Medicine Resources

JCU Library Resources

• InfoHelp home page - questions answered, assistance given online, or by phone or email

Catalogue

• Tropicat - JCU's library catalogue

Databases - General Information

• Electronic Databases - a listing of all databases available through JCU

• How To Guides - read online or print out for help on how to use internet resources better [JCU]

Indexing/Abstracting Databases

Off campus access is available for most databases and electronic journals. Simply click on this link, and follow the instructions. You will be returned to this page and can then simply click on the required resource to access it. If a password is required, this can be obtained from InfoHelp

• MEDLINE via Ovid - the premier database for every aspect of health

• MEDLINE - the premier database for every aspect of health [via the PubMed service]

• CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature covering 1200+ journals

• Informit - indexes Australian articles including those in these health related databases:

• Australasian Medical Index

• Australian Public Affairs Information Service - Health

• AusportMed

• Health & Society Database

• MDConsult - Access to ebooks, journals, clinics and patient education/handouts

• CAB Direct - CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, including Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases and Tropical Diseases Bulletin

• Scopus - Over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers; also results from scientific web pages and patent records from 5 patent offices.

• Web of Science / Current Contents - indexes 8,500 of the world’s most cited journals across all disciplines

• Ingenta.com - search for journal articles (was UnCover Plus): online articles searches c5,500 electronic journals; fax/Ariel articles searches the Tables of Contents of c.28,000 print titles

• PsycINFO - indexes and abstracts the psychological literature

• Australian Medicines Handbook - includes 'class' information about types of drugs, 'monographs' on individual drugs including lists of commercially available forms and 'treatment' documents for some common diseases where drugs are an important part of management.

• AusDI - is the first comprehensive, authoritative, unbiased source of drug and therapeutic information developed for Australian pharmacists, medical practitioners, nurses and other health care professionals

• Martindale - the complete drug reference

• DRUGDEX - Designed to deliver unbiased drug information for those who prescribe, order, dispense, or administer medications. FDA-approved and investigational drugs, along with nonprescription and non-U.S. preparations, are covered with regard to dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, clinical applications, and comparative drug efficacy.

• SOCIOFILE (Sociological Abstracts) - [via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts]

Full text databases

• InfoTrac - indexes over 2,000 journals with full-text articles from over half available online

• ProQuest 5000 - another indexing and full-text database complementing InfoTrac

• Wiley Interscience - full text of Wiley journals

• ScienceDirect - online access to 290 Elsevier, Harcourt and Academic Press journals (subsumes IDEAL)

• Blackwell Scientific - full text of most Blackwell Scientific journals via Synergy

Electronic Journals

• Electronic journals - hot-linked, alphabetical listing of full-text journals available to members of James Cook University

• You can also link directly to journals via Tropicat : the JCU Library Catalogue using the web (but not the text) version

• Free Medical Journals - links to free online full-text journals listed by medical specialty

• Medical Journals - links to the websites of thousands of medical and bioscience journals

• Australian Journals On-line - includes links to Australian medical journals [National Library of Australia]

• Medical Journal of Australia - free full text issues and collections of articles on topical subjects

• British Medical Journal - online, excellent and e-friendly - includes collections of BMJ articles on special topics

• Student BMJ - e-journal for medical undergraduates [British Medical Journal]

• Medicine Australia - online journal of medicine with links to medical web resources

• Journals in Index Medicus - find by abbreviated title, full title, subject, and country of publication

• Biomedical Journal Title Search - links to sites that return the full journal title from an abbreviation, or vice versa

Medical Community

• Australian Medical Association

• Doctors' Reform Society of Australia

• Royal Australian College of Physicians

• American Medical Association

• British Medical Association

• Australian Medical Council - Australian Medical Schools, State Medical Boards, medical course accreditation, information for exam candidates etc.

• Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada and

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Medical Conferences - worldwide listing of medical conferences. If you can't find it here, try

• Medical conference announcements

Medical and Health Resources - General

Gateways/Directories

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources - essential subject listing of the best medical gateways [University of Iowa]

• OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information - annotated directory of quality internet resources in medicine, health and biosciences

• Medscape - large collection of free peer-reviewed clinical medicine articles, CME and links for doctors and medical students - free registration required

• MedWeb - hyperlinked catalogue of web health sites and medical journals [Emory Health Sciences Center Library]

• WebMD - well regarded search engine for clinical practitioners returning good full-text results from its library of medical information

• Australiahealth.com - links to Australian health-related websites

• DrsReference Site - excellent collection of annotated links and full-text resources, Australian medical websites, medical texts and patient information

General Health

• Virtual Hospital - essential site with multimedia textbooks, CME and Virtual Children's Hospital

• Health Information A to Z - wealth of information about various common and exotic diseases [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

• MDChoice.com - peer-reviewed professional medical content includes ECG and radiology rounds, cyberpatient simulator, online texts and journals

• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - free, searchable, hyperlinked ready reference for drugs, disorders, diseases and treatment

• Medem Medical Library - clinical content, patient education and healthcare information from US medical societies

• On-line Medical Dictionary - best free, online, hyperlinked dictionary of medical and biomedical terms [Gray Laboratory Medical Trust, UK]

• Online Medical and Science Dictionaries - directory of online dictionaries and glossaries in the fields of bioscience and medicine

• Health Report - Radio National - searchable transcripts of the ABC Radio Health Reports

• Reuter's Health News Stories

Bioethics & Codes of Professional Practice

• Codes of Ethics Online: Health Care - [Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology]

• Biomedical & Health Care Ethics Resources on WWW - good starting point to find out about bioethics & health care ethics [University of British Columbia]

• AMA Code of Ethics - and check Policy & Issues for other position statements and guidelines [Australian Medical Association]

• Bioethics for Clinicians - excellent case-based series of articles [Canadian Medical Association Journal]

• Hippocratic Oath

• Physicians for Human Rights - advocating the use of medical science to investigate and prevent human rights abuse

Consumer Health Information

• InteliHealth - comprehensive collection of consumer health information including research findings from medical journals [Johns Hopkins Medical Center]

• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - high quality, highly regarded health information service for consumers [New York Academy of Medicine]

• Patient Information Publications - information used by two English GPs as a supplement to the consultation

Evidence Based Medicine & Clinical Trials

• Cochrane Library - primary source of evidence-based health-care research and reviews of clinical trials [free via the Australian Government]

• Australasian Cochrane Centre - provides EBM database information and Cochrane Guidelines, Manuals, and Software

• HSTAT (Health Services Technology Assessment Texts) - access clinical practice guidelines, reference guides for clinicians, evidence reports and other full-text documents useful in health care decision making [National Library of Medicine]

• PubMed Clinical Queries - limit your Medline search results to evidence-based papers

• Turning Research Into Practice: TRIP database - single search of multiple evidence based sites to find high quality health related information

• Bandolier : Evidence-based healthcare - respected free e-journal [Oxford University]

• Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - official centre for EBM and essential source of information and teaching materials [Oxford University]

• HealthLinks: Evidence-Based Practice and Guidelines - useful short-list of essential links [University of Washington]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse - comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents

• Netting the Evidence - introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet with a short review of each site [Sheffield University]

• NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines - evidence-based clinical practice guidelines [National Health and Medical Research Council]

• Resources for Practising Evidence-Based Medicine - links, mostly to full-text articles [PedsCCM Evidence Based Journal Club]

• Seeking the Evidence: a protocol - ten-step guide to finding evidence based data [Sheffield University]

• Users' Guides to Evidence-based Practice - how to use clinical practice guidelines [JAMA]

Governments & Organisations

• AMWAC (Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee) - links to Australian State Health Departments, medical associations, rural health organisations, University medical schools etc

