diagnostic
radiology, surgical oncology).
- Physician Directory lists
physicians on staff in alphabetical order by last name. Information
about each
physician, including medical and postgraduate training, academic
title, clinical interests and expertise,
and contact numbers (phone, fax, and mail) are posted.
- The last two sections describe
supplementary programs and services of interest to physicians
and to
patients.
If you would like to refer a patient,
please follow the directions in this guide’s How to Refer a Patient.
If you have previously referred a patient and know the name of the
physician charged with care, you may consult the Physician Directory
section containing the alphabetical listing of physicians. For
information on the scope of practice within a particular specialty,
refer to the departmental listing.
The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Website (http://www.mdanderson.org)
offers additional information about the care available, a clinical
faculty listing, and opportunities to refer a patient or review active
clinical trials.
This guide also supplies information about programs designed to support
both patient and referring physician throughout referral, evaluation,
and treatment and even after cancer therapy ends.
- The International Program
provides translators for all patients who do not speak English.
- Anderson Network brings
patients together to discuss common problems and celebrate
individual
successes, and personnel are ready to meet a range of challenges,
whether they be travel arrangements
or spiritual guidance.
- Life After Cancer Care
addresses follow-up care for all patients who have had cancer,
whether or not
they were treated at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
- Consult the programs and services
sections for information about these and other programs. A quick
reference guide to phone numbers frequently called by referring
physicians and by patients is supplied as well.
We hope that you find this guide
useful and relevant and that it helps you meet the information needs of
your patients. If you have suggestions about how future editions of this
publication might be enhanced, please contact us at
physicianrelations@mdanderson.org.
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2 How
to Navigate this CD
On
the home page, you will find two main navigation sets. The first
navigation set is located to the left and includes links to "Message from the President, How to Refer a Patient,
Quick Reference Guide, PDF Version
of This Guide and How to use this CD-ROM." For easy navigation,
this section has the same color theme across the top and bottom
of the pages.
 
The second navigation
set is located to the bottom of the home page. This navigation
set has large colored buttons leading to separate color coded sections
on this guide. For easy navigation, this section has the same color
theme across the top and bottom of the pages.
 
Navigation
buttons will bring you back to the home page though the "home" button.
The "go back a step" button will return you a step in
the section. The "exit this guide" button will close
the guide.
Web
links will take you to the web by opening a new window (Internet
connection needed)
Pop-up windows
are set to stay always on top of the main window and will not go
away unless you click on the close window link.
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3 Special
Software needed
In order to get
full functionality from this CD you must have a 4.O browser (Netscape
or Internet Explorer) or newer. Java and Java Script should be
enabled.
Plug In's
required:
QuickTime 6
or newer (installers for OS 9 and OS X included on this CD.
for the latest versions, check the Apple web site at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/)
Adobe
Acrobat Reader 5 or newer (installer included on this CD. For
a newer version, check the adobe web site at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html)
To install
required software from this CD:
Macintosh:
Double click the 'Guide for Referring Physicians" CD ROM Icon on your
desktop, open the folder called Installers, select the Macintosh folder and
select the desired installer.
Windows:
For Quicktime hold down the shift key on your keyboard and click
here.
For Adobe Acrobat hold down the shift key on your keyboard and click
here.
*IMPORTANT* You might want to save the files on your desktop and run the
installers by double clicking the executable files.
Or:
From your "Start" menu, open the MS Explore application, select
the "Guide for Referring Physicians" CD ROM, open the "Installers" folder
and Select the windows folder and appropriate installer for your machine
and preferred browser.
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4 Copying
the contents of this CD to your Hard Drive
Macintosh: Drag
the "Guide for Referring Physicians" CD ROM Icon to
any desired location on your hard drive.
Windows: From
your "Start" menu, open the MS Explore application,
select the Guide for Referring Physicians CD ROM and Drag
all the files of the "Guide for Referring Physicians" CD
ROM to any desired location or folder on your hard drive.
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