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Frontiers in Bioscience
has made it
easy to view over 1,247 engravings of the human body from Henry Gray's
classic textbook which is fully indexed and searchable.
Bristol Biomedical
Image Archive
An online collection of
over
8500 medical, dental, and veterinary images. In most
instances,
the images can be used free of charge in learning
and teaching. Free registration is all that is required to see full-size images.
Visible
Human Project
Study
complete anatomically detailed,
three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female body.
A daily educational resource
for anesthesia from the Harvard Medical School.
GASNet
A comprehensive site especially
for anesthesiology professionals
including
books, journals, tips, videos,
and current news all available online.
The
Internet Journal of Anesthesiology
A quarterly online peer-reviewed full text journal.
Pain.com
A world of information on
pain.
The
Virtual Anaestesia Textbook
An international collaboration
providing a comprehensive set of links to all known anaesthesia-related internet information.
BioChemHub
An online biology and chemistry education center.
Biochemistry Dictionary
Choose a letter and hit the "Submit" button. There are two
webpages for each letter with entries corresponding to terms beginning with
that letter, the "list" page and the "definitions" page.
NetBiochem
This website intends to be a one-stop complete Medical Biochemistry
destination.
Center
for Bioethics
The Center for Bioethics is an interdisciplinary,
inter-professional unit of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
which aims to advance scholarly and public understanding
of the ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.
Ethics Manual, 5th edition
Published in full
text
by the American College of Physicians.
Ethics in Medicine
An electronic
resource from the University of Washington Bioethics Education Project.
Joint Centre for Bioethics
A partnership among hospitals and medical centres in and around Toronto, Ontario
emanating through the University
of Toronto. Just
input your topic for researching.
Just
Doctoring: Medical Ethics in the Liberal State
In this book
Troyen A. Brennan, MD
attempts to develop a new theory of medical ethics, which he calls medical
ethics as just doctoring.
NIH's
Bioethics Resources on the Web
This website from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) contains a broad array of annotated
web links. The listed resources provide background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.
National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI)
Established in 1988 NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in
computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data,
and disseminates biomedical information.
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Cardiovascular
Diseases
An extensive set of links
from the Karolinska Institututet
located in Sweden.
E-chocardiography
Journal
An electronic journal of
cardiac ultrasound.
Heart
Surgery Forum
An information center for
the electronic distribution of manuscripts, abstracts, commentary, and other developments in the field of cardiac
surgery.
HeartWeb
A peer-reviewed cardiology
journal
published
online.
The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, multimedia presentations and case reports.
Make your choice from
the drop-down menu.
Inflammatory
Atherosclerosis : Characteristics of the Injurious Agent was created
by Richard J. Frink, M.D. In this online textbook which illustrates
changes taking place in the coronary arteries of patients with and without
clinical coronary disease.
Reviews in Cardiovascular
Medicine
Provides information on some of the latest advances in the diagnosis
and treatment of cardiovascular conditions that is clinically impactful.
Not all of the sections on this web site are free.
12-lead
ECG Library
A collection of
ECG/EKG recordings which will help improve your ECG skills.
AboutHerbs
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center provides objective information for healthcare professionals, including a clinical
summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or
problems.
Alternative Medicine Review
A peer-reviewed journal providing
accurate, timely and clinically relevant original articles with abstracts available for current year issues
with past year issues
in
full-text.
HerbMed
An interactive evidence-based
information resource with hyperlinked access to Medline citations for professionals and
researchers
which provides full access and
dynamic updating to the 30 most popular herbs and an additional Herb of the
Month.
RxMed
Herbal and Dietary Supplements
Complete information on herbals, vitamins, and dietary supplements.
Tropical
Plant Database
Raintree
Nutrition provides comprehensive plant data containing taxonomy
data, phytochemical and ethnobotanical data, uses in traditional medicine, and clinical research including links
to clinical abstracts.
A
Comprehensive Color Photo Atlas of Dentistry
See a large collection of color photographs of oral dental diseases and
their tretament.
Dental Atlas
Graphics and descriptions
of important lesions of the oral cavity.
Disease
Image Database
An interactive tool developed
at the University of Southern California.
JADA:
Journal of the American Dental Association
The monthly Journal of the American Dental Association presents peer-reviewed research on current and developing
topics in dentistry. Only abstracts are available.
The Journal
of Contemporary Dental Practice
An online peer-reviewed journal and visionary forum for oral health care and related professionals utilizing a
variety of Internet technologies to convey information to its readership.
National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Aims to promote health, prevent
diseases and conditions, and develop new diagnostics and therapeutics while promoting the improvement oral, dental
and craniofacial health.
Atlas of Dermatology
Search this database for dermatological diagnoses with supporting images.
Start by choosing a search method located on the left hand side of the page.
Dermatologic
Image Database
The Department of Dermatology at the University of
Iowa has put together a series of images found in a busy dermatology
practice.
eMedicine:
Dermatology
An online medical textbook in
Dermatology.
Internet
Dermatology Society
Helpful links
and
an electronic
textbook.
Loyola University-Chicago Dermatology
There
are five resources
which aid
in identifying and
diagnosing skin problems.
Active
First Aid
There is high quality first aid and health
and safety information fully described with easy-to-use supporting
graphics.
emedicine:
Emergency Medicine
An on-line medical reference.
Free registration required.
Emergency
Medicine on the Web
More than 50 clinical decision
support tools from homepage of The National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics.
