Rafael Bravo

This paper offers a brief review of the application of knowledge management in the field of the health sciences. This new current, which emerged in the business sphere, is seeking to win itself a space in disciplines characterised by their intensive use of information and which had traditionally assumed many of the proposals presented as novelties by these currents. The challenges and problems that knowledge management poses in the health sciences are discussed and, focusing on explicit knowledge management, solutions that are currently being developed are described.

INTRODUCTION In recent years Internet has drastically transformed the world of telecommunications. Questions about whether Internet and the global communication accessibility may be considered as a fundamental aspect in the medicine of today and tomorrow have been brought up. OBJECTIVE Discuss current and future applications of Internet to the field of Medicine and Neurology. METHODS Bibliographical review based on Medline and standard Web search engines. Forum sessions performed through Internet by means of Web-Chat. Forum coordination entirely performed by electronic mail. RESULTS There are several opinions regarding the influence of Internet on Medicine and Neurology. Currently, the communication and collaboration between teams is improving. It allows scientific publications on-line, improves continuous remote training and facilitates information to patients. New applications like telemedicine need more development. CONCLUSIONS Currently, Internet represents an efficient tool for collaboration, training and distribution of information in the field of Medicine and Neurology.