Great Online Features for Clinical Microbiologists from Your ASM

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1. Join or renew your ASM membership ($53 per year!) here or http://www.asm.org/membership/index.asp

 

2. View ASM Division C web page here or

http://www.asm.org/division/C/index.htm

 

  
3. Join Division C List serve and Find instructions for use here or http://www.asm.org/Division/c/divcnet.htm
  a. Enter Div C Message site here or http://mail.asmusa.org/read/?forum=DivC, enter your email address.
  b. Read Messages Online by clicking Messages tab.
 

c. Post New Messages and Keep Subject Line short, factual and simple
d. Search previous messages by clicking on the Search tab then type some key words, ex. E. coli, CPT, AST, KB, oxidase, safety. Advanced Search  allows you to narrow down your search criteria to find a smaller yet more specific group of results.

4. Access AskIt Service here to have your clinical microbiology questions answered by experts. The link is http://questions.askit.com/askit?topic=28493758

a. See if your question has been previously asked and answered here or

http://questions.askit.com/askit?topic=284937582
 

b. Search the AskIt archives here or

http://www.asm.org/division/C/askit/index.htm
 
5. Manage Your ASM’s List subscriptions and List settings here or http://www.asm.org/subscribe.asp

6. Read and Search ASM’s journals here or http://intl-journals.asm.org/search.dtl;

7. Find Books (including Cumitechs) here or http://estore.asm.org/
8. Review Clinical Microbiology Issues Update here or http://www.asm.org/Policy/index.asp?bid=526

9. Locate Educational Events here or http://www.asm.org/Meetings/index.asp?bid=715

10. Discover additional ASM Clinical Microbiology resources here or http://www.asm.org/topicmap.asp?topic=18&Sort=1&Ord=Asc&expid= 

11. View Audioconferences here or http://www.asm.org/Meetings/index.asp?bid=706
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