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  • Sports Medicine Resources

    Websites

    About.com Guide to Sports Medicine
    A collection of sports medicine sites.

    Ackland Sports Medicine: Medical information
    A collection of articles on sports medicine conditions.

    cnn sports
    Sports Illustrated headlines and news

    National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
    Information on the NATA organization and educational materials they provide.

    NCAA Sports Sciences
    Site contains educational information, Sports Medicine Handbook , Emergency Plan Template, drug testing and injury surveillance resources

    The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
    NISMAT is the first hospital based facility dedicated to the study of sports medicine. Featured here is a wealth of information on the Association’s research and publication activity as well as instructional sections on a variety of related topics.

    Sport Information Resource Center (SIRC)
    Includes a listing of sports events, sports and sports medicine organizations on the web. Can be searched by topic or sport.

    SportsMed Web
    This non-profit educational site is geared to endurance athletes, especially those participating in triathlons. Here you’ll find sections on stretching and strengthening, heat and hydration, the heart, injuries, nutrition, and ergogenic aids. Images depict appropriate stretches, diagrams of injuries, competition photos, and course maps.

    Yale Sports Medicine Center
    Includes a sport injury glossary, case studies related to sport injuries, tips on preventing injuries, and labeled anatomical images of the ankle, knee, elbow, and shoulder.

  • Ready References

    Websites

    Healthfinder
    Healthfinder is a consumer health and human services information web site from the US government containing access to online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

    Healthy People 2010
    The national prevention initiative to improve the health of all Americans, is the product of unprecedented cooperation among government, voluntary and professional organizations, business, and individuals. Health People 2000 is still available.

    The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
    A full-text version of the book which can be searched by section, index, or keyword. Seventeenth Edition, Published by Merck & Co., Inc.,

    WebMedLit
    A resource that tracks medical journals on the Web and PR Newswire to find articles and arranges the articles by topic. Topics include AIDS/Virology, Cardiovascular, Cancer/Oncology, Immunology, Medical Economics and Women’s Health.

  • Preventive Medicine Resources

    Websites

    MedWeb: Preventive Medicine

  • Pharmacy and Pharmacology Resources

    Continuing Pharmacy Education
    Pharmacy continuing education links from the University of Alberta.

    Continuing Education

    Basic Pharmacokinetics
    An introductory textbook by Michael C. Makoid, Philip J. Vuchetich and Umesh V. Banakar. (Files are in Adobe .PDF format.)

    HyperTox Web Page
    An abridged, WWW version of a hypertext tutorial on clinical toxicology. Covers the toxicity of many commonly used drugs. The program and the page were designed by Andrew Dawson, a clinical toxicologist at Newcastle Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Queensland, Australia.

    Online Course in Medical Bacteriology
    A brief introduction by Mark Pallen, Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology at St.Bartholomews Hospital Medical College, London, UK.

    PERI
    Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute. A private company, established by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, that specializes in training the employees of PhRMA member companies.

    Programmed Problem Sets in Pharmacology
    Reviews of general pharmacokinetics, four common classes of drugs (autonomic nervous system agents, cardiovascular agents, antibiotics and general anesthetics) and pharmacological emergencies. A series of online problem sets from the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine.

    Toxicology Tutor
    An online tutorial on the basic principles of toxicology. Produced by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services Division.

    U. S. and Foreign Pharmacy Programs

    A searchable database of schools of pharmacy.
    Maintained at PharmWeb by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). This database has contact information and URL listings.

    Virtual Library Pharmacy Page
    This page has a listing of all of the Foreign and Domestic schools of pharmacy that maintain WWW sites.

  • Palliative and Hospice Care Institutions

    Medical College of Wisconsin Palliative Care Center
    The Palliative Care Center is committed to improving care for the dying in America through the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative education and clinical care programs.

    Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG), University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
    The purpose of this website is to facilitate public access to information about pain relief and public policy, including material published by the PPSG and other authoritative sources. PPSG, at the University of Wisconsin, addresses both domestic and international policy issues and is a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Policy and Communications in Cancer Care.

    Palliative Care Education & Research – Michigan State University
    This web site, sponsored by the Cancer Center at Michigan State University, offers a variety of general and program specific resources.

    Palliative Medicine Resouces on the Internet
    This site from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Science provides helpful clinical and education weblinks, including access to their General Internal Medicine’s online course, Palliative Medicine, MED-880.

    UPMC Comprehensive Palliative Care Program
    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Palliative Care Program site includes a newsletter, resource links, and a case of the month.

  • Optometry Resources

    All about Vision
    A consumer’s guide to eye care and vision correction. Keyword searchable.

    American Academy of Optometry, links to online resources
    A directory of optometry links provided by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).

    EyeMAC’s Healthlinks
    A listing of optometry and ophthalmology resources for health professionals, researchers, and patients

    NASA Vision Science
    A comprehensive listing of internet resources in vision science research. Links include conferences, discussions, laboratories, institutes, academic departments, jobs, post docs, training, organizations, directories, journals, software, products, images, mail & news, guides & FAQ’s, bibliographies & databases, clinical, and miscellaneous. Keyword searchable. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.

    OPTCOM – Optometric Computing Homepage
    From the Southern Council of Optometrists, inc. Links include conferences, digital grand rounds by CIBA, World Continuing Education Database, mailing lists, software, discussions, state organizations, jobs, classified ads.

    Optometry.com
    Forums and resources for patients. Additional resources and job listings for eye care professionals.

    OSA: Optical Society of America
    OpticsNet: Meetings, Optics and Photonics research,vision and color, bio-optics, optical technology, applications, and industry news

    SLACK Incorporated Eye Care Internet Resources
    Links to organizations, institutions, private practitioners and centers, publications, commercial sites, charitable and grassroots groups, governmental sites, listserves and newsgroups.

    Yahoo:Health: Medicine:Optometry

  • 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.”