 Patient Handouts |
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| Anesthesiology |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists |
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| Internal Medicine / Subspecialties |
| ACP - Patient Information Catalog |
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| Allergy |
| American Academy of Allergy Immunology and Allergy - Patient Information |
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Antibiotic Use |
| Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work - CDC |
| Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help - AAFP |
| Danger of Antibiotic Overuse - AAFP |
| Runny Nose in Children - AAFP |
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| Cardiology |
| American Heart Association - Common Cardiovascular Conditions |
| American Heart Association - Treatments and Tests |
| American Heart Association - Lifestyle and Risk Reduction |
| American Heart Association - Patient Information in Spanish |
| American Heart Association - Cardiology Patient Page -Exercise Testing and Nuclear Scanning |
| Patient Information from Circulation - Cardiology Patient Pages |
| American Society of Nuclear Cardiology - Nuclear stress testing patient information |
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| Diabetes / Endocrine |
| American Diabetes Association - General Diabetes Information |
| American Diabetes Association - Type 1 Diabetes, Complications |
| American Diabetes Association - Ketoacidosis |
| American Diabetes Association - Glucose Monitoring |
| American Diabetes Association - Tight Diabetes Control |
| American Diabetes Association - The Basics of Insulin |
| American Diabetes Association - Insulin Storage and Syringe Safety Information |
| American Diabetes Association -Insulin Routines |
| American Diabetes Information - Insulin Pumps |
| American Diabetes Information - Oral Medications |
| America Diabetes Information - What is Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS)? |
| Diabetes information translated for a number of immigrant groups |
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| Geriatrics |
| American Geriatric Society - Patient Education Fact Sheets, including advances directives |
| Geriatric Mental Health Foundation - Information for patients, family and caregivers |
| American Academy of Neurology - Patient information website- stroke, dementia, Parkinson's etc |
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| Gastroenterology |
| American College of Gastroenterolgy - Extensive list of patient information brochures and topics |
| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse - Extensive List of GI diseases for the public |
| Liver Foundation - Public information - Hepatitis, Cirrhosis and other Liver Diseases |
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| HIV / AIDS |
| HIV Clinical Trials Explained |
| HIV Medications - Managing Drug Side Effects |
| Viral Hepatitis and HIV |
| AIDSinfo's Health Topics section - Wide range of topics for the public |
| CDC HIV - Public Information Brochures (including Spanish) Wide range of topics for the public |
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| Oncology |
| National Cancer Institute - Introduction to Clinical Trials |
| OncoLink - Radiation Side Effects |
| OncoLink - Chemotherapy information |
| American Cancer Society - Chemotherapy |
| American Cancer Society - Managing Cancer Pain |
| American Cancer Society - Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy |
| American Cancer Society - Radiation Therapy Effects |
| American Cancer Society - Nutrition for Cancer Patients |
| American Cancer Society - All About Cancer (General Information) |
| RSNA - Public Information on Radiation Therapy |
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| Pulmonary |
| American College of Chest Physicians - patient information - procedures and diseases |
| American Lung Association - Patient information by disease , COPD, Lung Ca etc. |
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| Renal |
| National Kidney Foundation A-Z public health guides |
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| Rheumatology |
| American College of Rheumatology - Patient brochures for rheumatologic diseases |
| American College of Rheumatology - Medication information |
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| Family Practice |
| American Academy of Family Physicians - patient information on a wide range of topics |
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| Multispecialty Patient Information Databases |
| American Academy of Family Physicians |
| AHCPR Supported Consumer Guides |
| AHCPR Supported Consumer Guides (Spanish) |
| Virtual Hospital - Adult Health Topics |
| MerckMedicus Patient Handouts |
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| Multicultural Patient Information |
| Ethomed- pt information on a wide variety of topics for a number of immigrant groups |
| American Cancer Society - Pt information in Asian Languages |
| Healthy Roads Media - education materials in a number of languages |
| FDA- easy-to-read health brochures in both English and Spanish |
| Medline - Hispanic American Health Topics |
| AAFP Patient Information in Spanish |
| American Urological Association - Patient information in Spanish |
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| Neurology |
| American Academy of Neurology - Patient information website- stroke, dementia, Parkinson's etc. |
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| Obstetrics / Gynecology |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
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| Orthopedics |
| Orthoinfo.org |
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| Pediatrics |
| American Academy of Pediatrics - Information for parents, a broad range of topics and conditions |
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Medline Plus - Child and Teen Topics |
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| Pharmacology |
| Medline Drug Information |
| OncoLink - Chemotherapy information |
| American Diabetes Information - Oral Medications |
| Rx List |
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| Psychiatry |
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Geriatric Mental Health Foundation - Information for patients, family and caregivers |
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| Rehabilitation |
| APM&R - Rehabilitation and treatment of illnesses - all |
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| Radiology |
| Radiology - Public Information on Diagnostic Procedures |
| Radiology - Public Information on Interventional Procedures |
| American Society of Nuclear Cardiology - Nuclear stress testing patient information |
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| Surgery |
| American College of Surgeons - Commonly asked questions |
| American College of Surgeons - Common procedures |
| Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - Patient Information |
| The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Patient Information |
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| Urology |
| American Urological Association - Patient information site for adult conditions |
| American Urological Association - Patient information site for pediatric conditions |
