Re: Top5plus5 website

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Heidi,

You right that there is no substitute for the Top5plus5. That is why the PAI

calls the Top5plus5 our Library of Information. I think the PAI archives is an

excellent resource to locate information from people who have " been there,

done that, " because there is nothing better than hearing about someone''s

experience with a situation I am facing before I enter into it. But the

Top5plus5

provides the clinical and technical expertise that can only be found from

professionals writing about these events. Mark's Top5plus5 provides a

compilation of

pancreatic information equal to none. Some people may not notice that on the

PAI homepage at <A

HREF= " http://www.pancasoociation.org " >http://www.pancasoociation.org</A> there

is a link to " the

Pancreatitis Association International Top5plus5 Library of Information " and on

Mark's site it also references the relationship of " The Pancreatitis Association

International Top5plus5 Library of Information " We have spent a lot of effort to

compliment one another. It doesn't make any sense to duplicate services when

Mark has already spent years compiling the latest research available.

Additionally, when the PAI moved to Yahoo, it only made sense to accept Mark's

invitation to merge the Chat Room Services. That is why you will notice that it

says,

" Welcome to the Pancreatitis Association International Top5plus5 Chat Room. "

It was refreshing to find someone who wanted to work together than against

each other. Pancreatitis is far too catastrophic to have that happen.

Karyn E. , RN

Exec. Director, PAI

Indianapolis, IN

*www.pancassociation.org

The PAI serves as a means of support, information, and advocacy. The PAI

cannot offer medical advice or direction nor substitute for your health care

provider.