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - full text of government medical publications as well as the health information Knowledgebase

• Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care - vital site with information about the department, Media releases, contacts, and publications

• HealthInsite - web-based quality-assured information on health issues, policies and services [Australian Government]

• Health Insurance Commission - Medicare, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Practice Incentives Program, Immunisation Incentives Program etc

• International Red Cross

• Medicin sans Frontieres

• National Health and Medical Research Council: NHMRC - media releases, research, committees, guidelines, electronic publications

• National Library of Medicine (US) - Current Bibliographies in Medicine, databases and electronic information sources, MeSH, History of Medicine, online exhibitions etc

• Queensland Health

• Queensland legislation including the Medical Act 1939 etc

• Therapeutic Goods Administration - regulation of medicines and medical devices in Australia [Department of Health and Aged Care]

• US National Institutes of Health - reams of US government health information and links to disease resources, practice guidelines etc

• World Health Organization - full text documents and statistics relating to public and environmental health and epidemiology

Health Economics

• Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) - [University of Sydney]

• Health Reform Online - World Bank Economic Development Institute's Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing Program

• University of York Centre for Health Economics - links to many international health economics sites

Health Education & Promotion

• Health Promotion on the Internet - links to Australian and international resources including Internet Health Directory and Internet Journal of Health Promotion [Monash University]

• Comprehensive Strategies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - gateway to a wide variety of health promotion resources and information [University of California]

History of Medicine

• History of Medicine - includes HISTLINE (HISTory of medicine onLINE) and c.60,000 images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine [National Library of Medicine]

• MedHist - annotated gateway to high quality Internet resources in the history of medicine.[Wellcome Trust]

• History of Biomedicine - extensive links to material on the history of indigenous, ancient, islamic, eastern and western biomedicine and diseases [Karolinska Institute]

Medical and Health Resources - Specialised

Aboriginal & Indigenous Health

• Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet - major source of Australian Indigenous health material [Edith Cowan University]

• Australian Indigenous Doctors Association - support and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, medical undergraduates and doctors

• Indigenous Health Material (Royal Australian College of Physicians)

• Yooroang Goorang - web sites on indigenous health and Indigenous Health Workers' Network resources [University of Sydney School of Indigenous Health Studies]

• Culture Training Manual for Medical Workers in Aboriginal Communities - classic written by Gordon O'Brien & Daniel Plooij in 1973 [Flinders University]

Alternative Medicine

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - respected information source about alternative and unconventional medical practices; includes the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Citation Index [US National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine]

• Alternative Medicine Homepage - information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, complementary and integrative therapies [University of Pittsburgh]

• HealthWorld Online - comprehensive Web site devoted to alternative and complementary health and medicine

Anaesthesia

• Australian anaesthesia web site - impressive array of educational resources including the Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital]

• GASNet : Global Anesthesiology Server Network - major anaesthesia resource, includes the Global Textbook of Anaesthesiology [Yale University]

• Australian Society of Anaesthetists - includes links to anaesthesia websites, societies and medico-political issues

• Australian and NZ College of Anaesthetists

Anatomy, Histology & Physiology

• Digital Anatomist Project - online interactive atlases with excellent imaging [University of Washington]

• Visible Human Project - detailed, 3-D sections of the human body scanned using CAT and MRI [US National Library of Medicine]

• Anatomy Resources on the Internet - [American Association of Anatomists]

• Atlas of the human body - a basic annotated atlas [American Medical Association]

• Anatomy online textbooks - includes the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation [University of Iowa Virtual Hospital]

• Histology Resources on the World Wide Web - links to tutorials, images, techniques, protocols and general histology resources [University of Arizona]

• Histology Atlas - comprehensive set of microscopic anatomical images [University of Kansas]

• Histology Tutorial - comprehensive, illustrated tutorial, with extensive slides, glossary, quizzes and reviews [University of Florida]

• Physiology Online - electronic information service of the Physiological Society with links to other physiology sites

