ASSOCIATIONS

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
Includes online version of Pediatrics, Pediatrics in Review, Pediatric Internet Resources, policy statements, reviews of pediatric web sites and a consumer-oriented You and Your Family section.
American Board of Pediatrics
http://www.abp.org/
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
http://www.nccic.org/
National clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
Society for Adolescent Medicine
http://www.adolescenthealth.org/
Includes meeting updates, news on society activities, and full text of the Society's position statements on topics like Corporal Punishment in Schools, Eating Disorders, HIV Infection and AIDS, Reproductive Health Care, School-Based Health Clinics, Hepatitis B Immunization, etc.
Yahoo: Health: Pediatrics: Organizations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Medicine/Pediatrics/Organizations/

SPECIALIZED WEB GUIDES: PEDIATRICS

OTHER INTERESTING WEB SITES

AMA Adolescent Health
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
Resource for information on adolescent health issues, including GAPS (Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services).
MedConnect
http://www.medconnect.com/Online CME program with cases of the month, iPEDS, an interactive journal of pediatrics, and an interactive bulletin board of job opportunities. Free online registration required.
Medscape Pediatrics
http://www.medscape.com/pediatricshome
Features medical journal articles, practice guidelines, CME, treatment updates, news, conference summaries and patient resources. Free registration required
Navigating the Web: Using Search Tools and Evaluating Resources
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/navigating/
Oncolink
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/
An excellent oncology information resource, including Pediatric Oncology.
Virtual Children's Hospital
http://vch.vh.org/
Offers information for healthcare professionals and patients, including multimedia textbooks, teaching files and clinical guidelines, from the Children's Hospital of Iowa.

PATIENT INFORMATION

HealthFinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
U.S. government gateway to consumer health information Web sites, online publications, associations, government agencies, etc.
HealthLinks: Patient Toolkit
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/toolkits/patient.html
University of Washington links to patient education sources.
Children's Health
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/sub_detaillb.cfm?parent_id=10
Developed by MEDEM, this site features material of use to parents on childhood infections, infant development, immunizations, medications, nutrition, dental health, and more. All of Medem's healthcare information has been provided and approved by the nation's leading medical societies.
MEDLINEplus Health Information
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
The National Library of Medicine's carefully selected list of health resources, including dictionaries, directories, organizations, publications and clearinghouses
NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.rarediseases.org/
Patient Education Resources for Clinicians: OHSU Libraries
http://www.ohsu.edu/library/patiented
Includes links to English and non-English language sites for patient education

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