Useful links for career advancement
and skill development. American agencies, medical associations,
and portals for healthcare professionals.
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| ALSNA
- American Long Term & Sub Acute Nurses Association
Offers membership and certification information, FAQ,
news, and consumer information.
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| AAGP
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
National association dedicated to promoting the mental
health and well being of older people and improving
the care of those with late life mental disorders.
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| AAHSA
- American Association Of Homes And Services For The
Aging
Find any nursing home in the
U.S. and much more.
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| AANP
- American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners
Formed in 1985 to promote the
high standards of health care delivered by nurse practitioners.
Includes membership information, events, publications
and position statements, and legislative information.
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| AAPA
- American Academy Of Physician Assistants
Includes membership information,
practice issues, and news.
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| AHCA
- American Health Care Association
Long term industry trade group
maintains consumer information on services financing
public policy issues concerning nursing facilitiesassisted
living and subacute care.
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| AHA
- American Hospital Association
The Association represents hospitals,
healthcare networks and their patients and communities.
Extensive information on current Acts, Congressional
budgets and news of interest to the healthcare industry.
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| AMA
- American Medical Association
A voluntary association of physicians
in the United States which sets standards for the medical
profession and advocates on behalf of physicians and
patients.
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| AOTA
- American Occupational Therapy Association
A nationally recognized professional
association for over 60,000 occupational therapists
and occupational therapy assistants.
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| APTA
- American Physical Therapy Association
US National Professional Organization.
Site includes current research, physical therapy news,
consumer information, career advice and access to back
issues of Physical Therapy.
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| ASHA
- American Speech And Hearing Association
National organization and governing
body for speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
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| American
Diabetes Association
The mission of the organization is to prevent and cure
diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected
by diabetes.
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| The
Body
Billed as the most comprehensive
AIDS and HIV information resource on the internet.
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| CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health news and data, health
topic fact sheets, and hoaxes and rumors are among the
contents of this super site hosted by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
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| CancerNet
Credible, current, comprehensive
cancer information from the National Cancer Institute.
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| Dr.
Koop's Community
Former Surgeon General Koop's
resources for health information. A wide variety of
topics, an encyclopedia, pharmacopeia, and resources
guide.
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| FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
Alerts, approvals and general info regarding food, drugs,
medical devices, biologics, animal feed and drugs, cosmetics
and radiation-emitting products; sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
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| HealthWeb
Links to evaluated information
resources aimed at assisting health care professionals
as well as consumers in meeting their health information
needs.
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| IDLINKS
Information regarding infections
and their control from the Communication Center for
Infectious Diseases.
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| JAMA
- The Journal of the American Medical Association
An international peer-reviewed
general medical journal.
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| The
Lancet
UK medical journal. Online version
allows only limited access to articles unless you subscribe.
Discussion forum available.
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| Modern
Healthcare
Weekly magazine devoted to the
business of health care.
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| National
Cancer Institute
The National Institute of Health's
principal agency for cancer research.
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| The
New England Journal of Medicine
Selections from current and previous
issues.
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| Nursing
World
The official web site of the
American Nurses Association. Contains certification,
education, practice, policy, legislation and publications.
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QuackWatch
Guide to health fraud, quackery,
and intelligent decisions.
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