A collection of resources, including Websites, databases, and links to Duke programs, which focus on alternative medicine, dietary supplements, herbal therapies, and other natural health remedies.
A wide variety of print and electronic resources for finding the biographies of engineers, inventors, Nobel Prize winners, nurses, physicians, psychologists, scientists, and other notable pioneers and personalities.
Selected resources on bioterrorism, biological and chemical agents and some of the diseases these agents cause. Includes readiness and response links as well as federal and state Websites.
A plethora of resources for emergency care, medical, nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy, and specialty board reviews and licensure, including print and/or electronic resources for ACLS, ATLS, BLS, BTLS, EMS, MKSAP, NCLEX, North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, PANCE, Rypins' Clinical Sciences Review, and USMLE.
A collection of reference tools for classification systems on a number of topics, including mental disorders (
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), diseases, morbidity and mortality data (
ICD: International Classification of Diseases), body functions, structure, activities, and related environmental factors (ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health), and medical library organization (the
NLM Classification Schedule).
This subject guide is designed to provide consumers, patients, families, and the general public with links to freely available resources providing health information. Although there is an overwhelming amount of health information on the Web, we have attempted to provide you with the best of the best. Most of these sites have been developed by government organizations, libraries, professional associations, or academic medical centers.
See the
handout for more assistance finding consumer and patient health information while at Duke University Medical Center Library.
Reference tools for diagnosis, therapy, laboratory tests, diagnostic procedures, and other treatment options, along with information on medical errors and rare diseases.
A widespread compilation of directories for locating national and international research centers and organizations, physicians in the United States, hospitals, medical organizations, and various telephone books and search resources, such the reverse phone directory, the reverse email directory, zip code directories, driving directions, government and press information, and company profiles.
A widespread compilation of directories for locating national and international research centers and organizations, physicians in the United States, hospitals, medical organizations, and various telephone books and search resources, such the reverse phone directory, the reverse email directory, zip code directories, driving directions, government and press information, and company profiles.
Print and electronic resources for finding drug information including clinical trials, herbs and natural medicines, food and drug safety, and adverse drug interactions.
In addition to the items listed below, the Ref. Duke section in the Reference area contains material about Duke including policies, procedures, safety manuals, and school bulletins.
Links for hospice, palliative care, materials for physician educators, advance directives, living wills, end-of-life organizations, and other resources for improving the care of the dying.
Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) combines individual clinical expertise with the best
available clinical evidence from systematic research in making decisions about the
care of individual patients. This fully functional EBM warehouse is designed to
assist faculty, house staff, and students in understanding and teaching the
principles and concepts involved in practicing EBM. The site includes 6 units:
EBM from tutorials to workshops, Building Questions, Searching Literature,
Appraising Evidence including EBM worksheets and calculators, EBM at Duke, and
other EBM Internet Resources.
Selected resources including databases, articles, genetic societies, institutes, journals and websites.
Selected resources for information on the health aspect of travel; includes Websites with driving directions and maps.
A selected list of global health databases, organizations, alliances, networks, institutes and directories both on a national and international level.
Databases, Websites, and other resources related to grants, funding opportunities, and research support.
This subject guide includes Gross Anatomy resources used and evaluated in Duke's Gross Anatomy class and other helpful resources on the Web.
This subject guide is intended to provide background information on the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States and more specifically in North Carolina. It is especially useful for clinicians who treat Spanish speaking patients.
Collection of policy, regulatory, and legislative materials including North Carolina statutes, health care directives, and patent and trademark information.
This site was designed for medical, nursing, physician assistant, and physical therapy students and residents who will be leaving Duke University Medical Center for new opportunities which may not provide them with access to many information resources. The sites and resources listed here are available at no charge unless otherwise noted.
See also the Clinical Tools for Life after Duke page based on some of the free resources listed in this subject guide.
List of portals to health and medical information.
Selected resources on patient safety, medical mistakes and errors that put the patient at risk.
The purpose of this subject guide is to provide links to medical image Websites. Please check the usage policies for each site before downloading any images. Free usage of images is allowed on some sites for educational purposes, while others require that you ask permission or pay user registration or fees. Some permit only links to their site and do not allow downloading of images.
A podcast lets you automatically download audio and sometimes video directly to iTunes, Juice, or another feed-reading software program of your choice. Podcasts can be listened to on a computer or downloaded onto a portable MP3 player such as an iPod. Links to the podcasts listed on this page take you to the Webpage that describes the podcast; follow links from each page to the iTunes or other feed option to subscribe to the podcast. To learn more about podcasting, read the
Wikipedia entry on podcasts.
A compilation of calendars for academic medicine, behavioral, biomedical, scientific, and technical meetings. Also a resource for continuing medical education (CME) courses.
Listing of local, national, and international newspapers.
This subject guide was created to help people easily locate information on the field and practice of nursing, including legal resources, resources at Duke University Medical Center, and research resources. A separate section on Nursing board examinations and certification is included, with links to relevant Websites and listings for books and electronic resources available at the Medical Center Library.
Resources for nursing research and practice can be found on the Nursing Tools for DUMC page at:
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/tools/nursing
A variety of Websites for finding local, medical, and celebrity obituary listings.
Resources providing information on software and support for PDAs.
Guidelines and consensus and technology assessment statements offering guidance for current medical practice.
This Web page consists of resources in health/public health administration. These resources include: associations, career sites, Websites, journals, North Carolina resources and schools with public health programs.
This subject guide contains lists of rankings on Diseases, Doctors and Healthcare, Drugs and Substances, and Education and Business. Click on the tabs to see more resources.
Print and Web resources on various aspects of social work.
A selected list of major books, Websites and organizations, both national and international and includes major providers of North Carolina statistics.
A comprehensive listing of style manuals for referencing publications, standards and conventions for formatting a variety of resources, including electronic sources.
The Duke Medical Center Library has set up a del.icio.us account where we have tagged numerous health-related Websites. You can view these tags on our
del.icio.us page, or you may set up a free del.icio.us account and subscribe to the Library's network to see new sites as they are tagged.
Resources to assist in locating test instruments, some not available commercially.
A select list of institutes, journals and specific research to assist in our understanding of this expanding new field.
A selected list of calculators, converters, books with standard conversion charts and tables, and dictionaries.
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Alternative and Complementary Therapies
