MEDICAL / LEGAL  RESOURCES

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Professional Organizations
Resources
Expert and Legal Services and Resources
Disability Systems and Policy
    Americans with Disabilities Act
    Federal Programs
    State Programs
Occupational Medicine Resources
Clinical Resources
    General
    Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Psychology
    Pulmonary Disease
Other Sites of Interest
    Health Care Associations
    Other Associations
    Continuing Medical Education Sites
    Continuing Legal Educaton Sites
    Other Sites

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MEDICAL

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Pain Medicine
• American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physician
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals
• National Association of Occupational Health Professionals

Clinical Resources

General

• American Medical News
• Argus Clearinghouse
• ERDoc.com
• Hardin Meta Director of Internet Health Sources
• Health on the Net
• Healthfinder
• HealthSeek
• Med Nexus
• MEDWEB
• Medical Matrix  
• MedicineNet
• Multimedia Medical Reference Library
• National Library of Medicine
• Physician’s Guide to the Internet
• Physicians Online
• Virtual Hospital

Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Acute Low Back Problems in Adults
• Complete Muscle Tables for the Human Body
• Diagnosis of Disk Disease
• Digital Anatomist
• The Interactive` Knee
• Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Related Subjects
• Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders--The Merck Manual
• Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Visual Display Environment
• NLM’s The Visible Human Project
• Orthopedics Today Online
• Patient’s Guide to Knee Problems
• Patient’s Guide to Low Back Pain  (treatment:  ESI, laminectomy)
• Patient’s Guide to Shoulder Problems
• Primary Care Teaching Modules--Low Back Pain
• Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton
• The Shoulder Source
• The Southern California Orthopedic Institute Home Page
• UNC’s Online Neurosurgery Resident’s Handbook--Nerve and Main Root Supply of Muscles
• UNC’s Online Neurosurgery Resident’s Handbook--Spinal Root Syndromes
• www.spine-health.com

Psychology 

• Mental Health

Pulmonary Disease and Allergy

• Inhalation Diseases of the Lung
• Occupational Asthma: A Primer
• Pulmonary Medicine: The Family Practice Handbook
• Allergy Internet Resources, immune.com
• Allergy and Asthma FAQ Homepage, cs.unc.edu
• The Allergy Store, allergystore.net
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, aaaai.org
• The Food Allergy Network, foodallergy.org

Other Sites of Interest

Health Care Associations

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

• Alliance for Continuing Medical Education

• American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM)

• American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)

• American Medical Association

• American Medical Group Assoication (AMGA)

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

• American Nurses Association (ANA)

• American Osteopathic Healthcare Association (AOHA)

• American Public Health Association (APHA)

• Association for Health Services Research (AHSR)

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

• Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE)

• Canadian Medical Association

• Case Management Society of America (CMSA)

• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

• Medical Library Association (MLA)

• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

• National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA)

Other Associations

• American Association of Association Executives

• American Society of Safety Engineers

• Central Office on ICD-9-CM

• Institute of Medicine

• Medical Outcomes Trust

Continuing Medical Education Sites

• cmeWEB

• Doctor's Guide: Medical Meetings and Conferences

• Medical Meeting Place

• Meetings 1997

• New England Journal of Medicine - Notices of Upcoming Meetings

• Physician's Guide to the Internet, Meetings and Conferences

• CMESearch.com

• MedicalConferences.com

American Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP.org/afp

Primary Care Guidelines

medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines

Dynamed

DynamicMedical.com

MDchoice.com

mdchoice.com/index.asp

Integrated Medical Curriculum

imc.gsm.com

WebMDpractice

WebMD-practice.medcast.com

Primary Care Network

primarycarenetwork.com

Medscape

medscape.com

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LEGAL

Expert and Legal Services and Resources

• American Medical Forensic Specialists, Inc. (AMFS)
• ExpertPages.com
• Expert Witness Network
• Expert-Testimony.com
• L. Mercer McKinley, M.D.
• Placement Associates,Ltd. PA/NP Expert Witnesses
• Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA)
• FindLaw.com
• Lawinfo.com
• Claims Providers of America
• Lido.com  Medical illustration database & online solution for legal case preparation.
• imenet.com/
• seakmedexperts.com

• Medical Advisors, Inc.,Tel  610.941.3980, Fax  610.941.9730

• Expert Witness Directory - JurisPro

Disability Systems and Policy

• Accommodating the Allergic Employee in the Workplace
• The ADA and Injured Workers
• ADA Document Center
• ADA InfoNet
• American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
• Job Accommodation Network
• Managing Information Resources for Accessibility
• National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research Program Directory
• Pre-employment Screening Considerations and the ADA
• Pre-employment Testing and the ADA Prepared by Cornell University
• Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions of the ADA
• Working Effectively with Individuals Who Are HIV-Positive
• Workplace Accommodations for Persons with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Federal Programs

• FedWorld
• Social Security Online

State Programs

• Workers Compensation Administrators - Related Sites
• State of Oregon Disability and Impairment Determinations

Occupational Medicine Resources

• Agency for Toxic Substances Registry
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employee Benefits Survey
• BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Department of Labor Programs and Activities
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles--Index
• Duke Occupational & Environmental Medicine Web Page
• Federal Register Access Center
• Fitting the Job to the Worker: An Ergonomics Program Guideline Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards
• Ergonomics: Comprehensive Internet Resources by Usernomics 
  National Occupational Research Agenda
• NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
• O*NET--The Occupational Information Network
• Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by SIC Codes
• Official Disability Guideline

Continuing Legal Educaton Sites

• The American Bar Association's Center for Continuing Legal Education

  abanet.org/cle

Other Sites

• ERIC Database - world's largest source of educational information

• MD Gateway

• MedWeb Telemedicine - Telemedicine site

• Outcomes Assessment and Research

• Reuters Health Information Services

• Alpha Omega Pain Medicine Associates

• autoaccidentguide.com

Attorney Help - Legal Help and discussion. Find Attorneys in your area.

AskMeHelpDesk.com

FreeAdvice.com

Search Engines

• Achoo

• HealthAtoZ

• Medsite Navigator

• Medical World Search

• Yahoo

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