Organizational Resources

Medical Library

Quick resources to keep you up to date with information from current biomedical literature and government websites that contain surgical patient information on a variety of topics 

• Science Journals
  PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine and allows you to search scientific and medical journals.
• National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Health
  Government site that contains health information on a wide variety of topics

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 Ophthalmology
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• Society of Reproductive Surgeons
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Society of Vascular Surgeons

Professional Health Care Organizations with Patient Education

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Comprehensive databases of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and specialty organizations

• Evidence Based Decisions in Surgery
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  Contains more than 800 surgical guidelines developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• American Heart Association Medical and scientific statements

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