The Gist of Emergency
Medicine
The entire edition is available
to download in a variety of formats.
The
Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Peer-reviewed Internet only journal providing full text
articles
The Internet Journal of Emergency Medicine
Peer-reviewed Internet only journal providing full text articles.
Wilderness
Emergencies
Content that is continually updated and physician peer-reviewed provides a "what-to-do" when confronted
with wilderness medical emergency situations.
Free registration required.
AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines
Contains 12 sets of clinical
guidelines for endocrine conditions and 2 position statements.
Clinical
Diabetes
Another journal from the American Diabetes Association that provides information on advances and state-of-the-art care for people with diabetes.
It also discusses diabetes-related problems in practice, medical-legal issues, case studies, digests of recent
research, and patient education materials.
A multidisciplinary resource for clinicians and physicians who treat
patients with diabetes.
The
Genetic Landscape of Diabetes
Laura Dean, MD created this as a work in progress since the genetics of
diabetes is continually changing. With links to live searches of the latest
published literature and data this book should remain up to date for the
utilization by the busy clinician.
Thyroid
Disease Manager
This website contains a newly revised version of the textbook "The Thyroid and its
Diseases" and supplementary
information providing authoritative, complete and current analysis of all aspects of human thyroid physiology and
thyroid disease.
Epidemiology
for the Uninitiated
4th ed., 1997.
This short online book by D. Coggins and others, provides a simplified overview to the epidemiological approach,
the terminology utilized, and its methodology.
Epidemiology WWW Virtual Library Database
From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University
of California San Francisco.
Prepared by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
data are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC
by state health
departments.
NCHS
Data Warehouse
National Center for Health
Statistics
(NCHS) provides tabulated state data to include charts and graphs for mortality and disease statistics.
World
Gazetteer
Provides a comprehensive set of population data and related statistics.
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Practice Guidelines
Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research developed
statements and recommendations to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific
clinical conditions.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-Based Practice
Resources
These
have been created to inform and develop coverage decisions, quality measures, educational
materials and tools, and guidelines in clinical decision-making.
Bandolier Evidence-Based
Medicine Glossary
Centre for Evidence-Based
Medicine
Established in Oxford England whose broad aim is to promote evidence-based health care and provide support and
resources to anyone who wants to make use of them.
Cochrane
Reviews
Published on a quarterly basis it consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases
providing high quality information to people who provide and receive care and those responsible for research, teaching,
funding and administration at all levels. Search abstracts of Cochrane Systematic Reviews free-of-charge.
Core
Library for Evidence Based Practice
Links to full-text documents on all aspects of Evidence Based
Practice.
Decisional Analysis and Statistics
Find information on over 45 tests and performance measures utilized in clinical medicine that all including references;
some with tables.
Evidence-Based
Health Care (EBHC)
The University of Minnesota supports
this site which organizes links to local and internet resources on evidence-based health care
along with modules to introduce skills
needed to practice evidence-based health care.
Evidence-Based
On-Call
(EBOC)
This database is designed for hospital clinicians who want to integrate the
best available evidence with their own personal skills and expertise to
improve the care of their patients. Each
topic covered in Evidence-based On Call provides a
series of recommendations about issues to consider when caring for your
patients.
National
Comprehensive Cancer Network Practice Guidelines in Oncology
These guidelines, developed as algorithms, encompass 95% of the tumors encountered in oncology practices. Each
individual guideline is posted with its latest update date and version number.
Free registration required.
National Guideline
Clearinghouse
Produced in collaboration by the Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research(AHCPR), American Medical Association (AMA) and American Association of Health Plans
(AAHP).
Netting
the Evidence
Intended to facilitate evidence-based healthcare by providing support and access to helpful organizations and useful
learning resources on the Internet, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals.
New
Zealand Guideline Group
Process based on that used by Group Health Cooperative of the
Puget Sound.
Primary
Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
UCSF School of Medicine presents a searchable listing of on-line
guidelines grouped by clinical content with index.
TRIP
: Turning Research Into Practice Database
The TRIP Database searches over 55 sites of high-quality medical information providing hyperlinked access to the
largest collection of 'evidence-based' material on the web as well as articles from peer-reviewed journals and
'other' publications.
AAFP Practice
Management & Practice Support
The
AAFP
offers a wide range of resources and tools to help family physicians
successfully run their practices. Just choose from the links on the left
Canadian Family Physician
This peer reviewed medical journal is primarily dedicated to serving Canadian
family physicians with content that includes original research, clinical review,
continuing professional development, commentary, debates and a variety of other
material.
CME
Center
Created by the American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP), if offers multimedia tools for sharpening diagnostic
skills, reference and resource materials, as well
as CME.
Family Practice Notebook
Created by a board-certified Family Physician, it is derived from over
5000 topics within 500 chapters and
31 subspecialty
books. Includes additional references and links.
GPnotebook
Created by four physicians
in the UK, it provides a concise synopsis of the entire field of clinical medicine with material organized systematically
ensuring rapid retrieval of needed information.
ICD-9
Codes for Family Practice
"Search" by word,
phrase, or ICD-9 code or use the "Browse" option to find items by ICD-9 code groups.
University of Iowa
Patient
Education Materials in Family Practice
Covers most of the common
topics
you will encounter in Family Practice. Material is organized by medical area.
Gastroenterology
& Hepatology Resource Center
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions provides this specialty resource center
which includes a "Digestive Disease Library".
