New Opportunities for Accessing Health Information in the Twin Tiers

Especially Good Sites for Medical Professionals

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology ~ Asthma ~ Cancer ~ Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases ~ Clinical Trials ~ Collection of Policy & Regulatory Material ~ Consumer Information About Cost of Drugs ~ Department of Health and Human Services ~ Diabetes ~ Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance ~ Drug and Alcohol Awareness ~ Evaluating Health Information on the Web ~ ` General Resources ~ Genetic Diseases ~ Health & Ethnic/Religious Groups ~ Herb-Drug Reactions ~ IOM ~ JCAHO ~ Medical Search Engines ~ Medical Staff Credentialing ~ Medical Staff Leadership ~ NABP ~ NLM Databases ~ Online Articles ~ Online Courses ~ Pain ~ Pediatrics ~ Practice Guidelines ~ Professional Organizations ~ Public Health Issues ~ PubMed Workbooks ~ Research Guidelines & Funding Opportunities ~ Talking to Doctors ~ Talking to Patients ~ Violence

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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
 Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - http://www.afip.org
Asthma
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm
Cancer
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - http://ecog.dfci.harvard.edu
MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas  - http://www.mdanderson.org
Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org
Clinical Trials
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - http://www.centerwatch.com/main.htm
 ClinicalTrials.gov - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/b
Collection of Policy and Regulatory Material
Health Hippo - http://hippo.findlaw.com
Consumer Information about Cost of Drugs
 HealthScout Online Pharmacy - http://drugemporium.com  (HONcode)
 Rite-Aid Online Pharmacy - http://www.drugstore.com
Diabetes
Management of Diabetes - http://www.diabetesmanager.com (HONcode)
National Diabetes Education Program - http://ndep.nih.gov/
Department of Health and Human Services
News from DHHS Agencies - http://www.os.dhhs.gov/news/press

Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs/Information About Pharmaceutical Companies

Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs - http://www.phrma.org 
Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Drug Abuse Resistance Education - http://dare.org 
National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ 
Evaluating Health Information on the Web
Cancertrials - http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov/beyond/evaluating.html
HealthScout - http://www.healthscout.com  (HONcode)
 Quackwatch - http://www.quackwatch.com  (HONcode)
General Resources
CBS HealthWatch - http://healthwatch.medscape.com  (HONcode)
FDA Information for Health Professionals - http://www.fda.gov/oc/oha/default.htm
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) - http://www.hcfa.gov/
Health Care Quality - http://www.consumer.gov/qualityhealth
Health Central - http://www.healthcentral.com 
 HealthFinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov
Links to Information About Rare Diseases - http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ord/info-diseases.html
MediConsult - http://www.mediconsult.com (HONcode)
NIH Spell Checker - http://search.nih.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - http://www.hhs.gov/agencies
Genetic Diseases
Gene Trust - http://www.dna.com
Medical Genetics and Genealogy - http://www.duerinck.com/genmed.html
 Yahoo! Genetic Disorders - http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/
Health and Ethnic/Religious Groups
 Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links - http://www.lib.iun.indiana.edu/trannurs.htm
Herb-Drug Interactions
Alternative Medicine Foundation: Evidence-based Information - http://www.herbmed.org
Drug Interactions A-Z - http://www.tnp.com/interactionshome.asp
A Review of Herb-Drug Interactions - http://www.uspharmacist.com/NewLook/DisplayArticle.cfm?item_num=566
Wellness Web - http://www.wellweb.com (limited list of herbs)
Institute of Medicine (IOM), National Academy of Science
Institute of Medicine - http://www.iom.edu 
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - http://www.jcaho.org
Medical Search Engines
Citeline - http://www.citeline.com
NLM Gateway - http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
Medical Staff Credentialing
 HPCheck - http://www.hpcheck.com
Kroll Corporate Services - http://www.baionline.net
Medical Staff Leadership Information
 Medical Staff Leadership - http://www.msleader.com
National Licensed Internet Pharmacies and Other Resources (NABP)
 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) - http://www.nabp.net
National Library of Medicine Databases
MedlinePlus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus  (consumer database)
 PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.gov/PubMed/
Online Articles
Life Science Research Articles - http://pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Online Courses: Responsible Conduct of Research
National Cancer Institute Course - http://cme.nci.nih.gov
NIH Basic Course - http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/
Pain
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Acute Pain Management Clinical Guideline - http://hstat.nlm.nih.gov/ftrs/pick?collect=ahcpr&dbName=apmc&cd=1&t=982604215
American Geriatrics Society: Guidelines for Management of Chronic Pain - http://guideline.gov/FRAMESETS/guideline_fs.asp?guideline=001113&sSearch_string=%60chronicpainmanagement%60
American Society of Anesthesiologists Chronic Pain Management Guideline - http://www.asahq.org/practice/chronic_pain/chronic_pain.html
Pediatrics
GeneralPediatrics.com: The General Pediatrician's View of the Internet - http://lii.org/search?goto=007221
The Pediatric Internet: Reviews of Internet Resources by AAP Fellows - http://www.aap.org/bpi/
Practice Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - http://www.ahrq.gov or
 Health Services/Technology Assessment Text [HSTAT] - http://text.nlm.nih.gov 
Medical Library Association - http://www.mlanet.org/education/telecon/resource.html 
 National Guideline Clearinghouse - http://www.guidelines.gov
Professional Organizations
Nurses
American Nurses Association - http://www.nursingworld.org
 New York State Nurses Association - http://www.nysna.org
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association - http://www.psna.org
Other Professional Organizations 
American Association of Blood Banks - http://www.aabb.org
Pharmacists 
American Pharmaceutical Association - http://www.aphanet.org
Physicians
American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org
Podiatrists
American Podiatric Medical Association - http://www.apma.org
Social Workers
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work - http://abecsw.org 
National Association of Social Workers - http://www.naswdc.org
Public Health Issues
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/
New York State Department of Health - http://www.health.state.ny.us
Pennsylvania Department of Health - http://www.health.state.pa.us/
PubMed Workbooks
 PubMed Training Manual - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/web_based.html
Regional Hospitals/Resources
Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY - http://www.aomc.org
Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY - http://www.cayugamed.org
Guthrie Healthcare System, Sayre, PA - http://www.guthrie.org
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) - http://www.hanys.org
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc. - http://www.lourdes.com
Tompkins Cortland Community College -http://tc3.edu/library/Lib-nursing.htm
United Health Services Hosptials - http://www.uhs.net
Research Guidelines and Funding Opportunities
 Commonwealth Fund - http://www.cmwf.org 
Food & Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
National Institutes of Health - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm
Office for Human Research Protections - http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov

Talking to Doctors
 How to Talk to Doctors - http://elfstrom.com/arthritis/appointments.html
Talking to Patients
 OncoLink: Emotion and Psychological Considerations - http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/specialty/med_onc/bmt/basics/bmt_6.html
Tips on talking to your patients about advance directives - http://www.acponline.org/journals/news/mar99/advdir.htm
Why Don't Doctors Talk To Patients In Language They Can Understand? - http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/askadoctor/w/waldron/cmwaldron_050800_q4.htm
Violence
New York State Office of Mental Health - http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/sv/SchlViol.htm
National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenviolence.html
Safe & Drug Free Schools Program - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS
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Created by Kay Benjamin. Last updated April 30, 2001