• Physiology & Biophysics - WWW Virtual Library links to internet resources [Cornell University Medical College]

Arthritis, Rheumatology & Pain Management

• American College of Rheumatology - includes Rheumatology Resources on the Internet

• International Association for the Study of Pain - massive online resource, particularly the Unofficial Resources

• Oxford Pain Internet Site - professional resources on pain and analgesia, using evidence-based medicine principles

• PainLink - online database of pain management resources

Asthma, Allergies and Respiratory Medicine

• Asthma Management Handbook - Australian guide with links to the Spirometry Handbook [Australian National Asthma Campaign]

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - includes The Allergy Report and Medical Professional Resource Center

• Woolcock Institue of Medical Research - Institute dedicated to improving the respiratory and sleep health of all Australians through research, education, prevention and care

• Lungnet - guide to lung health and respiratory medicine [Australian Lung Foundation]

Cancer

• Cancer Information - gateway to current, accurate cancer information from oncology experts [National Cancer Institute]

• CANCERLIT - index to worldwide cancer literature [National Cancer Institute]

• Cancerlinks - links to comprehensive, professional information about the effects and treatment of cancer by type

• Cancer Guide - site designed to help people research cancer and interpret what they find

• Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer - excellent overview of professional internet resources for cancer [University of Newcastle, UK]

• OncoLink - very comprehensive multimedia cancer resource with extensive physician information [University of Pennsylvania Medical Center]

• Australian Cancer Society - links to State organizations and cancer resources

• American Cancer Society - information, research, therapy, news, statistics, risk factors etc covering all aspects of cancer

• NTP Report On Carcinogens - information on substances known or suspected to be carcinogenous [US National Toxicology Program]

• Australian National Breast Cancer Centre - one-stop information resource site for health professionals [National Health and Medical Research Council]

• Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer - [Canadian Medical Association]

• SkinCancerInfo.Com - well-illustrated doctor-reviewed information about skin cancers, growths and treatments

Cardiovascular

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (USA) - information for health professionals on heart, vascular, lung, blood and sleep conditions

• Cardiothoracic Surgery Network - extensive cardiothoracic resources including case histories, image gallery, videos, full-text articles, etc

• CARDIAX - multimedia tutorials teaching principles of cardiac diagnosis, using clinical case studies [University of Michigan]

• Heart Foundation of Australia - includes heart health information and links for professionals

• Yale Heart Book - by Barry L Zaret, Marvin Moser, and Lawrence S Cohen [Yale University School of Medicine]

• Virtual Stethoscope - audio and text teaching files on cardiac and pulmonary ausculation [McGill University]

• Hematology - comprehensive list of blood-related Web links

• Hemosurf: Interactive Atlas of Hematology - learn morphological hematology by observing and interpreting blood film images [University of Bern]

Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Parasitology & Entomology

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - major site covering health topics, diseases, travel health, and the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

• CDC Wonder - search facility for reports, disease prevention guidelines, publications, data sets and statistics

• Communicable Diseases - Australia - includes Communicable Diseases Intelligence and the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System [National Centre for Disease Control]

• Diseases Information - excellent, large directory of web sites, fact sheets, case studies etc organised by disease [Karolinska Institute]

• WHO Health Topics: Diseases - information on communicable/infectious, tropical and vaccine preventable diseases

• Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) - information on 6000+ rare diseases plus the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Database [National Institutes of Health]

• Parasites & Parasitological Resources - links to parasitology resources, parasite biology and images [Ohio State University]

• Parasitic Diseases - gateway to internet resources [Karolinska Institute]

• Head Lice - [Professor Rick Speare, James Cook University]

• American Mosquito Control Association - information on mosquitoes and mosquito borne diseases and other vectors and pests of public importance

• Medical Entomology - comprehensive listing of websites [Iowa State University Entomology Index]

Dermatology

• Internet Dermatology Society - links to many dermatology resources including Electronic Textbook of Dermatology

