Additional Databases
Associations/Organizations
Drug Information
Evaluation of Health Information on the Internet
Evidence-Based Medicine
Government Resources
Health Statistics Resources
Medical Blogs/Wikis
Multimedia Resources
Patient Education Resources
Practice Guidelines
Tutorials
Resources by Specialty/Subject Area:
Cardiology/CV
Dermatology
Endocrine/Metabolic
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Mental Health/Psychiatry
Neurology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pulmonary
Urology
Additional Databases:
Alabama Virtual Library - e.g., Alt HealthWatch, Clinical Pharmacology, Health Source, Medline Plus
ClinicalTrials.gov - regularly updated database with information about > 54,000 on-going clinical trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, other federal agencies, and private industry
NLM DailyMed - database of FDA drug product labeling (package inserts) for > 3,778 approved prescription drugs, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
NLM Dietary Supplements Labels - NLM database which provides information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, & other specialty supplements
NLM DIRLINE - Directory of Health Organizations, NLM's database of information about health/medical organizations, research projects, professional societies, government agencies, etc
NLM Haz-Map - occupational health database, contains information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
NLM Household Products - NLM database which lists the chemical ingredients & health risks (caused by overexposure, ingestion, eye contact, or skin contact) of thousands of consumer products
NLM LactMed - peer-reviewed database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
NLM MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine's consumer health information database
NLM TOXNET - multiple databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, household products, environmental health, and toxic releases, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
PDQ - Physician Data Query (PDQ) is the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive cancer database with peer-reviewed cancer information summaries, registry of clinical trials, & directories of providers/organizations providing cancer care
TRIP - Turning Research Into Practice (TRIP)
Database searches over 55 sites of high-quality medical information providing hyperlinked access to a large collection of evidence-based materials, medical images, & patient information leaflets
Associations/Organizations:
American Academy of Family Physicans (AAFP)
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)
Fellowship & Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA)
North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
Drug Information:
Drugs@FDA - U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved drug products database, searchable by drug name or active ingredient
Drugs of Abuse -
National Institute on Drug Abuse web site with resources for health care providers & patients
MD Consult - drug information provided by Gold Standard, searchable by drug name (brand or generic), indication, contraindication, or adverse reaction
NLM Daily Med -
database of FDA drug product labeling (package inserts) for > 3,778 approved prescription drugs, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
NLM LactMed -
peer-reviewed database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed, maintained by the National Library of Medicine
Evaluation of Health Information on the Internet:
Criteria for Evaluating Internet Resources - developed by the University of British Columbia Library
Evaluating Internet Health Information - a tutorial by the National Library of Medicine
How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet - prepared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet - prepared by the National Cancer Institute
MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing - evaluating health information on the Web, prepared by National Library of Medicine
A User's Guide to Finding & Evaluating Health Information on the Web - prepared by the Medical Library Association, includes links to numerous recommended health information websites
Evidence-Based Medicine:
An Introduction to Information Mastery - introduces the basic concepts of information mastery, EBM, & critical appraisal of the medical literature, created at Michigan State University
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - website with resources that can be used to practice and teach EBM, compiled by the University of Toronto Libraries
EBM Education Center of Excellence - an extensive collection of resources for the learning, practicing, & teaching of EBM maintained by the Health Sciences Library at UNC Chapel Hill and the
North Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
EBM: Finding the Best Clinical Literature - guide with additional resources created by the University of Illinois at Chicago
Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria
EBM Resources & Tutorials - compiled by SUNY Downstate Medical Center & the Medical Research Library of Brooklyn
EBM Toolkit -
a collection of tools for identifying, assessing & applying
relevant evidence for better health care decision-making, provided by University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine - EBM tutorial developed by the
Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill
More EBM Resources - includes links to EBM tutorials, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, databases, journals, calculators, & tools
Netting the Evidence - includes a comprehensive list of EBM databases, journals, articles, organizations, software, & other learning resources compiled by the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield, UK
Oxford-Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine -
website with resources that can be used to learn, practice and teach EBM, developed by the University of Oxford, U.K.
Users' Guides to Evidence-Based Practice -
complete set of Users' Guides, originally published as a series in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), provided by the Centre for Health Evidence at the University of Alberta
Government Resources:
ADPH - Alabama Department of Public Health
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Alabama Center for Health Statistics
ADMH/MR - Alabama Dept of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
Alabama Medicaid Agency
ALL Kids - low-cost healthcare coverage program for children
CDC - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
FDA - U.S. Food & Drug Administration
FoodSafety.gov - gateway to government food safety information
health.gov - a portal to the websites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives & activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments & agencies
Healthy People 2010 - framework of national health objectives, managed by the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion and the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
HHS - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
HRSA - Health Resources & Services Administration
NCI - National Cancer Institute
NIA - National Institute on Aging
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH - National Institutes of Health
ODPHP - Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
OMH - The Office of Minority Health
OPHS - Office of Public Health & Science
PandemicFlu.gov -
U.S. Government avian & pandemic flu information, managed by Dept. of Health & Human Services
RAC - Rural Assistance Center
WIC - Women, Infants, & Children
Health Statistics Resources:
Alabama Center for Health Statistics -
health statistics & vital records compiled by the Alabama Department of Public Health
CDC Data & Statistics - online source of state & U.S. health statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Data Tools & Statistics - portal of links to data repositories & health statistics provided by the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology and the National Library of Medicine
Finding Health Statistics Online - Michigan Informatics tutorial
Finding & Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course -
from the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
Gateway to Data & Statistics - provided by the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services (HHS), this web-based tool brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources, such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers federal, state and local government sponsored information.
