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  1. Medical Journals & Articles :
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  2. Medical Literature and Books
    Literature other than journals and online medical texts.
    • AMEDEO
      ‘All AMEDEO services are Free.’ Access medical literature. Sections have considerable detail.
    • Atlas of Human Skeletal Anatomy
      Download .pdf files covering The Basics, Cranium [Part 1], with Cranium Part 2 available soon.
    • Textbooks :
      • Medical Textbooks Online
        From Medic8® Medical Directory. A listing of texts under medical topics from ‘Anaesthesia’ to ‘Surgery’. Also links to other textbook sites and further medical information.
      • Visit the new Textbooks’ page for a listing of this and other area’s textbooks that are available for Free, either online or in downloadable format.
    • Wiley InterScience : Medicine & Healthcare
      Listings of books, journals, databases and more.
  3. Medical Systems
    Medical systems in countries around the world, e.g. Medicare in Australia.
  4. Medication Information
    Medications by common or trade name.
    • Alcohol & Drug Information
      US based. Information, in a variety of forms, about substance abuse whether alcohol or drug related. Previously Prevline.
    • Australian Prescription Products Guide
      ‘The APPGuide includes more than 3 900 prescription and non-prescription Product Information monographs [PIs] and nearly 2 000 Consumer Medicine Information listings [CMIs]. Consumer Medicine Information is Free to browse without logging in. You must subscribe to view all other information. Now the APPGuide includes new features such as Drug-Drug Interactions and Herb-Drug Interactions. The APPGuide Online also includes extra reference material, such as Australian Approved Food Additive Numbers, Medicines in Pregnancy, Patient support organisations and a Pharmacological and Therapeutic index.’
    • Consumer Drug Info
      US based. ‘Consumer Drug Information Sheets on this site give general information about newly approved prescription drugs. Only information about drugs approved since January 1998. Since these drugs are newly approved, they may not yet be on the market.’ Remember - drugs may have different names in Australia.
    • Drugs.com : Drug Information Online
      The most popular and comprehensive. Try their up-to-date drug information resource online. Fast, easy searching of over 24 000 approved medications. US Based. Also Pill Identification Wizard.
    • Drug Information RxList
      Information about a range of drugs, an encyclopaedia, articles, top 200 and more.
    • Medication
      A database of most medications, accessible by trade or chemical name.
    • Pharmweb
      Information on pharmaceuticals, including breaking news.
  5. Mental Health :
    • BluePages Depression Information
      Australian information.
    • Centre for Mental Health Research
      [Australian National University]
      ‘Conducts research into mental health problems in the community. We research risk factors, causes and outcomes of mental health disorders using large epidemiological surveys. We also develop and evaluate interventions designed to increase public knowledge about mental health, and to prevent and treat common mental health problems.’
    • Mental Health Australia
      ‘Disseminating resources, information and support to health professionals, consumers, carers and all others interested.’
    • Mental Health Net
      Information about conditions, disorders, substance abuse, etc.. Primarily designed for professionals.
    • National Mental Health Information Centre
      Topics addressing specific problems, features, news, forums, publications and links. Some sections are US centred.
    • Not for Service …
      [Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health Care in Australia]
      Extensive, recent report on caring for those with mental illness. It can be read in full or downloaded in .pdf either in full or in parts.
    • Phobia List, The
      The titles of various phobias. No other details provided, although there are sections including links where you can seek help. Done alphabetically.
    • PsycInfo
      Possibly the best psychology related site. Information from 1 300+ worldwide journals in many languages.
    • The MoodGYM Training Program
      Australian training program ‘delivering cognitive training therapy for preventing depression.’
    • Schizophrenia
      Information about this debilitating disease, links to other sites.
  6. Neuroscience :
    • Annals of Neurology [Journal]
      Journal with both abstracts and full-text articles.
    • Australian Neuroscience Society
      Society information plus links covering Primary Resources, General Resources and Other Societies.
    • Case of the Month
      ‘Neurology Residents [] present cases they have found to be challenging and they feel would be of interest to others. A new case will be posted near the first of each month.’ Interactive.
    • Child Neurology
      ‘To coordinate the available internet resources in Child Neurology, both for professionals and patients.’ Includes Most Useful Sites, Journals, Pharmaceutical Information, Research and more.
    • eMedicine Medical Articles - Neurology
      Free online reference articles and texts.
    • Gateway to Neurology
      Based from the Massachusetts General Hospital.
    • Internet Handbook of Neurology
      Huge listing of links grouped under specific headings and covering all aspects from ‘How to take a History’ to specific cases.
      Temporarily Closed. Check back.
    • Introduction to Neuropathology
      Images and texts based around multiple related topics.
    • Neurology
      Online journal. This link provides faster Australian access.
    • Neurology and Neuroscience Journals
      Extensive listing. Other relevant neuroscience sites have also been included.