• DermWeb Links - Medical & Surgical Dermatology - critical guide to the world literature

• DermIS - Dermatology Internet Service - includes DOIA - Dermatology Online Atlas and links to other dermatology sites [University of Heidelberg]

• NSW Severe Burn Injury Service Model of Care

• Dermatlas - high quality clinical and histological dermatology images for health care professionals [Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]

Diabetes, Endocrinology & Kidney

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - kidney, urologic, hematologic, digestive, metabolic and endocrine diseases [US National Institutes of Health]

• International Diabetes Institute - excellent Australian source for information

• Diabetes Mellitus: Guidelines for Clinical Management and Principles of Care - [Dept of Health: New South Wales]

• National Diabetes Education Initiative Website - management, epidemiology and pathophysiology of Type II diabetes with links to web sites and research information [US National Education Council]

• Australian Kidney Foundation - links to sites about specific diseases, Australian and international organisations and CARI guidelines

• Endocrine Society of Australia

• Endocrine Diseases - list of sites providing information on a wide variety of endocrine disorders [Karolinska Institute]

• Thyroid Disease Manager - information for doctors, researchers and students on all aspects of human thyroid physiology and disease

• ThyroLink - thyroid information resources for doctors [Merck Germany]

Drugs, Alcohol & Tobacco

• ACOSH: Australian Council On Smoking and Health - full text resources and links to related web sites (including Quit Now!)

• Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - [US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services]

• Street Drug Reference Guide - commonly abused drugs with descriptions of use, effects, withdrawal and overdose symptoms [Alcohol and Drug Helpline]

• DRUG - Drug Database - covers psychosocial aspects of substance abuse [via Informit; select the DRUG database from the list of databases]

Emergency Medicine & First Aid

• Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society - links and full-text education resources

• Emergency Medicine On-Line Reference - online medical textbooks and references

• Quick Guide to First Aid - [St John Ambulance Australia]

Environmental & Occupational Health

• Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine - wide ranging list of resources for ""doctors in hard hats and steel capped boots"

• Ecotoxnet FAQ - health aspects of exposure to toxicants in the environment [University of California]

• enHealth - information on environmental factors (physical, chemical, biological and social) that can effect health [Australian Government]

• Environmental Health Project Linked Sites - web sites providing useful information on environmental health issues [US Environmental Health Project]

• Health, Environment & Work - environmental and occupational health sites and files [University of Edinburgh]

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - includes Facts about Environment-related Diseases and Health Risks

• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission - prevention of workplace death, injury and disease in Australia

• NISU Data Publications - large selection of full-text documents and data sets [National Injury Surveillance Unit]

• Workcover Queensland

• Safe environments: a sustainable basis for human health - air and water quality, chemical, radiation and food safety, climate, noise and occupational health [WHO]

• Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health Project - data and resources regarding human health impacts of UV and ozone

Epidemiology & Statistics

• Australian Bureau of Statistics - free access to AusStats, census data etc (for off-campus access, see above)

• Epidemiology - WWW Virtual Library - extensive listing of epidemiology and biostatistics resources [University of California]

• Epidemiology for the Uninitiated - free, full-text of Coggon, Rose and Barker's book [BMJ Publishing]

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - [US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention]

• National Centre for Classification in Health - Australian centre coordinating health classification and morbidity and mortality data

• National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health - [ANU]

• National Center for Health Statistics - USA health statistics and links to other health-related information

• WHO Statistical Information System - includes health indicators and health-related statistical information from various sources

Gastroenterology & Liver

• Gastroenterology Web - digestive and liver disease resources [Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons]

• Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - hundreds of endoscopic images and an excellent list of gastrointestinal web resources

• American Liver Foundation - information on liver diseases

• Hepatitis Central - encyclopaedic information on liver diseases including Hepatitis A-G, Cirrhosis and Autoimmune disorder

General Practice

• Australian Divisions of General Practice - peak national body representing >120 Divisions of General Practice across Australia

