1. Medscape from WebMD
"Medscape from WebMD offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. " (Medscape.com).
Some of the key features of Medscape from WebMD are:
- Original, professional medical content, including review articles, journal commentary, expert columns, patient education articles, book reviews, and more;
- Conference Coverage: Thought leaders summarize key data and presentations from major medical meetings;
- The Internet's first primary-source medical journal, The Medscape from WebMD Journal of Medicine;
- Selected daily professional medical news in your specialty from Reuters, Medscape Medical News, and medical news journal publishers;
- Physician Optimized MEDLINE;
- Free subscription to Medscape's MedPulse, a weekly email newsletter that highlights what's new in your specialty on Medscape from WebMD;
- More than 125 medical journals and textbooks;
- Business, financial, managed care, and medical practice information; and more
Visit www.medscape.com.
2. Mayo Clinic Publications for Medical Professionals
"Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life" (Mayo Clinic).
The Mayo Clinic provides several free publications for medical professionals:
- Journal: Mayo Clinic Proceedings Published monthly
- Guides and books:
- Mayo Clinic Scientific Press
- Mayo Clinic Store
- Newsletters:
- Cardiovascular Update
- Clinical Update
- Endocrinology Update
- Mayo Medical Laboratories Communiqué
- Neurosciences Update
- Ophthalmology Update
- Orthopedic Update
- PM&R Update
- PsychUpdate
- Urology Update
3. Learn Medical Spanish Online
"Don't let language and cultural barriers interfere with your ability to provide high quality care . . . learn medical Spanish!" (medicalspanish.com).
Free resources include:
- Free Email Lessons
- Medical Spanish Dialogs
- Medical Vocabulary
- Anatomical Illustrations
- Cultural Topics
- Spanish Overview
- Free Demos
- Learning Tips
- Basic Vocabulary
- Medical Spanish Dictionary
4. Continuing Medical Education (CME)
"MedPage Today® co-develops online continuing medical education (CME) programs with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME)" (Medpagetoday.com).
Current programs being offered include:
- Achieving Cultural Competency
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Management of COPD in the Primary Care Setting: Online Learning Modules
- From Principle to Practice: Guiding Clinical Decision Making in Diabetes Through Virtual Patient Simulations
- HIV Grand Rounds from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Insights into Pain Management
- Latest Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Gliomas
- MedPage Today
- Oncology Medical Minute
- Patient Safety Simulation
- PennCME/BestPractice
- Surgical Decision Making
- "The New Business of Medicine" Series
- University of Pennsylvania COPD Performance Improvement Module
Visit www.medpagetoday.com.
5. Flu Materials from the CDC
"This season’s flu materials include messaging to address the 2011-2012 flu recommendations. All materials are free for download" (cdc.gov)."
Free resources include:
- Print Materials: Brochures, Fact Sheets, Articles, Posters, Stickers, Media Toolkit
- Video/Audio Tools: Podcasts, Videos, PSAs
- Web Tools
- Flu Virus Images
- Buttons and Badges
- Flu Prevention Toolkit
6. FDA for Health Professionals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration provides free resources to health professionals on the following topics:
- Articles of Interest: Articles for health professionals on FDA topics
- Biologics: Biological and related products, including blood, vaccines, allergenics, tissues, and other cellular and gene therapies
- Cosmetics: Information about cosmetic products, ingredients, and labeling
- Drugs: Information on human drugs, including advisories and drug products
- Food Safety and Nutrition: Information on nutrition, and food and dietary supplement safety
- Medical Devices: Types of devices and device safety
- Radiological Health: Information about medical imaging devices, medical and surgical products, and certain consumer and business products