GASTROLAB
Maintains an endoscopic image gallery free to use for all interested health care personals. Additional resources
include support groups and associations from all over the world as well as texts and journal articles.
MDLinx-GASTRO
An online resource center for the busy Gastroenterologist.
Ethnic
Community Health Profiles
This publication from Duke
University provides example approaches to cultural diversity in a health and
human services environment.
EthnoMed
Information about cultural
beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle.
Medical Algorithms Project
Developed by the Institute
for Algorithmic Medicine, you'll
find more
than 7000 algorithms, organized into 45 chapters, are available as spreadsheets
which can be opened in your browser. Free registration required.
National
Medical Conferences & Meetings
List of national & international
medical conferences and meetings.
Clinical Geriatrics
A peer-reviewed medical journal of the American
Geriatrics Society that focuses on both the clinical and practical issues
related to the treatment and management of the older patient.
Geriatrics
Online version of Geriatrics
magazine providing full-text peer-reviewed articles for physicians who treat patients at midlife and beyond.
FREE registration required.
Geriatrics
& Aging
This newsletter featuring
full text articles helps guide physicians to key issues and current trends in geriatric medicine and research.
Institute of Gerontology
An online resource for practitioners and researchers interested in aging and
older individuals from the Wayne State University.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
This third edition is truly an interdisciplinary textbook that reflects the
optimal approach to geriatric care.
Statistical
Information on Older Persons
The Administration
on Aging provides comprehensive data resources on the aging
characteristics
of America and Americans.
AISHealth.com
Highly targeted news, data and strategic information for managers in hospitals,
managed care plans, and other health care organizations with free daily information updates.
Center for Studying
Health System Change (HSC)
A nonpartisan policy research organization that designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system.
Led by noted healthcare researcher Paul B. Ginsburg, they are committed to chronicling trends in the health care
system and drawing implications that are devoid of bias.
Duke
Health Policy Gateway
Duke University's Center for Health Policy, Law & Management provides an extensive links site with many health
care information web sites listed.
Health Forum
Combining hospital and managed care information through units of The Healthcare Forum and the AHA.
The Health
of Washington State
Department of Health's state wide appraisal of health in Washington state from the perspectives of the people,
health risks faced, and health systems that exist. Utilize the Table of Contents on the left-side of the page.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
An independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation acting as an independent
voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general
public. Checkout the Kaiser
Daily Health Policy Report providing summaries of news stories with links
to the original articles and a fully searchable archive.
Joint Commission
Formerly known as the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, it provides insight into how it evaluates and accredits more than 19,500 health care organizations in the United States.
National
Conference of State Legislatures
Comprehensive information and research on state issues concerning health.
NIST National Quality
Program
Home of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award that provides the framework, core-values, and methods to improve
company performance.
RAND Health
A division within the RAND Corporation, it concentrates on improving health and health care systems through extensive
research projects.
Stateline.org: Healthcare Issues
Funded by The Pew Charitable
Trusts, this nonprofit online news publication reports each weekday on healthcare
and state government policy issues.
The Urban Institute
Investigates, researches, and publishes on social and economic problems.
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Established in 1972, it is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
Blood
This online version of the print journal provides free
online access to full-text Blood articles after
1 year of the publication
date.
BloodLine
Free registration is all
that's required to utilize this online resource offering case studies, full-text journals and articles, an image
atlas, and much more.
Hematology: The ASH Education Program Book 2008
This is published annually
by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in one volume per year. Previous published volumes are available in
the archives section.
HemeTeam
Interactive Hematology
Started in 1992, HemeTeam has evolved to incorporate succinct accounts of the
ever advancing knowledge about pathogenetic mechanisms in hematology.
Hepatology Watch
At-a-glance monthly information
regarding current clinical diagnosis and management of liver diseases.
HepNet
This site presents recent
advances and knowledge on liver disease, slide reviews, and CME quizzes.
This comprehensive multimedia resource is an outgrowth of the
program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
and its satellite center in Palermo, Italy.
AIDSinfo
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), it
Antibiotic
Guide
Johns Hopkins has
created a
uniques
"decision support tool"
which provides
clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about
the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases useful at the point of care.
Free registration required and downloadable
to an iPAQ, Jornada, Cassiopeia, and Palm OS™!
The
Bad Bug Book
This handbook provides
basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins
through
the FDA.
The Big Picture Book of Viruses
Serving as a catalog of
virus pictures on the WWW and as a resource for those seeking more information about viruses.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published
monthly by the National Center for Infectious Diseases
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HIV InSite
Gateway to AIDS knowledge
from the University of California San Francisco.
International
Society for Infectious Diseases ProMED-mail
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED-mail)
offers
rapid global dissemination of information on infectious disease outbreaks and acute exposures to toxins that affect
human health. Offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and
Portuguese.
Multi-level
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Educational Resources
This website from the Division of Laboratory Systems of the
Public Health
Practice Program Office under the auspices of CDC is
intended to keep you informed of antimicrobial susceptibility testing issues
relating to
the clinical microbiology laboratory
practice.
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious
Diseases (NCPDCID)
Preventing illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases through research and public education programs
developing, evaluating, and promoting prevention and control strategies for infectious diseases.
Shots
2008 Online
The Group on Immunization Education
of the Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine (STFM) provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents,
and Adults. provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents,
and Adults.
