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Disclaimer: The following links are provided for convenience only. Mellott & Associates does not own any of the referenced sites and does not make any promises as to the quality of the information, services or products.

Anatomy:

Anesthesiology:

www.asahq.org

Cardiology:

www.acc.org

www.asecho.org

www.americanheart.org

Chirporacatic:

www.amerchiro.org

www.chiromed.org

www.nysca.com

Emergency Management:

Bioterrorism Wall Chart

Emergency Services:

www.aem.org

www.abem.org

www.acep.org

EMTALA:

Medicare EMTALA Questions & Answers

Endocrinology:

www.aace.com

www.women-in-endo.org

www.diabetes.org

Environment of Care:

MSDS Database (University of Vermont)

White Paper - Continuous Joint Commission Compliance:
Responding to the 2006 Unannounced Survey Policy Within the Environment of Care

Gastroenterology/Liver:

www.acg.gi.org

www.asge.org

www.sgna.org

www.liverfoundation.org

General Medicine:

Geriatrics:

Age Source Worldwide - Research Resources on Aging

Gerontology Database

Geriatric Policy & Research

Internet Resources on Aging

Governing Board:

Governing Board Orientation

Hematology:

www.hematology.org

Immunology:

http://www.ashi-hla.org/

http://www.aaaai.org

Infection Control: Clean your hands campaign

http://ww.npsa.uk/cleanyourhands

Infectious Disease:

http://www.idac.org/idlinks.html

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/id_links.htm

Internal Medicine:

www.acponline.org

www.abim.org

www.sgim.org

The Joint Commission^©:

Statement of Conditions pdf

Latrogenic Injuries:

www.iatrogenic.org

Legal:

Long Term Care:

Competencies for Senior Nurse Leaders in LTC

Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care

Medical Terminology:

http://medmatrix.org

www.medicinenet.com (then click on dictionary)

http://www.thebody.com/treat/gloss.html

Medication/Med Errors:

AHRQ "Your Medicine: Play it Safe" Guide (In English)

AHRQ "Your Medicine: Play it Safe" Guide (In Spanish)

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Institute for Safe medication Practices

Medication Errors - Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

Medication Safety Issue Briefs:
     A Fully Stocked Toolkit
     Creating an Alert and Active Team
     Change Your Culture Forever
     Focusing on the Human Factor
     Mastering a Few of the Basics
     Tapping Into Your Staff's Energy
     Creating a Culture of Safety
     Using Automation to Reduce Errors
     Asking Consumers for Help
     Using a System-wide Approach
     Finding and Using Resources

RxList (medication info & patient & staff education)

Understanding and Preventing Medication Errors

Midwifery:

Neurology:

http://www.neuroguide.com/

Obstetrics/Gynecology:

www.acog.org

www.abog.org

Oncology:

www.asco.org

www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov

www.oncolink.upenn.edu

Opthamology:

Optometry:

Orthopedics:

Pain Management:

City of Hope (pain management)

Persistent Pain in Older Adults

Patient Rights:

Communication About Patient Rights

Patient Safety:

Chemical Restraints (pdf)

Madison (WI Patient Safety Collaborative

National Patient Safety Foundation forms, policies and other items

Patient Safety - Scientific Information
Useful information from the multiple agencies that perform
scientific research

Prevention of Pediatric Medical Errors

Surgical Fires

Toolkits and Research Posters: Color-coded wristband toolkit and Verbal orders toolkit

VA National Center for Patient Safety

Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety

Pediatrics:

www.aap.org

Performance Improvement:

Quality Improvement Tools

Personal Preparedness Plans:

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/family.pdf

Pharmacy:

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

The American Pharmaceutical Association

American Pharmacists Association

FDA Bulletin Board/World Wide Web Site

FDA - Electronic Orange Book - Approved Drug Products with therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation

Formulary Journal - Monthly clinical journal for members of Pharmacy and therapeutic Committees

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources: Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Institute for Safe Medication Practice

International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering

Parental Drug Association

Pharmaceutical Research and manufacturers of America

Physical Therapy:

www.aaptnet.org

www.apta.org

www.nationalrehab.org

Physicians:

Physician Behavior Policy

Physiology:

Plastic Surgery:

www.plasticsurgery.org

Podiatry:

www.apma.org

http://www.footandankle.com/podmed/

Preventative Medicine:

Psychiatry:

Pulmonology:

http://www.chestnet.org/

http://www.thoracic.org/

Quality Indicators:

AHRQ Quality Indicators

AHRQ Updated Inpatient Quality Indicators

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

Radiology:

www.asrt.org

www.rsna.org

www.acr.org

Reference Links:

www.Bestdoctors.com
Here physicians rank other physicians to create a list of 33,000 top specialists tat patients can
tap for second opinions.

www.Healthgrades.com - not linked
Golden, Colorado firm's reports on 5,000 hospitals, 16,000 nursing homes, 650,000 physicians.
Basic information is free; detailed reports start at $9.95

Rheumatology:

www.rheumatology.org

www.arthritis.org

Risk Management:

Overview of Risk Management

Search Engines:

About - Search engine for popular subjects

Dogpile - Search engine

Google - Search engine that does well on specific queries

WebFerret - Free software that searches the internet for you

Search Engines for Medical Information:

Guidelines Clearing House