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  • Nuclear Medicine Academic Institutions

    Nuclear Medicine

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Medical Physics and Imaging
    The projects are conducted in conjunction with outside partners (both from the academic and industrial world). The images are either acquired at Cedars-Sinai or in other medical institutions.

    Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Harvard University Medical School
    The Program is a collaborative effort among a core of Harvard-Medical-School-affiliated teaching hospitals including Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the West Roxbury Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Included here are information of training programs, conferences and research seminars, teaching files, research projects and other nuclear medicine links. Nuclear Medicine, New York University

    Medical Physics and Bio-engineering, Nuclear Medicine Group, University of Aberdeen
    Has information about the research background and current research topics.

    Nuclear Medicine and PET, SUNY – Buffalo
    Has descriptions of other departmental groups and a link to career and education opportunities in nuclear medicine.

    Nuclear Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University
    Has links to research projects, faculty members, teaching files and program information.

    Nuclear Medicine, University of British Columbia

    Nuclear Medicine, University of Kansas
    Has links to clinical teaching files, research teaching files, equipment, resources, websites, and vendors.

    PET centers

    American Association of Physicists in Medicine: listings of institutions by state

    Bowman Gray School of Medicine PET Center

    German Cancer Research Center Medical PET Group

    Institute for Clinical Pet (ICP)

    The Morton A. Kreitchman PET Center

    Turku University PET Center

    Universiti of Lausanne-Geneva PET Group

    University Hospital of Zurich PET

    University of Geneva Positron Annihilation Laboratory

    University of Illinois-Chicago Section of Nuclear Medicine
    Has a brief guide of services and procedures to the physicians.

  • Neuroanatomy Resources

    Websites

    Martindale’s Health Science Guide – 2000
    Maintained by Jim Martindale and Frank Potter in conjunction with the University of California at Irvine Science Library. A

    Neurosciences on the Internet
    Maintained by Neil A. Busis, MD, Chief, Division of Neurology, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Academic: Basic, Academic: Clinical, Organizations, Images, Software, Journals, Diseases, Newsgroups/Web Forums, Mailing Lists, Biology, Medicine and WWW resources.

  • Mortuary Science Associations and Resources

    Websites

    American Board of Funeral Service Education
    ABFSE serves as the national academic accreditation agency for college and university programs in funeral service and mortuary science education.

    Association for Death Education and Counseling
    The Association for Death Education and Counseling has created a gathering place on the web for lay persons and professionals who provide grief counseling, funeral service education, and hospice care. The site includes a membership directory, events calendar, certification program information, and publication information on materials available for purchase.

    Board of Funeral Services – Ontario
    This is the Web site for the Board of Funeral Services in Ontario. It lists the newsletter and yearly report. It lists answers to frequently asked questions.

    Canadian Provincial Funeral Service Organizations
    This directory lists the funeral service organizations of the provinces of Canada as well as individual member mortuaries. From the Funeral Service Association of Canada

    Casket & Funeral Supply Association of America
    The Casket & Funeral Supply Association of America (CFSA) provides information about funeral supplies to manufacturers, suppliers, and to the general public.

    Cremation Association of North America
    The Cremation Association of North America is an International organization of members who believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization. Publications, statistics, consumer information, and a calendar is available on the Web site.

    Cremation Society of Great Britain
    Web site of the Cremation Society of Great Britain. Contains information about the organization, their journal, and some consumer information.

    FIAT-IFTA
    FIAT-IFTA is the Fidiration Internationale des Associations de Thanatoloques

    Funeral and Memorialization Information Council
    FAMIC is a association made up of various organizations in the death care industry. Their mission are is to develop and sustain cooperative relationships, exchange information and to promote continuing education.

    Funeral Ethics Association
    Provides a mediation service for consumer complaints. Also provides lengthly excepts from the textbook Funeral Ethics

    Funeral Service Association of Canada
    This is the Web site for the Funeral Service Associatio of Canada. It lists the provincial funeral service organization as well as individual funeral homes in Canada.

    Funeral Service Foundation
    Funeral service industry’s charitable foundation. Supports scholarships, consumer assitance programs, research, education and the Howard C. Raether Library, a premier research library about funeral service through the ages.

    International Cemetery and Funeral Association
    ICFA is an international trade association for the cemetery, funeral and memorialization industry. It is formerly the American Cemetery Association. The site provides membership information, publications, job postings, and a consumer guide.

    International Conference of Funeral Examining Boards, Inc.
    ICFSEB is an organization of Funeral Service Licensing and Regulatory Boards and Colleges of Mortuary Arts and Sciences. NBE Study guide, statistics, lists, testing dates, etc.

    International Memorialization Supply Association
    IMSA is an organization of companies that supply products and services to cemeteries. The Web site serves as an information clearinghouse of products and services.

    International Order of the Golden Rule
    OGR is an association for idependently owned funeral homes with the mission to help keep these funeral homes idependent.