Journals
Online (subscription-based
journals) ALL
OF THESE ARE LINKED FOR FULL TEXT IN PubMed
Full
text articles are available from the official journal published weekly. The
stated purpose is promote the science and art of medicine and the
betterment of the public health through original, important, well-documented,
peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics.
Full
text of articles is available for both current and back issues of this peer
reviewed biomedical journal published weekly. Contact
the Medical Staff office for username and password
for off site access.
Full
text articles from this preeminent weekly general medical journal that publishes
new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide
variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
Material is published with an emphasis on internal medicine and specialty areas
including allergy/immunology,
cardiology,
endocrinology,
gastroenterology,
hematology,
kidney
disease, oncology,
pulmonary
disease, rheumatology,
HIV,
and infectious
diseases.
This is a collection of over 280 medical, nursing, and administrative
journals available in full-text format from Ovid Technologies. USERNAME
and PASSWORD REQUIRED
OFF SITE and available by contacting the Medical Staff Office.
Another journal published by
BioMed
Central (BMC) where you will find original research articles in all aspects of medical genetics
which are indexed in PubMed.
GeneTests
- GeneClinics
Having merged with GeneClinics, it provides a medical knowledge base relating genetic testing to the diagnosis,
management, and counseling of both individuals and families with specific inheirited disorders funded by the NIH
and developed at the University of Washington.
The
Human Genome
An integrated, one-stop, genomic resource for biomedical researchers from the
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
True to its title, the theme of this book is genetic analysis. To that end, the authors feel it is best to understand
genetics by learning how genetic inference is made.
Modern Genetic Analysis
This textbook was written for those who need a textbook that supports the "DNA first" approach.
Online
Medelian Inheritance in Man
Online catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored
through Johns Hopkins and elsewhere.
ega Search Sites
Doctor's Guide to the Internet
The site
was designed to help physicians cost-effectively harness the resources of the Internet and the World Wide Web.Links
information including medical news, medical sites, associations.
To get the most out of the site, free registration
recommended.
eMedicine
Contains
articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders
with evidence-based content, updated regularly, provides
the latest practice guidelines in 59 medical specialties.
MDchoice.com
Physician
reviewers emphasize the quality and quantity of original content and its utility for the practicing physician.
A review bar and feature bar provide quick summaries of each site at a glance.
MedConnect
An online hub
for physicians and other health care professionals. MedConnect has grown to include literature reviews, cases of
the month, featured articles, journal clubs, board reviews, free Medline, teaching files with ECGs, x-rays, and
CAT scans, and more.
Medscape
Includes
links to information on medical specialties, patient information, journals and
news/free registration required.
Ethnic
Community Health Profiles
Ethnic health guides outline migration, language, family and society issues, psychosocial stressors, communication
styles, health beliefs and practices, health status, health care utilization, views on mental health, suggestions
for health care workers from the Queensland (Australia) Health Information Network.
EthnoMed
Information about cultural
beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of immigrants to
Sea
Health
Information Translations
A collaborative project of the three adult health systems in central
Ohio; The Ohio State University Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health and
OhioHealth. The site searchable by topic, general categories or language.
Health Translations Directory
Those who work with culturally and linguistically
diverse communities can use this directory which points to health
information that has been translated into many different languages.
eMedicine:
Nephrology
An online textbook in Nephrology.
Nephron
Information Center
This well organized
web site is devoted to the practicing nephrologist with an amazing number of links for both clinician and patient.
RenalWorld
Renal resources from around the globe.
eMedicine: Neurology
An online medical
textbook in Neurology.
Neuroanatomy Lab Review and Supplemental Material
Temple University School of Medicine's Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology presents this resource, modified
from their Neuroanatomy Laboratory Assistant CD-ROM program.
Neuroguide.com
A browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet compiled and maintained by
neurologist Neil A. Busis, MD.
Neuromuscular
Disease Center
This detailed resource from Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri concentrates on the disorders
of muscles and peripheral nerves.
The
Whole Brain Atlas
Very extensive
resource integrating clinical information with multi-modality imaging data.
Includes links
to career information, clinical nursing resources, research sources, nursing schools, and nursing organizations.
Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Nursing
Practic
This tutorial consists of multiple modules that will serve as a guide to
information literacy for evidence-based practice.
Lippincott's
Nursing Center
Well-organized
and well-worth browsing. Has such diverse information as certification information for specialties, a journal area,
a huge list of nursing organizations.
Martindale's
"Virtual" Nursing Center
One of the largest compilations of nursing-related links on the Internet designed and maintained by Jim Martindale.
Medscape Nurse Resource Centers
Medscape offers nurses everything from CEU's (click on "CE Center" under "Resources") to access
to nursing books and professional journals. Free registration
required.
RN Central
RN Central is a website with many links where nurses can find information important to nursing and patient care.
An interesting feature is the Careplans Corner.
RNWeb
Features articles and resources
from RN magazine.
Resources
for Nurses & Families
A large list
of resources for both nurses and families.
From the
American
Dietetic Association.
Arbor Nutrition
Guide
Information on
and hypertext links to a number of Internet files, home pages, sites and resources which are felt to be relevant
to nutrition.
Clinical
Practice Recommendations 2008
American
Diabetes Association presents their clinical practice recommendations in their entirety as published in January,
2004. You can find the previously published clinical practice recommendations for
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003,
2002, 2001, 2000,
1999, 1998, 1997,
and 1996 versions here.
Diabetes
Care
The official
journal of the American Diabetes Association provides full text articles along with resources useful to the clinical
nutritionist.
