July 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 7
Member lauds Academy for providing physician Web site opportunity
Just hours after the Academy's revamped Web site was launched on May 1, David Howlett, M.D., of East Granby, Conn., had his AAFP member Web site ready to go.
Connecticut AFP President Howlett is no stranger to the Internet -- he has three Web sites featuring his practice. But his Academy site (http://familydoctor.org/egfp) is his hands-down favorite.
This family physician describes his technology comfort zone as above average, but still he struggled for months to create a Web site on his own. Then Howlett saw a demonstration of the new service at the Annual Leadership Forum in April in Kansas City, Mo.
"I thought, 'Oh my goodness, this is a great opportunity.' Everything I saw on this Web site is what I was trying to do," he said.
The beauty of the site, Howlett said, is its simplicity. "In a matter of minutes, I can go in and update and change without any special software or special training."
The patient information section is popular with Howlett and his patients. "Patients can go right to this Web site for good, reliable information, rather than searching willy nilly and finding information that may be inaccurate," he said. "When I hand patients my Web site address, they are thrilled."
Within five weeks, Howlett counted 158 visitors to his site. That number is bound to escalate in the future, when the Academy links physician sites with Internet search engines.
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