• American Academy of Family Physicians - online family practice resources, American Family Physician, special areas for residents, students etc

• Global Family Doctor - website of the World Organization of Family Doctors

• Primary Care Internet Guide - comprehensive listing of useful Internet sites for primary care [University of Bergen]

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners - busy site bulging with news, information and links

• Royal College of General Practitioners

• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

• University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook - the print edition free and online [Virtual Hospital]

Genetics

• GeneClinics - expert, peer-reviewed descriptions of inherited disorders, genetic testing, diagnosis, and counselling [NIH & University of Washington]

• Human Genome Project Information - includes sections on Medicine and Genetics, and Ethical, Social and Legal Issues [US Department of Energy]

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - OMIM - authoritative reference database of genetically influenced human characteristics [US National Center for Biotechnology Information]

• Understanding Gene Testing - techniques, risks and benefits of linking genetic markers with disease [US Department of Health and Human Services]

Gerontology

• National Aging Information Center - impressive collection of links to a wide range of sources on older persons [US Administration on Aging]

• National Aging Research Institute - biology of ageing and the clinical care and health needs of the aged [University of Melbourne]

• Merck Manual of Geriatrics - online textbook

HIV/AIDS

• HIV Insite - much-recommended gateway to reliable web resources on all aspects of AIDS, including a comprehensive textbook [University of California]

• AEGIS - The AIDS Education Global Information System - huge HIV/AIDS web site and an excellent source of news and information [Sisters of St Elizabeth of Hungary]

• JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Centre - collection of high-quality resources for health care professionals [Journal of the American Medical Association]

• CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention - information sources, research, Clinical Trials and Treatment Guidelines [CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB prevention]

• John Hopkins AIDS Service - resources for providers of treatment and care; includes the online text Medical Management of HIV Infection

• Australian Society for HIV Medicine

Neurosciences

• Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet - includes the Online Neuropathology Atlas [University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary]

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - information on c.200 disorders covering treatment, prognosis, research, etc; includes Neurological Fact Sheets

• Multiple Sclerosis Tutorial - multimedia tutorial covering epidemiology, pathology, etiology, clinical presentation, and diagnostic criteria [University of Utah]

• MS Crossroads - well organised compilation of links and articles on Multiple Sclerosis

• Whole Brain Atlas - the brain, its structure and disorders including a Neuroimaging Primer [Harvard Medical]

Nutrition

• Arbor Nutrition Guide - links to nutrition related diseases and deficiencies, clinical and dietary information, food history, cultural nutrition etc

• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) - database indexing scientific literature [National Institutes of Health]

• Healthy Eating Club - wide range of resources for health professionals and others [Australian site]

• Australian Society for the Study of Obesity

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• OMNI Obstetrics and OMNI Gynaecology - selected, reviewed and annotated weblinks

• Obgyn.net - includes cases, images, feature articles, forum and more

• Obstetric Ultrasound - a comprehensive guide

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - includes O&G Links/Resources

• Visible Embryo - detailed pictorial account of normal and abnormal human development for medical students with links to other embryology resources

Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology

• Centre for Eye Research Australia - eye disease, visual impairment and blindness

• Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital - select from ophthalmology, otolaryngology and other lists

• Otolaryngology Directory - ear, nose and throat links plus an ophthalmology page [RJ's Medical Directory]

Orthopaedics

• WorldOrtho - major site: lecture notes, remote advisory service, Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopedics, Hucksteps' Simple Guide to Orthopedics and Trauma etc [Sydney University]

• Orthogate - links to numerous web sites plus the Ortho Search Engine [Internet Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology]

• Bone and Joint Sources - science and clinical aspects of the musculoskeletal system plus orthopaedics net resources [University of Washington]

• Australian Orthopaedic Association

Paediatrics, Child & Adolescent Health

• Best of the Pediatric Internet - identifies the best internet sites for the practicing pediatrician [American Academy of Pediatrics]