The
This tracks the nutritional data presented on the websites of many of the most popular fast food restaurant chains
in the world. Searches can return nutrition facts sorted by total calories, fat calories, percentage of calories
from fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, protein or fiber.
Glycemic
Index
Provides
an index that ranks foods on how they affect blood sugar levels along with lots of links.
International
Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals,
and botanicals
produced by the
Office
of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health.
Click GO
then choose either the Full IBIDS Database or Peer Reviewed Citations Only link.
MyPyramid Plan Food Guidance System
MyPyramind
Plan
helps you choose the foods and
amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much
you need to eat use the MyPyramid
Plan box. More detailed food assessments can be found by using MyPyramid
Tracker. Information specifically for professionals
is also available at the MyPyramind
Plan website.
Nutrition
Analysis Tool (NAT)
The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Illinois provides this tool which is intended
to empower individuals to select a nutrient dense diet.
NutritionData
The data comes from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (release 16), and is supplemented
by additional listings provided by restaurants and food manufacturers. The exact source for each individual food
item is listed in the footnotes of that food's analysis page.
Nutrition
Source
This site is maintained by the
Department of Nutrition at the
Harvard School
of Public Health. Its aim is to provide timely information on
diet and nutrition for clinicians, allied health professionals, and the public.
USDA
Nutrient Database
This search tool finds the nutrient content of over 6,200 different foods including a complete report.
Gynecologic Endoscopy Atlas
Presented by
the International Society for Gynecologic Endocsopy.
Managing Complications in Pregnancy and
Childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors
This online textbook's uniqueness is that it is a symptom-based approach
which is different than most medical texts which are arranged by
disease. Due to this approach, a corresponding diagnosis table is
provided. Provided in both PDF or HTML formats.
OBGYN.net
Designed for
the specific needs of professionals interested in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Women's
Diagnostic Imaging Teaching Files
The University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of Radiology presents actual case studies utilizing CT, MRI, Mammography,
and Ultrasound in women's health.
e-Hand
This is an effort by physician Charles Eaton to produce then maintain an internet based metabook of sorts.
Occupational
Therapy Treatment
As a work in progress, consult various occupational therapy treatment plans and resources, including physical disability,
mental health and pediatric treatment plans.
PoinTIS:
Point of Care, Team
Developed by the University of Miami School of Medicine it provides
comprehensive information on spinal cord injury rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for health
care providers, patients and patients families. Some resources include handbooks and topical overviews. Choose
from the scroll down menu on the left-hand side.
Adjuvant
The stated purpose of Adjuvant! is to help clinicians and their patients with early cancer to discuss the risks
and benefits of getting additional therapy (adjuvant therapy: usually chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or both) after
surgery. Free registration required.
Breast Cancer Online
A free peer-reviewed educational service aiming to facilitate timely access
to new trends and topical information in breast cancer for healthcare
professionals.
Free registration required
to fully utilize all facets of this site.
Breast
Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
This web tool allows health professionals to project a woman’s individualized estimate of risk for invasive breast
cancer over a 5-year period and over her lifetime (to age 90). This assessment tool has been developed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Biostatistics
Center.
Cancer
Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Published six times a year by H.
Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, this peer-reviewed
journal contains original articles along with a listing of relevant clinical research protocols.
Cancer Medicine,
6th Edition, c2003.
This is the sixth edition providing current and comprehensive oncology information from the American Cancer Society
and publisher BC Decker. To search this book begin by typing a concept into the textbox above to the right and
selecting "Go".
Cancer Medicine
5th ed.
Your home for current and comprehensive oncology information from the American Cancer Society.
CancerWEB
Provides extensive
disease and patient management information on many aspects of cancer.
DoseCalc
Online
Dosage calculation
software program for oncology professionals in determining individual patient doses for standard cancer regimens
used to treat solid tumors and adult leukemias.
Journal
of Supportive Oncology
The focus of this journal will be on symptom and side-effect management, communication issues, and end-of-life
care for patients with cancer through peer-reviewed research articles presented in full-text.
National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
This resource contains technical definitions and synonyms for more than 500
agents that are being used in the treatment of patients with cancer or
cancer-related conditions. You are able to search through a broad array of
access points.
National
Comprehensive Cancer Network Practice Guidelines in Oncology
These guidelines, developed as algorithms, encompass 95% of the tumors encountered in oncology practices. Each
individual guideline is posted with its latest update date and version number. Free registration required.
OncoLink
The University
of Pennsylvania's interactive cancer resource.
The
Oncologist
An international peer-reviewed journal for the practicing Oncologist / Hematologist.
The Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
An authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States fr om the National Cancer Institute.
Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
Database of images
from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Eye Resources on the Internet
This site was compiled on behalf of the Association
of Vision Science Librarians
and is very large. It may take a few seconds to load.
Handbook
of Ocular Disease Management
Find information
on how to manage over 50 commonly encountered ocular diseases including signs and symptoms, underlying pathophysiology,
recommendations on treatment, and "clinical pearls".
National Eye
Institute (NEI)
The NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye
diseases and other disorders of vision.
Ophthalmology
Times
News and information of a clinical, socioeconomic, and political nature is presented in a timely and accurate manner
for members of the ophthalmic community.
The Really Current Ophthalmology
This is a continuously updated and expanded electronic textbook with
emphasis on the current literature and developments in Ophthalmology.
The Orthopaedic Internet Consortium.