    Jewish Burial Society
    Web page of the Jewish Burial Society. The Jewish Burial Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit community service organization. The JBS Funeral Plan helps bereaved Jewish families obtain complete dignified funerals that conform to Jewish law at a low fixed price.

    Jewish Funeral Directors of America
    The JFDA is an International association of funeral homes who predominantly serve members of the Jewish faith. The Website includes a directory of Funeral Homes specializing in Jewish Funerals.

    Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington
    Jewish Funerals, Burial, and Mourning information from the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington. This website contains articles about a wide variety of topics concerning death and Judiasm

    National Cemetery Administration
    This is the web site for the National Cemetery Adminstration. Covers military burial and memorial benefits, lists of national cemeteries, veteran locators, and other facts and statistics

    National Concrete Burial Vault Association
    NCBVA is an international non-profit trade association comprised of burial vault manufacturers and suppliers.

    National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association
    The National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association is a primarily African American organization to help foster research, education, standards, and represent professionals in the funeral service industry.

    National Funeral Directors Association
    Website for the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA). Website contains links to state associations, career information, contents of their publication, The Director, and more.

    National Society of Allied and Independant Funeral Directors – UK
    This is the Web site for the National Society of Allied and Independant Funeral Directors in the UK (SAIF). The Web site lists funeral homes in the UK, policies of funeral practice, and consumer information.

    Selected Independent Funeral Homes
    Selected Independent Funeral Homes, formerly the National Selected Morticians, is an international association of independently owened and operated funeral homes and mortuaries.

    United States: State Funeral Director Associations
    The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) provides a complete list of the state funeral directors associations. Inludes addresses, phone, fax, names of directors, and links to Web sites when available.

  • Molecular Biology Resources

    Websites

    Computational Molecular Biology Page at NIH
    A directory of molecular biology resources, maintained by the High Performance Scientific Computing Section, Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health.

    National Center for Biotechnology Information
    “Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information – all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.”

  • Men’s Health Resources

    Websites

    ask NOAH about Men’s Health
    Created and maintained by several New York libraries and educational institutions, this site seeks to provide current, quality, full-text health information to the health consumer.

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Topic: Men’s Health
    CDC Health Topic page on men’s health, providing links information on various diseases and issues related to men’s health.

    familydoctor.org: Men’s Health
    Men’s health information for the health consumer; provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

    Medline Plus: Men’s Health Issues
    National Library of Medicine page providing information on a variety of topics related to men’s health.

    Men’s Health Network
    Men’s Health Network (MHN) is a non-profit educational organization made up of physicians, researchers, public health workers, individuals and other health professionals.

  • Health Informatics and Resources

    Medical Informatics References
    from Center of Medical Informatics, University of California, Davis: Has listings of educational center, programs and organizations and other informatics-related resources.

    MedWeb: Medical Informatics:
    Comprehensive list of medical informatics resources, divided by subject category. Maintained by the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library.

    Veterinary Informatics
    from Washington University: Listed here are resources of computing applications and programs to support veterinary teaching, research, and practice.

  • Health Administration Resources

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
    This site provides access to a large number of links dealing with health care policy and research activities that the AHRQ is involved in. Specific rural health information can be obtained through performing topical searches.

    American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
    ACHE is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives. Topics on this site include education and career services. Additional sections provide resources for specific populations such as CEOs, Group Practice Executives, Healthcare Consultants, Hospital Executives, Nurse Executives, and Physician Executives to name a few.

    American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
    This site provides information on continuing education and career development opportunities for physician administrators. Training classes are offered as part of traditional or distance learning environments.

    Canadian College of Health Services Executives
    The Canadian College of Health Services Executives website provides information on professional development opportunities for health care executives. Standards of ethical conduct are also given.

    European Healthcare Management Association
    This Association provides a link between European countries that seek to improve health care through better management.

    Health Administration Responsibility Project
    HARP is “a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of HMOs, Managed Health Care Organizations, and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions.”

    Medical Group Management Association
    The Medical Group Management Association works to improve health-related products, services, and policies as well as management skills to improve the efficiency of health care operations. Useful links include Resources, Jobs, and Education/Events.

    MedWeb Online Journal List
    From Emory University Health Sciences Center Library, this site has a searchable list of journals and newsletters as part of their MedWeb project. Topics include Health Care, Administration, Health Care Economics, Health Care Policy, Health Care Reform, Health Facilities, Home Health Care, Insurance, Managed Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient Advocacy, and Quality of Health Care.

    National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
    NCQA is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Efforts include accreditation and performance measurement (report cards) of health care plans.

    PubMed (MEDLINE)
    Free access to the MEDLINE database of more than 9 million references to articles published in 3800 biomedical journals, covering the time period 1966-present. PubMed includes a Clinical Queries page to filter retrieval for clincal research articles, as well as access to the full text of some articles cited in MEDLINE

  • Geriatrics & Gerontology Resources

    Administration on Aging: Information for Older Persons, their Families, and People Interested in Aging
    This web site includes information designed for older Americans and their families as well as those concerned about providing the opportunities and services to enrich the lives of older persons and support their independence. Over the past three decades, AoA has developed a nationwide network of State and Area Agencies on Aging and Tribal Organizations. Resources at this site include, but are not limited to, statistical information, a resource directory for older people, and retirement and financial planning resources.

