Health-Related Sites of Interest on the Web Before viewing/printing health information on the web, many sites require that you have already downloaded and installed the Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here to download). Professional Organizations Continuing Education/Professional Journals Medical and Nursing Webpages Government Webpages Focus Organizations Product Related Webpages Health Related Search Engines On-Line Discussion Groups Facilities and Programs Professional Organizations    (Back to top) Sigma Theta Tau: Honor Society of Nursing ANA Web site Nursing Service Organization (Malpractice Insurance) American Association of Managed Care Nurses Mental Health organization directory Occupational Physicians’ Scholarship Fund American Board of Preventive Medicine Medical Review Officer Certification Council American Board of Independent Medical Examiners National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Developmental Disabilities Nurses’ Association American Occupational Therapy Association American Physical Therapy Association American Association of Occupational Health Nurses American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Nat’l Committee on Quality Assurance (managed care) Continuing Education/Professional Journals    (Back to top) Springnet Continuing Education Nurse Week Journal of Nursing Jocularity New England Journal of Medicine Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Academic Journal Directory World Wide Nurse (on-line publication) SLACK Periodical Division: Current and past abstracts and articles in: Cardiology Today Hem/Onc Today Infectious Diseases in Children Infectious Disease News Ocular Surgery News Ocular Surgery News - International Edition Orthopedics Today Orthopaedics Today International Edition Primary Care Optometry News AAOHN Journal American Journal of Knee Surgery Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing Journal of Gerontological Nursing Journal of Nursing Education Journal of Ophthalmic Nursing & Technology Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Journal of Psychosocial Nursing Journal of Refractive Surgery Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases Occupational Therapy Journal of Research Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers Orthopedics Pediatric Annals Psychiatric Annals Training Magazine with searchable database Long Term Care News On-line nursing journal Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Research Blackwell Science Limited Journal Subscriptions P.O. Box 88 Oxford OX2 0NE, UK e-mail: journals.cs@blacksci.co.uk e-mail library@stti.iupui.edu for a weekly e-mail bulletin of peer reviews of newly published nursing books. Medical and Nursing Webpages    (Back to top) Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Nursing Theory Page American Association of Occupational Health Nurses International list of nursing associations Psychiatry.com: Online source for information about psychiatry. Between Rounds - A magazine for physicians. AskANurse: health and medical query site co-sponsored by Liberty Healthcare and the Metro Boston Region. Medicinenet: On-line source for medical information. NursingCenter: interactive web community and information portal created by nurses for nurses Center for the Study of the History of Nursing (photos!) Government Webpages    (Back to top) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention To get MMRW by e-mail, send the following message, "Get MMWR LOG9803D" to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV ICD-9 Code Information Site Medline Search Engine-Grateful Med US Dept of Health & Human Services Agency for Healthcare Policy & Research (On-line clinical practice guidelines) On-line Health Publications Catalog of the US Gov’t OSHA National Institutes of Health National Archives & Records Administration (photos) Images from the History of Medicine /Nat’lLibraryMed HCFA- National Restraint Reduction Newsletter Medicare/Medicaid Information HCFA manuals download site Massachusetts Special Olympics Focus Organizations    (Back to top) American Association on Mental Retardation Resources for people with Developmental Disabilities (list) Disability Resources Main Page (mega-list of links) Resources for people with Developmental Disabilities (list) - New England Index National ARC National Epilepsy Foundation UCLA Information on Mental Retardation Institute of Safe Medication Practices World Health Organization: Fact Sheet List American Heart Association page American Diabetes Association American Association for Retired People Alzheimer’s Association American Cancer Society Joint Commission of Healthcare Organizations National Osteoporosis Foundation The Arc: A National Organization on Mental Retardation National Stroke Association Earnworks: national employment service for people with disabilities. United Cerebral Palsy Associations (links to all state orgs) Product Related Webpages    (Back to top) Nursing Drug Reference Search site Galaxo-Wellcome Healthcare Education programs 1-800-824-2896 Medline - Supplier of Durable Medical Equipment Eli Lilly Company Brookes Publishing: publishers of materials on disabilities, childhood development issues and mental health. Epocrates: pharmacy database products for physicians Interqual: clinical decision support criteria for health care Abbott Laboratories Health Related Search Engines    (Back to top) Medical Matrix Health Finder: government health search engine HealthWeb: links to information for health care professionals HealthAtoZ: search engine for nursing & medicine Cancernet: cancer info search engine of Nat'l Cancer Institute Oncolink: cancer lit search engine/UPenn Cancer Center Medical World Search Medsite: search engine for medicine Wound and Skin Care: links to such topics as preventing pressure ulcers, hyperbaric O2 therapy, chronic wound healing, on-line wound journal Allnurses: world wide nursing index Nurse Link Banner Exchange On-Line Discussion Groups    (Back to top) Nursing Staff Development Discussion Forum at Allnurses List of more than 40 other Nursing Discussion Forums Facilities and Programs    (Back to top) Connecticut Institute for the Blind / Oak Hill