SpineUniverse
A collaborative effort of medical professionals providing comprehensive information on a full range of treatments
and research on spinal disorders.
Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
Multimedia
textbook that's fully illustrated with hyperlinks to journal articles.
Published by BioMed
Central (BMC), you will find original research articles in all aspects of
the prevention, diagnosis and management of ear, nose and throat disorders.
Dr. Quinn's Textbook of Otolaryngology
Think of this as a work in progress as Dr. Francis B. Quinn provides
archives of his department's Grand Rounds in an easy-to-use textbook format.
Options
available for viewing and downloading a presentation are underlined.
Practical ENT For Primary Care Physicians
This manual takes a practical approach giving information and tips to help
manage patients with ENT issues.
This is the official journal of the American Society for Investigate
Pathology, seeks to publish high-quality original papers on the cellular and
molecular mechanisms of disease. Full text of articles are free
6 months after publication!
Archives of Pathology &
Laboratory Medicine
Published monthly by the College of American Pathologists, access
is free including the archives!
Interactive Pathology
Laboratory (IPLab)
Offers an interactive, case-based approach of approximately 100 cases outlining clinical and laboratory findings
along with gross photographs and photomicrographs accompanied by descriptive text.
Pathology
Laboratory Handbook
Source of useful
laboratory information such as critical action values, reference ranges, and test name synonyms.
PathWeb: The
Virtual Pathology Museum
This multi-media web site, sponsored by the Pathology Department of the University of Connecticut Health Center,
is organized by systems with an A-Z index to specimens.
The
Urbana Atlas of Pathology
A 6-volume set
of images with descriptions from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.
Virtual
Slide Box
Developed by the University
of Iowa Department of Pathology and supported by a National
Library of Medicine Information Systems Grant, this searchable
multimedia database of pathological images is quite comprehensive and instructive for both clinician and student.
WebPath
University of
Utah's electronic laboratory which "includes over 1800 images along with text and tutorials that demonstrate
gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease states."
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American
Academy of Dermatology Derm A-Z Patient Information
There are over 35 pamphlets available on various skin conditions,
cosmetic procedures, and skin protection tips written for the layperson.
American Academy of Family Practice Self-Care Flowcharts
22 flowcharts
for self-diagnosis and self-care with easy to follow advice on when to consult your doctor.
American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Public Information
Patient education
brochures and fact sheets for prevention and treatment of specific orthopaedic injuries and diseases as well as
health care issues. They are also available in
Spanish.
American
Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
You'll find more than 70 detailed patient information brochures
in their Health Info area.
American
College of Emergency Physicians Patient Information Handouts
Patient information brochures and handouts focusing on the preparation
and treatment for many simple emergencies.
American Family Physician Patient Information Handouts
Patient information
handouts published in American Family Physician.
American
Society of Hematology Blood
Disease Information
You will find disease-specific information booklets especially for patients.
Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Educational
Brochures
These
pamphlets are intended to provide a general reference to infections and
infection control.
Facts
for Families
The
American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry developed Facts for Families to provide
concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
Family Doctor.org
Health information
from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Heart and Stroke
Encyclopedia
The American
Heart Association provides a comprehensive cross-reference index to heart and stroke with related subject information.
Infectious
Diseases Information Brochures, Booklets, Leaflets, and Posters
National
Center for Infectious Diseases provides brochures and leaflets
pertaining to various infectious diseases with some in Spanish.
JAMA
Patient Page
Each week publishes a health information page called the Patient
Page that is written specifically for patients and is intended to be used for patient education.
Orthopaedics
and Sports Medicine Patient Information
The
University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides detailed information concerning bone and joint problems from areas of
expertise including foot and ankle, hand and microvascular, hip and knee, arthritis, sports medicine, pediatric
orthopaedics, shoulder and elbow, spine, trauma, and tumors.
Patient
Health Information Handouts
Though directed to college students, the McKinley Health Center
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides succinctly written one page patient handouts.
RadiologyInfo
American
College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America produced this information for the consumer telling how various x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound,
radiation therapy and other procedures are performed.
Society
of Thoracic Surgeons Patient Information
Information is linked from the resource index (on the right).
New material will be added that frequently includes discussions on prevention, anatomy, recovery, and symptoms.
Bright Futures
Full text
reference to children's health from the Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.
eMedicine:
Pediatrics
Online medical
textbook in Pediatrics.
GeneralPediatrics.com
Curated and
maintained by a pediatrician, it provides a general pediatrician's view of the Internet. Information found here
is for both the professional and their patient.
The Harriet
Lane Links
Maintained and edited
at the Johns Hopkins University, this site attempts to catalog, review and score existing links to pediatric information
on the Internet.
ISABEL
This is a sophisticated pediatric clinical decision-making support
system designed as a near-patient working tool for doctors, nurses and health care workers. Free registration required.
PedsCCM
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Website.
DrugDigest
A comprehensive source of noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer-oriented drug information on the Internet. You'll
find easy-to-read reference materials on topics ranging from drugs, vitamins, and herbs to breakthrough medical
research and state-of-the-art disease management.
Drugs.com
Drugs.com aims to provide accurate information to consumers and medical
professionals about prescription drugs and over-the counter (OTC) drugs sold in the USA. Some of its unique and
powerful features are the pill identifier and image search function. Some sections require free personal registration.