    Alzheimer’s Association, National Capital Area
    Website for the the National Capital Area (formerly the Greater Washington and Northern Virginia Chapters) of the Alzheimer’s Association. Provides information about programs and services in the chapter’s area, as well as educational links for consumers and health professionals concerned about Alzheimer’s.

    BEV Seniors Information Page
    Site developed by a group of senior citizens from the Blacksburg area of Virginia, dedicated to the notion that

    Manitoba Senior Citizens Handbook
    SCIP is a highly acclaimed guide for retirees and older adults to Manitoba, Canada and world-wide information and services. It includes information supplied by local information providers and pointers to sites of interest to seniors on the World Wide Web. SCIP is a project of Creative Retirement Manitoba. Some of the topics covered in the Manitoba Senior Citizens Handbook include Information services, healthy living, coping with death, and employment and volunteer opportunities.

    Population in Aging Research Center (PARC)
    PARC, established in 1994 with a grant from the National Institute on Aging , fosters research on the demography and economics of health and aging among Research Associates of the University of Pennsylvanias Population Studies Center and the wider University of Pennsylvania community. Research themes emphasized at present include intergenerational exchanges associated with population aging, aging in disadvantaged populations, and medical demography. PARC sponsors a monthly seminar series and an on-line working paper series accessible over the Internet.

    Information Clearinghouses

    ElderWeb
    ElderWeb is an independent business enterprise of Karen Stevenson Brown. She is a CPA by trade with a strong interest in the care of the elderly. She has created an excellent environment to examine the interdisciplinary needs of the elderly.

    Family Caregiver Alliance
    The Family Caregiver Alliance is a a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. This site provides specialized information on Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and other disorders and long-term care concerns for the elderly. Fact Sheets, reading lists, support groups, news publications, and research findings, are among the many links to educational resources found at this website.

    Mr. Long-Term Care
    Martin Bayne, co-founder of The National Long-Term Care Policy Institute, has pooled together a collection of links pertaining to the issues of aging and long-term care. The site also contains book reviews, news releases and interviews which focus on this topic.

    Shepherd’s Centers of America
    Shepherd’s Centers of America (SCA) is an interfaith, not-for-profit umbrella organization that coordinates nearly 100 independent Shepherd’s Centers throughout the United States and Canada. The primary purpose of a Shepherd’s Center is to enrich the later years with opportunities for service to others, self-expression, meaningful work, close friendships, and help older adults remain independent in living.–Title screen

  • Gastroenterology Academic Institutions

    Medical University of South Carolina Digestive Disease Center
    The Medical University of South Carolina founded its Digestive Disease Center (DDC) in 1994 as a collaborative venture between the College of Medicine’s departments of Medicine, Surgery and Radiology; the Medical University Hospital; and University Medical Associates.

    Stanford University Medical Center Liver Transplantation Program
    Includes information for physicians and patients on liver transplantation; comparison on survival data for all of the major transplantation centers. Includes online quarterly Liver Bulletin.

  • Endocrinology Associations and Resources

    American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
    Information on endocrinology disorders for members and the public. Also included is professional information for endocrinologists, including clinical practice guidelines.

    American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
    Contains ordering information for patient education booklets, meeting information, membership information, frequently asked questions.

    American Society of Hypertension
    Information about the society, meetings, instructions to authors for American Journal of Hypertension.

    American Thyroid Association
    Official homepage contains information about the association and links to related sites.

    Endocrine Society
    With 8,500 members from 72 countries, The Endocrine Society is the world’s largest and most active organization devoted to the research, study and clinical practice of endocrinology. Together, these scientists, educators, clinicians, practicing MDs, nurses and students who make up the organization’s membership represent all basic, applied and clinical interests in endocrinology.

    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    Information on various disorders including digestive diseases, nutrition and obesity. Research information for investigators including funding, training, laboratory locations, and staff directories. Includes news releases, organizations for health professionals and patients, facts and statistics. Some information on digestive disorders is accompanied by black & white figures.

    Pituitary Tumor Network Association
    The mission of PTNA is to support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary tumors in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for pituitary diseases. The site includes infromation on diagnosis of tumors, referral information, calendar of events, support groups, Network newsletter, and bulletin board service. A Spanish version is available.

    Society for the Study of Reproduction
    Contains a link to tables of contents and a searchable index of abstracts to Biology of Reproduction, membership information, meeting information, and links to other sites that link to SSRs site.

    Thyroid Foundation of Canada
    Provides up-to-date information for thyroid patients and their families. It also provides links to other health and thyroid related organizations and Internet resources. The foundation aims to promote awareness of thyroid disease, and to raise funds for research. English and French versions are available.