• Harriet Lane WWW Links - formerly Pediatric Points of Interest: an evaluated collection of useful pediatric sites [Johns Hopkins University]

• KidsHealth - medical experts at the Nemours Foundation provide health information from before birth to adolescence

• Neonatology on the Web - includes notable papers, clinical resources, links to websites and diversions [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]

• All Net Pediatric Critical Care Textbook - picuBOOK is an on-line interactive textbook and resource for pediatric critical care [Stanford University et al]

• PedsCCM File Cabinet - educational and practical materials and clinical and research resources for practitioners of pediatric critical care

• International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Monitoring Systems - worldwide congenital malformation monitoring programs and birth defect websites

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - news, position statements, information sheets

• AMA-Adolescent Health On-Line - collection of useful resources [American Medical Association Program on Child and Adolescent Health]

Pathology

• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia - includes annotated links to other pathology related websites

• Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education - multimedia electronic laboratory demonstrating human disease pathologies [University of Utah]

• Urbana Atlas of Pathology - images of pathologies with explanatory legends and links to further information [University of Illinois]

Pharmacology

• Medline Plus: Drug Information - guide to 9000+ prescription and over-the-counter medications [United States Pharmacopeia (USP)]

• Rxlist: The Internet drug index - search engine (with fuzzy spelling) for free in-depth drug prescribing information and patient education materials

• Australian Prescription Products Guide - information on pharmacology, use of dosage and contradiction, includes non prescription drugs [free registration required]

Psychiatry & Psychology

• Online Dictionary of Mental Health - each entry links to a democracy of internet resources and viewpoints

• Mental Health & Wellbeing - links to web resources, part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing site [Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care]

• Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health - promoting and supporting the teaching and practice of evidence based mental healthcare [Oxford University]

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - includes an online Mental Health Resource Library, position statements and Code of Ethics

• Frank McDonald's Psychology Page - collection of psychology articles, links, images and patient information sheets [Consultation-Liaison Psychologist, TGH]

Public Health

• Public Health Resources on the Internet - extensive, comprehensive and recommended listing [Queensland University of Technology]

• Public Health WWW Virtual Library - links to selected internet resources [Griffith University]

• National Public Health Partnership - joint governments agenda for Australian public health, includes links to other Public Health sites and resources

• American Public Health Association - information, education and advocacy resources

• Public Health Association of Australia - includes policy statements on current issues

Radiology

• Medical Radiography Home Page - internet resources for radiologic science professionals

• Radiology Tutorials - annotated listing of online tutorials [Association of Program Directors in Radiology]

• Online learning tools in radiology - teaching cases, atlases, student materials, image collections, medical physics lectures etc [Harvard Medical School]

• Radiology WebServer - online textbook, case studies, teaching files, anatomy learning modules, and courses [University of Washington]

Rural Health

• Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine - the peak professional association for rural medical education and training in Australia

• National Rural Health Alliance - links to member bodies, Rural Health Information Papers and Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health

• North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit - essential site with over 1,000 annotated health-related resource links

• Royal Flying Doctor Service

• Rural Health - selected Australian and overseas links [Charles Sturt University]

• Rural Health Web Ring - worldwide websites dedicated to rural health issues from government, educational and health agency bodies

• Telemedecine Information Exchange - technology, equipment, programs, applications, research, articles, Telemed 101, and links [Telemedicine Research Center]

• RURAL - Rural and Remote Health Database - [on Informit, password required from InfoHelp]

Surgery

• Surgery - excellent, comprehensive collection of links to surgery information and resources [Karolinska Institute]

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

• YourSurgery.com - multimedia explanations by surgeons of surgical procedures with detailed text, illustrations, photos and animation

• Laparoscopy.com - information and online resources about laparoscopic surgery.

