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cyberMedicine Meetup ( http://cybermedicine.meetup.com ) is a new international Web site where health and information technology professionals can interact and arrange for physical group meetings with others to "talk about cyberMedicine" and explore how the Internet and technology can shape the future of medicine. cyberMedicine defined "cyberMedicine" is defined as "the discipline of applying the Internet and information technology to medicine." And this definition encompasses "the use of global networking technologies to educate, innovate, and communicate in ways that promote medical practice, commerce, scholarship, and empowerment."