Globalrph
Based on a hospital-wide intranet that is located at the VA Medical Center in Detroit Michigan, it provides drug
information, intravenous drug dilution standards, and online clinical dosing calculators for health care professionals.
InPharm
Information resource for pharmaceutical and
healthcare management.
The
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
This nonprofit organization works closely
with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical
industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention.
NeedyMeds.com
Many pharmaceutical manufacturers have special programs to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs they
need. Each company has its own program with its special requirements, forms, and procedures. NeedyMeds helps provide
this info
Pharma-Lexicon.com
One of the largest online databases of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations - over 56,000 which is is updated
daily. Look up meanings for acronyms and abbreviations from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agrochemicals,
healthcare and more.
PrescribingReference.com
Built upon the Monthly Prescribing Reference,
it is a comprehensive drug information system offering easy access to an extensive range of current and concise
drug information.
Free registration required.
RxList - The
Internet Drug Index
Comprehensive site uses "fuzzy search
logic" that assumes your input may be spelled incorrectly.
Virtual
Pharmacy Center
Pharmacy, pharmacology and toxicology
resources are available on this site.
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Australian
Journal of Physiotherapy
A quarterly scientific journal published by the Australian Physiotherapy Association providing
free full text
articles
Hosford
Muscle Tables
Contains detailed information about
the skeletal muscles of the human body including the origins, insertion, blood supply, and
innervation.
Contains detailed information about
the skeletal muscles of the human body including the origins, insertion, blood supply, and
innervation.
Journal
of the American Physical Therapy Association
Abstracts of articles are available beginning with the January 1995 issue with
free full text articles beginning with the
January 1999 issue through the past calendar year.
Manual
Therapy Online
Describes and illustrates assessment
technique and manipulative treatment of various joints and limbs.
Hypermuscle:
Muscles in Action
A multimedia online textbook from
the Medical School at the University of Michigan. (requires a multimedia player like
Real Player or Apple QuickTime)
PEDro:
Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Provides rapid access to quality
rated bibliographic citations and abstracts of randomized controlled trials in physiotherapy.
American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
A web site of education and special topics for both clinicians and patients dealing
with podiatric sports medicine issues.
Foot &
Ankle Web Index
A gateway to Podiatry information and websites for both clinicians and patients.
Journal of Foot
& Ankle Surgery
Current issue abstracts along with Clinical Symposia and Didactic Symposia available.
Podiatry
CME online
A complete Internet resource for Podiatrists and the Podiatry profession.
APA
Practice Guidelines, Quick Reference Guides, and Patient & Family Guides
The American
Psychiatric Association (APA) provides clinical resources useful
in day-to-day practice.
Internet
Mental Health
A comprehensive mental health research tool with extensive links.
National Institute of Mental Health--Patient Education
Materials
You will find discussions of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment,
as well as information on how and where to find help from the
National Institute of Mental Health.
Psychiatric Times
Peruse the curent
issue or search archived issues for articles related to your topic of interest.
WHO Guide to Mental Health in Primary Care
This guide is designed to help primary care clinicians help people
suffering from mental ill health.
The professional society for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, with extensive resources
in health research and policy.
Canadian Guide to Clinical Preventive Health Care
The Health Care Network at Health Canada has designed this as a practical guide to a wide variety of preventive health interventions.
Community Tool Box
Created and maintained by the Work Group on Health Promotion
and Community Development at the University of Kansas it provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building
information on over 250 different topics in support of promoting community health and development.
Database of Country and Regional Indicators
This database contains up-to-date information from 72 key indicators
in such areas as HIV/AIDS, treatment access, general health, mortality, education, the economy, population, fertility,
and human development, for 194 countries and 10 regions.
Guide to
Clinical Preventive Services, 2001-2004, 3rd Edition, Periodic Updates
Updates some recommendations from the 2nd Edition, 1996 and evaluates
additional new topics. Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
are being released incrementally.
Health
Policy Monitor
This site presents current health policy ideas, approaches, model projects, or pieces of legislation in various
stages of preparation or implementation.
Journal
of Rural Health
Published by the National Rural Health Association,
you'll find articles from the current issue that are available in full text.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention
This is a collaboration with the American Public Health Association. Here you will find news, reports from recent journals, continuing education information,
conference information, and more. Free one-time registration
required.
Partners in Information
Access for the Public Health Workforce
This is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health
organizations and health sciences libraries with numerous resources and links to many more.
Preventing Chronic
Disease (PCD)
Published by the National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Preventing Chronic Disease
(PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal focusing on preventing
diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
Rural
Assistance Center (RAC)
A rural health and human services "information portal" providing information from myriad sources and provides
easy access to that information.
The Group on Immunization Education
of the Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine (STFM) provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents,
and Adults.
World
Health News
This is an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard
School of Public Health.
This quarterly publication contains full text clinical articles in
respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as editorial dealing with aspects of
management, departmental administration and education. Archive issues back to
2003 are also available for viewing.
General
Practice Notebook - Chest Medicine
Continually being updated, this section of the resource focuses in on
information dealing with respiratory medicine.
Pulmonary
Physiology in Clinical Practice: The Essentials for Patient Care and
Evaluation
As the Chief of the Pulmonary Division of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in
Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Lawrence
Martin created this textbook to aid in the management of the patient presenting
with pulmonary problems.
PulmonologyLinx
As part of the MDLinx network of medical specialty pages, this practical
tool assists busy physicians and healthcare professionals stay up to date with
the latest research in the area of pulmonary medicine. Some features require FREE
registration.
