Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Useful Links


Links to organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our visitors.  The links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations by the Department of Family and Community Medicine or Tulane University and none should be inferred.  The Department of Family and Comunity Medicine is not responsible for the content of the web pages found through these links.


 

Family Medicine Links

Association of Family Practice Administrators (AFPA)

Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network (ASPN) - Primary care clinicians dedicated to practice-based research.

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

American Board of Family Practice (ABFP)

Archives of Family Medicine

Baton Rouge General FMR Program

FamilyPractice.com

Family Practice Notebook

Family Practice Residency Programs - a listing

Journal of Family Practice

ICD Codes for Family Practice

Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP)

myHq: Dr. McNabbs Medical Bookmarks

Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)

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Preventive Medicine Links

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

American Public Health Association

C. A. USE - Careful Antibiotic Use to Prevent Resistance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC)

Guide to Community Preventive Services (DHHS)

Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) - National Institutes of Health

Healthy People 2010 (DHHS)

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Preventive Medicine Resource Center from the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)

Preventive Tests and Immunizations Tool at Doctors Orders

Public Health Links - from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

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Patient Education Links

Alzheimers Association

American Botanical Council - Educating the public on the use of Herbs and Phytomedicinals

American Council on Exercise - Get Certified!

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

American Dietetic Association (ADA)

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

Ask NOAH about: Diabetes

Basic Diabetes Information from the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Cancer Network

Cancer Information - National Cancer Institute

Children and Tobacco Web Site (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)

Dr. Koop

Exercises for Osteoarthritis

Go Ask Alice - Columbia University's Health Question and Answer Internet Service

Healthfinder - Consumer health and human services information, with a search engine

Housecall - The seventh largest provider of home health services in the United States

FamilyDoctor.org - AAFP Patient Education site

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)

InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Health Information

Joslin Diabetes Center

Kids Health

LSU Family Medicine Department - Patient Education on a variety of topics

Managing your Diabetes - LillyDiabetes.com

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis

Medscape - Medical information in various categories for laypeople

Mental Health

Parents. The Anti-Drug

Personal Exercise Programs

Pregnancy Calendar

Shape Up America! - How to improve your health and live longer

Smoking Cessation Links from Tobacco.org

Smoking Cessation Assistance - Tackling Tobacco

Useful Resources to Quit Smoking from the CDC

Tabacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) - CDC

Ten-Year Heart Disease Risk Calculator

The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General - May 27, 2004

Virtual Hospital

WebMD Patient Information

Weight-control Information Network - NIDDK

Weight Loss and Control

"Wizard of Os" - Colposcopy Newsletter from the Columbia Family Practice Residency Program

 

 

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Evidence-Based Medicine and Quality Links

ACP Journal Club - American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (UK)

The Cochrane Collaboration: Reviews of the Effects of Health Care (Canada)

InfoPOEMs Inc: Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters

National Guideline Clearinghouse - A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

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Medical Education Links

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation

Center for Continuing Education - Tulane University Medical Center

A Medical Student's Guide to Strolling Through the Match (AAFP)

Obstetrics and Maternity Care Teaching Materials for Family Medicine

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Rural Health Links

AAFP Rural Health Exchange (Resource list)

Jefferson Medical College Physician Shortage Area Program:
http://www.tju.edu/psap/home/index.cfm
http://www.unmc.edu/Community/ruralmeded/model/medsch/physician_shortage_area_program_.htm

Louisiana Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

Louisiana Rural Health Access Program

National Rural Health Association

Rural Family Medicine (STFM Interest Group)

Rural Healthy People 2010

Rural Physician Associate Program (Minnesota)

Rural Policy Research Institute

The World of Rural Medical Education

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Medical Organizations and Agencies

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Medical Association (AMA)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

American Public Health Association

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Louisiana AHEC "Med Job Louisiana" - The source for professional medical jobs and continuing education in La.

Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP)

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS)

Medical Group Management Assoication (MGMA)

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca)

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Commonly Used Medical Journals

ACP Journal Club

Annals of Internal Medicine

British Medical Journal

Family Practice Management

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Journal of Family Practice

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

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Other Medical Resources

DynaMed - A comprehensive point-of-care reference

eMedicine - An online emergency medicine textbook

Internet Grateful Med - Free MEDLINE Search

Medscape Primary Care Home Page

U.S. National Library of Medicine

NeedyMeds - Obtaining medications for needy patients

Prescriber's Letter - Up-to-date information for drug prescribers

Rx List - The Internet Drug index

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Medical Links Pages


Family Medicine Links Pages

Family-L: The Academic Discussion List for Family Medicine

Hardin, MD Family Medicine Links - Lists of Lists (Look for our site!)

LSU Medical Center Shreveport - Family Medicine Server
 

Other Medical Links Pages

James S. Todd Memorial Library - AMA listing of medical specialty societies and other sites

Physician's Home Page - medical journal listings

Patient Education List - Listings of links as well as info on specific topics from Coastal Medical

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Miscellaneous Links

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Doctor Fun - One-panel cartoon updated every weekday

The Electronic Textbook of Dermatology

Geriatrics - Mayo Clinic Rochester

Links to Coding Systems - From Duke University

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, LA)

National Committee for Quality Assurance

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Travelers' Health - CDC Traveler

UC Davis Medical Informatics

UCLA PreceptorNet - Promoting Community Medicine Online

Virtual Hospital

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - Medical book publisher/bookseller

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