Health Data Tools & Statistics - a portal of
links to health statistics and data sets as well as resources to support data collection, provided by Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, & health sciences libraries)
National Center for Health Statistics - the nation's principal health statistics agency, part of the CDC & the U.S. Dept of HHS
Public Health Information & Data Tutorial: Health Statistics - tutorial focusing on how to find statistics & data sources available on the Internet; supported by the National Library of Medicine and the
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
State Health Facts Online - state comparisons & individual state profiles including data on demographics, health status, health insurance coverage, health costs, minority health, women's health, HIV/AIDS, & children's health, compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation
UAB LHL Health Statistics resources - guide for locating Alabama & U.S. health statistics data, compiled by UAB Lister Hill Library
Medical Blogs/Wikis:
AskDrWiki - wiki created & maintained by physicians with the goal of providing a "collective online memory" for physicians, medical students, & other healthcare providers
Clinical Cases and Images - a case-based curriculum of clinical medicine, contains a collection of case histories with links to imaging and clinical examination & procedure websites
DB's Medical Rants - explorations of medicine and the health care system by one of our own faculty in Huntsville
ganfyd - free collaborative medical knowledge wiki which anyone can read & any registered medical practitioner can edit
Health News from Medical News Today - latest health/medical news posted throughout the day everyday
Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - a practicing primary-care physician tells it like it is
Med-Source - blog written by a medical student to
"provide you [other medical students] with the resources you need to save time and get some sleep during med school"
Multimedia Resources:
Auscultation Assistant - simulations of normal heart sounds, heart murmurs, & breath sounds
BioMed Image Archive - collection of > 8,000 medical, dental, & veterinary images, maintained by the University of Bristol, U.K.
Case-in-Point - cases with images provided by the American College of Radiology
Catalog of Clinical Images - a web-based collection of physical exam findings provided by UCSD School of Medicine
Clinical Cases and Images - case-based curriculum of clinical medicine with images, PE videos, & step-by-step procedure guides developed by physicians at
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University Internal Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Skills Online -
videos demonstrating core clinical skills by the St. George's University of London
Connecticut Tutorials - physical examination videos by the Univ of Connecticut Health Center
DermAtlas.org - searchable Dermatology Image Atlas developed by physicians at Johns Hopkins University
HEAL - Health Education Assets Library, digital library of resources for health sciences education
Heart Sounds Tutorial - heart sounds simulator with text, video, & computer animations
HONMedia - searchable repository of > 6,800 medical images & videos, maintained by Health on the Net Foundation
Interactive Dermatology Atlas - includes an atlas of > 1000 photographs from actual patient visits and also interactive Case & Quiz Modes for simulation & practice testing
LearningRadiology.com -
website containing lectures, handouts, images, Cases of the Week, archives of case quizzes, flashcards of differential diagnoses and “most commons” lists
Lieberman's eRadiology Learning Sites - online teaching programs from the Harvard Medical School curriculum which include primary care radiology case-based problems & interactive tutorials
Medical Image Databases on the Internet - compilation of links to databases, image directories, & search engines provided by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Medical Images on the Web - portal with evaluated, annotated links to online image collections, developed by the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
MedPix - peer-reviewed radiology medical image database
Online Otoscopy - tutorial of basic techniques of otoscopy with photographic images of common conditions seen in primary care
Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant - videos designed to demonstrate physical exam technique, developed by the Univ of Florida College of Medicine
OR-Live - view live or archived surgical webcasts
PHIL - Public Health Image Library, database of photographs, illustrations, & multimedia files provided by the CDC
Physical Exam Modules -
instructional modules and videos demonstrating physical exam techniques by the Univ of Virginia
Physical Examination - videos with written clinical skills notes & guides to physical exam techniques
RedAtlas.org -
an electronic visual atlas of eye disorders maintained by Doheny Eye Institute at USC School of Medicine
Virtual Stethoscope - simulates auscultation of normal & abnormal heart & lung sounds, developed by McGill University
Patient Education Resources:
CDC - patient health information resources developed & maintained by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Children's Health Topics - health information for children, adolescents, & their parents/family provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Cleveland Clinic Center for Consumer Health Information - health information approved by Cleveland Clinic specialists, covering over 900 health topics & updated daily
Doctors for Adults - patient health care information provided by the American College of Physicians
familydoctor.org - patient health information provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians
FDA -
easy-to-read health information available in both English and Spanish developed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Healthy People 2010 -
framework of national health objectives, managed by the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion and the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Mayo Clinic - health tools & information available in printable handout format for patients, provided by the Mayo Clinic
MD Consult - Patient Education handouts, nearly 10,000 written at the 6th-8th grade reading level, approx 30% available in Spanish
MedlinePlus - patient information about > 700 diseases/conditions and prescription & non-prescription drugs, interactive patient tutorials, medical dictionary & encyclopedia, developed & maintained (updated daily) by the National Library of Medicine
Practice Guidelines:
AAFP Clinical Recommendations - American Academy of Family Physicians' policy statements, clinical practice guidelines, & AAFP-endorsed clinical guidelines
AAP Guidelines - American Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guidelines & policy statements
ACC Clinical Statements/Guidelines - evidence-based clinical statements & practice guidelines provided by the American College of Cardiology
ACP Guidelines - clinical practice guidelines developed by the American College of Physicians
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services - guidelines developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to assess & summarize the benefits of
preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medications
National Guideline Clearinghouse -
comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents, provided by
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tutorials:
EndNote Online Tutorials
EndNote Tip Sheets
Exam Master - online tutorial, demo, & printable Quick Start Guide
Finding Health Statistics Online - Michigan Informatics tutorial
PubMed - multiple tutorials for searching PubMed created by the National Library of Medicine
RefWorks Online Tutorial
RefWorks Quick Start Guide
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