‘auspsyc’: an email discussion list for psychiatristsand trainees

✍ Scribed by John Buchanan

• Book ID: 104469958
• Publisher: Informa plc
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 71 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1039-8562
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2003.00515.x

✦ Synopsis

Objective: To describe ‘auspsyc’, an email discussion list for psychiatrists, psychiatry trainees and psychiatry medical officers in Australia and New Zealand.

Conclusions: auspsyc provides free, open and timely communication about matters of professional concern. A variety of issues have been covered by members since its inception. Guidelines have been developed to ensure that the email discussion list functions efficiently and that ‘netiquette’ is observed.