• TraumaOrg - knowledge and practice of injury prevention and trauma care plus an interactive forum

• Liverpool Trauma Handbook - trauma management protocols developed at the Liverpool Hospital, Sydney

• Breast Tutorial - for medical students [University of Wisconsin]

• Electronic Textbook of Hand Surgery - anatomy, therapy, decision trees, images, links etc [Charles Eaton]

Toxicology

• Toxicology Sites of Interest - [Society of Toxicology]

• HazDat Database - health effects of hazardous substances, including Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets [Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]

• TOXNET Toxicology Data Network - group of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas [National Library of Medicine]

• Australian Venom & Toxin Database - guide to Australian venomous creatures and their toxins with procedures on handling bites and stings

Transcultural and Minority Groups

• Multicultural Mental Health Australia - resources to improve mental health services to non-english speaking background communities

• Checklists for Cultural Assessment - issues and aspects of illness and hospital care affected by culture and language [Queensland Health]

• Women of Color Health Data Book - role of culture, ethnicity, socioeconomics etc as contributors to the health status of US women [National Women's Health Information Center]

Tropical and Travel Health and Medicine

• Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases - gateway to useful links [University of Hawaii]

• Links to Key Clinical Tropical (and Travel) Medicine Sites - used by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [University of Alabama]

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - information on the prevention and control of tropical diseases through research and education

• Internet Resources on Parasitology and Tropical Medicine - [Carlo Denegri Foundation, Italy]

• Australasian College of Tropical Medicine

• Tropical Medicine Internet Resources - [Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine]

• Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases - information on 10 major tropical diseases [UNDP/World Bank/WHO]

• Information for Travel Medicine Professionals - Health Hazard advisories and international public health authorities news, links etc [Health Canada]

• Travel Medicine Home Page - recommended links [James Cook University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine]

• Minding Your Health Abroad - travel health information for over 265 countries [Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad (MASTA)]

• Emporiatrics: An Introduction to Travel Medicine - guidebook for clinicians to preventing and treating travel-related illnesses [Virtual Hospital]

• Yellow Book - a reference for health care providers who advise international travelers of health risks [US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

• Malaria Foundation International - general and scientific information and links on the health, economic and social aspects of malaria

• Malaria Database - information resource for scientists working in malaria research [Walter and Eliza Hall Institute etc]

Women's and Men's Health

• National Women's Health Information Center - one-stop gateway for information on women's health and well being [US Department of Health etc]

• Men's Health - one-stop gateway for information on men's health and well being [US Department of Health etc]

• Women's Health Resources and Related Internet Links - useful set of annotated links [Canadian Women's Health Network]

• Men's Health - internet resources and patient information guides on a wide range of men's health issues [University of Pittsburgh]

• Women's Health Resources - usefully annotated guide [New York Times]

Search Engines

• Google - simple, fast with excellent results (Australian Site)

• Alta Vista - good for complex searches (Australian Site)

• Ixquick Metasearch - gets selected results from 12 search engines simultaneously

• Searching the Internet - check out some other good search engines (and how to use them)

Study, Assignment and Research Aids

• InfoHelp VISA: Virtual Information Skills Activity - JCU's online information literacy tutorial. Become expert in finding and using information.

• Internet Medic - excellent online tutorial on Internet information skills for medicine and health sciences.

• Purdue Online Writing Lab - over 130 instructional handouts to help you write better

• Study Skills Online - interactive, self-paced tutorials from JCU on writing assignments and other study skills

• How to Read a Paper - articles from the British Medical Journal to assist readers in evaluating journal literature

• How to Read a Medical Journal Article - aid to critical understanding by Steve Simon, a medical biostatistician

• Referencing styles - JCU's guide to information on referencing and citing sources in assignments

• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences - links to Web sites providing instructions to authors (and home pages) for over 2,000 journals in the health/biomedical sciences [Medical College of Ohio]

• Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals - [International Committee of Medical Journal Editors]

• QuackWatch - guide to health fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions

Feedback, including suggested additions, excisions and corrections in welcome. Send it to Stephen Anderson