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Keeping track of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine pipeline.

This Web Watch introduces the VaC tracker, a web resource that features an overview of the COVID-19 ‘vaccine landscape’, a clinical trials database and a ‘living review’ that distils the results of vaccine trials as they become available.

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What's in a Name: “Triple Diagnosis”

In our last Web Watch column, the Internet was used to explore the popular usage of the terms dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders. In this edition, we continue this paradigm toward characteri...

RSS Feeds: Sweating the Really Simple Stuff

In this day of millions of websites, thousands of publications, and hundreds of e-mails in your inbox each day, how do you keep up? The days are over when you can casually browse a few websites each day looking for the best articles and information. There are too many good sources of information now and it’s near impossible to check them all each day. So what is a researcher, scientist, or just plain interested party to do? RSS to the rescue! What is RSS? There are a few accepted acronyms of the term, but the one most commonly used is Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a way for you to keep up with dozens or even hundreds of newspapers, blogs, databases, catalogs, and other content without having to visit numerous websites every day. RSS is a mix between your local newspaper, a web portal like My Yahoo, and Reader’s Digest, except you choose all of the content yourself. RSS allows you to create your own newspaper of sorts from a conglomeration of whatever sources you like. You’re not just restricted to using Reuters and the Associated Press. Most websites have what are called RSS feeds nowadays: large newspapers like the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and New York Times; small news organizations like my local Falls Church News Press; job sites like Monster and Career Builder; classified ads sites like Craigslist; just about every web log, or “blog;” even government sites like USA.gov and Whitehouse.gov; and, most importantly to Web Watch readers, many online journals and scientific websites have RSS feeds. So why is this useful? Imagine this: Instead of browsing to your dozens of bookmarked websites each day to see if there is a new article or tidbit of information to read, or constantly searching for content via your favorite search engine like Google, you will be told when and only when new content is available. Your RSS reader (also known as a feed reader or aggregator) will check the subscriptions that you have chosen a few times a day to see if there is new content. If there is, the RSS reader will download the full content or a summary along with a link to the original article or web page. How does it work? RSS, along with something called Atom, is a standard specification that uses XML (eXtensi-

External reference panel meeting of the Specialist Library for Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia

The first external reference panel meeting of the Specialist Library for Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia (see the web watch article in the January 2006 Bulletin) was held at the College on 29 November 2005. The 30 attendees included representatives of clinical and non-clinical specialist organisations, senior staff from our College and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and representatives from NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH).

The Specialist Library for Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia: An Update

The web watch article in the June 2005 issue of the Bulletin outlined the background to the specialist library project and introduced the project team and the potential roles of the stakeholders and topic advisers. Since then a great deal has been achieved and this article summarises the major milestones and presents the latest work plan.

Forensic web watch – forensic nursing

At times the boundaries between medicine and other allied health care professions becomes blurred such that roles historically undertaken by doctors are today undertaken by others often, in fact, more suited to the role. At the time of conception and implementation this exchange of duties may not be accepted by those trapped within the traditions of the hierarchy of medicine which often leads to conflict between the two groups who initially have to work side by side. A good example of the exchange of duties and the differences of forensic practice throughout the world is that of the role of the nurse in death and forensic investigation. This web watch will draw attention to sites dedicated to forensic nursing and highlight the roles which have been taken on by nurses, predominately within the United States, which have traditionally been viewed as the arena of the doctor.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to tissue viability. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to theatre nursing. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to evidence-based research. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to professional development. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to diagnostic examinations. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to respiratory conditions. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to voluntary organizations. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to diabetes. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to nutrition. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to voluntary organizations. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.

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This edition of Web Watch looks at sites relating to infection control. While we have been careful to list only sites that have been recommended by specialists in the field, we re-emphasize our usual warning about evaluating any material you get from the internet in the same way that you would with materials you find anywhere else.