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Online learning tools for both the clinician and medical student.
Case
Western Reserve University Server for Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Department of Radiology
built this as a focal point for many diagnostic imaging modalities and research.
CTisus.com
Created and maintained by The Advanced Medical Imaging Laboratory,
of the Department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore encompassing CT protocols,
teaching files, organ specific modules, multi-media lectures, and a journal club.
CT
Scan Rounds
Brief descriptions along with images containing instructional arrows.
Diagnostic Imaging.com
Covering the medical imaging field, it provides coverage of clinical breakthroughs
and technical innovations; news on legislation, reimbursement regulations, managed care, socioeconomic issues,
meetings and symposia, continuing education, and literature relevant to medical imaging.
Radiographic
Anatomy of the Skeleton
Modules include upper extremity, lower extremity, and the spine.
Radiology
Rounds
View hundreds of images organized by three radiologists from New Jersey.
UW Radiology
Webserver
University of Washington Department of Radiology provides teaching and anatomy
modules along with practical information for both the physician and patient.
Yottalook
Yottalook is a free medical
imaging search engine that provides decision support at the point of care
using proprietary relevance and ranking algorithms.
A monthly magazine
containing peer reviewed articles that focus on treatment of joint and body injuries, geriatrics, rehabilitation,
function analysis, diabetes, pain management, foot health, wound care and devices that improve mobility.
CIRRE
Database of International Rehabilitation Research
The Center for International
Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRE) located at SUNY - Buffalo created this resource to facilitate
the sharing of information and expertise in rehabilitation research between the U.S. and other countries.
emedicine:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A physician peer-reviewed
online medical textbook which is a constant work in progress.
National
Rehabilitation Information Center
A gateway to an abundance of disability and rehabilitation oriented
information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to find and use. Begin a search of one of the many databases.
PEDro:
Physiotherapy Evidence Database
You are able to gain rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of
randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical
practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
This quarterly publication contains full text clinical articles in
respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as editorial dealing with aspects of
management, departmental administration and education. Archive issues back to
2003 are also available for viewing.
The
Sleep Medicine Homepage
Comprehensive list of resources regarding all aspects of sleep including physiology
of sleep, clinical sleep medicine, and sleep research.
This specialized journal presents insightful feature articles focusing on the
clinical side of sleep medicine, case reports, facility profiles, guest
editorials and commentaries by and for sleep professionals. Read the current
issue or the archives back to 2000.
Organized by five professional audiology
organizations providing an "online hearing test" as well as patient friendly brochures.
Dysphagia
Resource Center
Resources for swallowing and swallowing
disorders from anatomy to tutorials.
Speech-Language
Pathology (SLP) Start Page
The aim of this site, created and maintained by Caroline
Bowen, Ph.D., is to provide useful, sound information on many human communication disorders. A great starting point
with many links for both the professional and layperson!
The Stuttering Homepage
Numerous links and perspectives on
stuttering are presented in this ongoing project of Judith Kuster associate professor at Minnesota State University
and John C. Harrison of the National
Stuttering Association.
Free access to articles and texts providing evidence-based content with the
latest practice guidelines.
Hypermuscle:
Muscles in Action
A multimedia online textbook from
the Medical School at the University of Michigan. (requires a multimedia player like
Real Player or
Apple QuickTime)
Journal of Athletic
Training
Articles in from this journal provide information and research in prevention,
evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries to the physically active. There is also an
archive of past issues
available for reading online.
the physician and
Though no longer published, the online version of
this peer-reviewed monthly journal which
served the practicing physician's professional
and personal interests in the medical aspects of exercise, sports, and fitness
is still
accessible
with back issues in full text
available from
1996 through 2005!
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network provides a comprehensive, web-based repository
of information for surgeons with some areas requiring free
registration.
Online
Laparoscopic Technical Manual
Physicians are able to gather reference information about all laparoscopic procedures.
Surgical Treatment - Evidence-Base and Problem Oriented
This online textbook is designed to supplement rather than replace standard textbooks of surgery, it
does not strive to be comprehensive but include most aspects of what is
currently considered "general surgery" in the United States.
Surgical-Tutor
This free online surgical site was created by a general surgeon
in the United Kingdom. It includes clinical tutorials, a journal club, multiple choice questions, revision notes,
slide library, discussion group and more.
Vesalius
A continuously updated
resource that utilizes a full range of graphical and interactive formats of the images, illustrations, photographs,
animations, and multimedia resources in the Vesalius Clinical
Foli
Providing pesticide toxicology and environmental chemistry information.
Haz-Map
This is an occupational toxicology database designed to link
jobs to hazardous job tasks which are linked to occupational diseases and their symptoms. It is a relational database
of chemicals, jobs and diseases. Part of the TOXNET system from the
National Library of Medicine.
Household
Products Database
This database from the National Library of Medicine
links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers
and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients.
Material
Safety Data Sheets
Find MSDS information on the Internet along with many links.
Medicinal
and Poisonous Plant Databases
Information provided through the University of Maryland.
MSDS-Search
Over 1,000,000 Material Safety Data Sheets along with everything you ever wanted
to know about MSDS's.
A peer-reviewed journal of adult and pediatric urology issues.
Urology Times
This monthly publication with full text articles presents some of the most
current, practical information urologists can
use in their practice.
UROWEB
The European Association of Urology (EAU) provides online courses, slide
presentation, and publications in Urology.
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