Pediatric Resources
for Health Professionals
Emedicine
www.eMedicine.com
This Web site does not require a password. It contains articles for physicians that are up-to-date and thoroughly researched. Each article has a bibliography. The site can be customized; multiple specialty areas are available, including Pediatrics.
MerckMedicus
www.MerckMedicus.com
This Web site does require registration but there is no fee. The site contains an extensive library of quality medical books (including Harrison’s Textbook of Internal Medicine and Oski's Pediatrics) that are fully searchable. There is a variety of clinical tools including clinical lectures available for download to an MP3 portable player or PDA. Physicians are also given access to MDConsult.
PediatricLinx
www.mdlinx.com/PediatricLinx
This Web site does not require a password. This site provides carefully selected links to journal abstracts and conference proceedings.
Medscape
www.medscape.com
This Web site does require registration but there is no fee. This site contains customized news and CME.
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
This site has free content for consumers. Members of the Academy have a member-only site with resources, including policy statements and CME.
Perinatal Continuing Education Program
www.pcep.org
This Web site describes the original program, lists published results of program implementation, gives ordering information for the PCEP books, discusses domestic and international use of PCEP, and provides contact information for the PCEP national headquarters.
Emergency Medical Services for Children
www.ems-c.org
The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program is a national initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness and injury. HRSA administers the program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Emergency Nurses Association
www.ena.org
This site contains clinical and policy statements. Some resources only available to members.
Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
This site from the federal government addresses a variety of public health topics, including:
reproductive health (www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth).
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
www.guidelines.gov
This site from the federal government lists evidence-based guidelines.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
This site from the federal government lists federal reports on maternal and child health.
March 2007 Issue of Nurse Advise-ERR®
A peer-reviewed newsletter published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).
In this month’s Issue:
- Criminal prosecution of human error: Dangerous consequences
- Pregnancy alert: Can’t touch this!
- Dosing error in drug references
- Mucinex-Mucomyst mix-ups
- Valuable report on reporting values
Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the nursing profession
Consumer Resources
(none of these require registration)
SAHealth
www.sahealth.com
This site is provided to the public by Methodist Healthcare System, San Antonio. Resouces for patients include Kid’s Health and HealthSearch.
Medlineplus
www.medlineplus.gov
This site is supported by the National Library of Medicine. It has no advertising. It is the mostly highly-rated of the consumer web sites.
MerckSource
www.mercksource.com
This site has access to the full content of the Merck Manual Second Home Edition.
Non-Profit Agencies
Voices for Children of San Antonio
www.VoicesForChildrenSA.org
Education Service Center, Region 20
www.esc20.k12.tx.us
Region 20 is one of 20 regional education service agencies within Texas that assists school districts, private schools and charter schools in improving student performance and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of school operations.
The Winston School
www.Winston-SA.org
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
www.SAHCC.org
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
www.SAChamber.org
The March of Dimes
www.MarchOfDimes.org