    • Neuromuscular Disease
      A combination online textbook/encyclopaedia of Neuromuscular Disease.
    • Neuroscience [Biosciences]
      ‘A component of The World-Wide Web Virtual Library.’
    • Neurosciences on the Internet
      ‘A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet: : Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases.’
    • Nervous System/Neurology
      From HardinMD comes this listing of links to this area and to related areas [especially specific diseases].
  7. News, Medical & General Medical Information
    Breaking medical news.
    • Breaking Health News
      Through Reuter’s, continuous health news.
    • Ferguson Report, The
    • Health News Directory [Doctor Directory]
    • HealthDay
    • MedExplorer
      Your Health and Medical Information Centre.
    • Medical Breakthroughs [Ivanhoe]
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    • Medpage Today
      ‘MedPage Today is the only medical news service for physicians that links consumer medical news and the professional medical analysis needed by clinicians.’
    • Medscape
      Free site for professionals [requires registration].
    • WebMD
    • World Health Statistics 2007
      [A guide to statistical information at WHO]
      ‘World health statistics 2007 presents the most recent health statistics for WHO’s 193 Member States. This third edition includes a section with 10 highlights of global health statistics for the past year as well as an expanded set of 50 health statistics. World Health Statistics 2007 has been collated from publications and databases produced by WHO’s technical programmes and regional offices.’
  8. Obstetrics & Gynaecology :
    • ObgynNet [specialist]
      For medical professionals, the industry and women. Search engine, featured sections.
    • ORGYN.com
      [The Essential Resource in Obstetrics and Gynaecology]
      News, webzine, archival information, e.g. fertility, obstetrics, etc., resources, conference information, links, email updates and more.
  9. Optical Information :
    • International Centre for Eye Health
      ‘Aims to empower local eye health workers to deliver quality eye care to people living in the poorest communities in the world’.
    • Myeyenet
      All eye conditions, treatment, supplies and suppliers.
  10. Parkinson’s Disease :
  11. Pediatrics :
  12. Phenylketonuria
    Information, fact sheets, news.
  13. Radiology & Related Areas :
    • BrighamRAD
      ‘Contains education and research materials for radiologists, medical students, and patients.’ Now based at Harvard.
    • Medical Radiation Physics
      ‘The application of radiation in medical sciences … designed as a resource for practicing medical physicists or scientists who want to pursue a career in medical physics.’
    • Radiology Anatomy Atlas
      ‘This is a Free program, available for Macintosh and recently for Windows, that allows viewing of labeled images of human anatomy. The labels are linked to a database that offers in-depth descriptions of the parts of anatomy. An image or series of images is stored in a folder and then accessed by the program.’

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S - Z

  1. Software
    Includes tools and programs.
    • Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions
      ‘Dictaphone provides the most comprehensive family of speech-driven clinical documentation systems, supporting all types of physician documentation and workflow.’ This is the basis of a system being used effectively in Australia. It is obviously Fee-based, commercial software.
    • SMARTIE
      ‘A carefully selected comprehensive collection or “suite” of medical software decision tools or MedNotes™ ranging from clinical calculators [i.e. risk factor scoring] up to the most advanced medical decision support tools [i.e. acute abdominal pain diagnosis].’
    • PEPI-for-Windows [WINPEPI]
      ‘Computer programs for epidemiologists [are] designed for use in practice and research in the health field and as learning or teaching aids. They aim to complement other statistics packages.’
  2. Specific Conditions
    These have been included here as there is not enough on any condition at this time to justify individual sections.
    • ACCA.net, Welcome to
      Australian association for Crohns and Colitis. Information on trials, news, articles, research.
    • Addison’s Disease
      What it is, a history, first report, Addison’s book, extracts from a range of other books.
    • AD/HD
      American Health Service. Detailed explanation of symptoms and effective treatment methods.
    • AIDSinfo - HIV - AIDS Information
      US Department of Health. Treatment, prevention, drugs, vaccines, trials, AIDs related illnesses, clinical trials, links to other sources, brochures, fact sheets, resources for specific groups.
    • Blood Pressure Under Control, How to Keep Your
      Facts on high blood pressure causes, symptoms, keeping it under control, podcast and more. Simply put.
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet
      Research, links to other sites [US based]. Additional links to other disorders.
    • Dermatology Atlas, The
      Check the gallery of examples while finding about skin diseases.
    • Influenza : CDC - Influenza
      Fact sheet covering Key Facts to a Vaccine Dosage Chart.
    • Kawasaki Syndrome
      Detailed information.
    • Linus Pauling Institute - Micronutrient Information
      ‘Is a source for up to date, scientifically accurate information regarding the role of specific vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals [plant chemicals that may affect health], and other nutrients in preventing disease and promoting health.’
