Resources for Health Care Professionals
Surgical Organizations with Patient Education
Surgical Specialty Organizations with Surgical Education that Meets ACS/AMA Guidelines for Informed Consent
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Urological Association
- The Foundation of the American Academy of Opthalmology
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Reproductive Surgeons
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Society of Vascular Surgeons
Professional Healthcare Organizations with Patient Education
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Heart Association
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Comprehensive databases of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and realted documents provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and specialty organizations
- American College of Surgeons Cancer Care Guidelines
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
Contains over 800 surgical guidelines developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - American Heart Association
Medical and scientific statements
- American Society of Anesthesiology
- American Pain Foundation
- American Medical Association
- National Institute of Health/National Library of Medicine Pain Resources
Cancer Resources
Resources from American College of Surgeons, American Cancer Society, and other professional organizations.
- American College of Surgeons
- C-Change Collaborating to Conquer Cancer (PDF)
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Trauma Resources
American College of Surgeons Trauma site with information on injury prevention, disasters, trauma registry, and numerous trauma publications
PubMed Central
Users can access full text articles of over 200 years of biomedical research.
Revised October 11, 2011
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