    • Myelin Project
      Demyelinatine diseases including multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophies. Research, information, publications and links. Free registration. The original website can be found here.
    • Speech Pathology Australia
      A Speech Pathologist register, events, news, consumer information, becoming a speech pathologist and information for speech pathologists.
    • UrologyChannel.com, Welcome to
      Information on conditions from adrenal cancers to vasectomy, breaking news, glossary, resources, help with treatment decisions and links.
  3. Therapeutic Treatments :
  4. Tutorials
    A range of medical procedures, skills, finding medical information, etc..
    • A Student’s Guide to the Medical Literature
      Includes tutorials, search strategies, critical appraisal assistance and a pocket version for PDAs.
    • Brain Model Tutorial
      ‘Designed to teach you the various parts of the brain and their functions.’
    • Blood Coagulation Tutorial
      Multiple sections cover all aspects. Access a range of other tutorial pages of a similar nature here.
    • Cranial Nerves Tutorial
      12 listed, with multiples sections in each including annotated diagrams.
    • DNA Structure
      ‘An Interactive Animated Nonlinear Tutorial.’
    • Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorials
      Multi-step process is used.
    • Internet Medic, Welcome to
      ‘A Free, “teach yourself” tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills [for medics].’
      Now run by Intute.
    • Interactive Health Tutorials
      ‘Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. Requires a special Flash plug-in, version 6 or above.’
    • Medicine Online Tutorials and Guides
      Developed by the University of New South Wales and designed to develop skills in accessing medical information, tutorials and usage.
    • Mini-Tutorials
      ‘Focus on a specific subject area and include text supplemented by clickable images for viewing.’ 20 included.
    • MRI :
    • Neuroscience Tutorial
      ‘Illustrated guide to the essential basics of clinical neuroscience created in conjunction with [a] first-year course for medical students.’
    • Online Tutorials : Medicine
      ‘Free online tutorials for medical professionals.’
    • Virtual Human
      A variety of links covering ‘virtual human’ information, including ‘slices’, etc..
      • Autopsy, The Virtual
        Anatomy and physiology mini-tutorials, 18 case studies, information on use, links and the opportunity to contact the people at the Warwick Medical School, University of Leicester.
      • Visible Human Project [1]
        A range of annotated links to a significant number of sites where you can view human bodies in virtual/visual medical formats. Side menu offers a range of other/further options.
      • Visible Human Project [2]
        ‘Serve[s] The National Library of Medicine’s Visible Human data to Health Science students, clinicians, educators, and researchers. Novel 2D and 3D navigational browsers provide VH derived content in an educationally relevant manner.’
      • Visible Human Server
        ‘To provide additional Visible Human services especially for teaching anatomy, we have produced a software named Visible Human Video Editor. It enables teachers to create anatomic video presentations incorporating animations, sound, and cursor movements.’
  5. Virtual Medicine & Experience
    ‘Virtual’ experiences, understandings & information.
    • BL Health Care
      ‘TVx is a powerful disease management platform that enables healthcare providers to manage and educate their patients through a highly interactive interface. The platform uses the patient’s own television as a portal to view their health information collected from wireless peripheral devices, receive engaging multimedia content for disease-specific education and training, and communicate with their providers through high-quality video visits via two-way video conferencing capabilities.’
    • Centre for Health Innovation
      ‘The Centre for Health Innovation drives improvements to the safety and quality of health care through collaboration between clinicians, scientists and technology developers. Based at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, the Centre supports simulation education, research and technology assessments. Our facility provides a near-clinical test bed environment in which to train health professionals and evaluate new technologies and systems that can support better models of care.’
    • Southwest Alliance of Rural Health Virtual Health
      Information on a range of virtual services from educational programs through to assessment and monitoring, operated by the Southwest Alliance of Rural Health in Victoria.
    • Telehealth, NSW
      ‘Telehealth is the transmission of images, voice and data between two or more health units via Telecommunications channels, to provide clinical advice, consultation, education and training services. Telemedicine connects patients, carers and health care providers, improving access to quality public health care, particularly in rural and remote parts of NSW. Telemedicine is about utilising telecommunications in image transfer and videoconferencing to improve access to quality health care. For instance, through videoconferencing a patient can communicate with their specialist and health care provider about treatment needs and options.’
    • Telehealth Sevices Qld
      Downloadable .pdf brochure giving information about this. Part of the Statewide Services Division.
    • Virtual Critical Care Unit
      ‘In collaboration with Wentworth Area Health Service and New South Wales Health, CSIRO has developed and installed a ‘Virtual Critical Care Unit’ [ViCCU]. This allows a specialist intensivist located at one hospital to supervise a resuscitation team located at a peripheral hospital.’ How it is done, .pdf files with background information.
    • Virtual Hospital
      Information on matters medical, from the simplest to the most complex, in a common sense, easy to understand way.

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