Links to Additional ResourcesLinks to Internet Resources This list is not intended as an exhaustive or authoritative reference source and is intended only to inform visitors to this site of other Web sites that may provide information of interest. The following Web sites contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by organizations independent of GMDA. GMDA does not endorse, approve, certify, or control these Web sites, nor any commercial product or service referenced therein, and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information located thereat. Links are listed alphabetically – A – Administration on Aging – http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly AHCPR) –http://www.ahcpr.gov/ Aging Parents and Elder Care – http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/ Aging with Dignity – http://www.agingwithdignity.org/ . Alzheimer’s Association – http://www.alz.org/ Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) – http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/adabout.htm American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology – http://www.aaaai.org/ American Academy of Family Physicians – http://www.aafp.org/family/ American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine – http://www.aahpm.org/ American Academy of Physician Assistants – http://www.aapa.org/ America’s Health Insurance Plans – http://www.ahip.org/ American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging –http://www.aahsa.org/ American Association of Retired Persons – http://www.aarp.org/ American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians –http://www.abqaurp.org/ American College of Health Care Administrators – http://www.achca.org/ American College of Physician Executives – http://www.acpe.org/ American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine –http://www.acponline.org/ American Federation for Aging Research – http://www.afar.org/ American Geriatrics Society – http://www.americangeriatrics.org/ AGS Foundation for Health in Aging – http://www.healthinaging.org/ American Health Care Association – http://www.ahca.org/ American Health Quality Association – http://www.ahqa.org/ American Heart Association – http://www.americanheart.org/ American Hospital Association – http://www.aha.org/ American Medical Association – http://www.ama-assn.org/ AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION – http://www.amda.COM American Osteopathic Association – http://www.am-osteo-assn.org/ American Pharmaceutical Association – http://www.aphanet.org/ American Psychiatric Association – http://www.psych.org/ American Society on Aging – http://www.asaging.org/ American Society of Consultant Pharmacists – http://www.ascp.com/ American Speech-Language-Hearing Association – http://www.asha.org/ Arthritis Foundation – http://www.arthritis.org/ – B – Borun Center for Gerontological Research – http://borun.medsch.ucla.edu/ British Geriatrics Society – http://www.bgs.org.uk/ – C – Catholic Health Association – http://www.chausa.org/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) – http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ Cleveland Clinic Foundation – http://www.clevelandclinic.org/ Congressional Record – http://thomas.loc.gov/ Cyberounds – http://www.cyberounds.com/ – D – Department of Health and Human Services – http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ Duke University Medical Center – http://www.mc.duke.edu/ – E – Education on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Project – http://www.epec.net/ Eldercare Locator Service – http://www.eldercare.gov/ Ethnic Elders Care – http://www.ethnicelderscare.net/ – F – Federal Register – http://www.gpo.gov/ The Flu Gallery – www.cdc.gov/flu/gallery Food and Drug Administration – http://www.fda.gov/ – G – Geriatric Video Productions – http://www.geriatricvideo.com/ Gerontological Society of America – http://www.geron.org – H – Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing- http://www.hartfordign.org/ Health Affairs – http://www.healthaffairs.org/ Healthgate – http://www.healthgate.com/ – I – Immunization Action Coalition – http://www.immunize.org 100% Immunization Campaign –http://www.immunizeseniors.org/website/index.htm Attention Long Term Care Physicians: International Association For Hospice & Palliative Care Care –http://www.hospicecare.com/ Iowa Geriatric Education Center – www.http://medicine.uiowa.edu/igec/ – J – Joint Commission – http://www.jcaho.org – K – Kennedy Institute of Ethics –http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu/site/index.htm – L – Library of Congress – http://thomas.loc.gov/ Links for Health Care Professionals – http://www.aspenpub.com/ Long Term Care Info – http://www.longtermcareinfo.com/ Long Term Care Issues- http://www.ltcinsurance-il.com/long_term_care_info/ LTC Info – http://www.ltcinfo.net/ Long Term Care Medical Directors Association of Canada/Association canadienne des directeurs médicaux en soins de longue durée – http://www.cmda.info/ – M – Medscape – http://www.medscape.com/ – N – National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care –http://www.nadona.org/ National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants – http://www.nagna.org/ National Association for the Support of Long Term Care – http://www.nasl.org/ National Committee for Quality Assurance – http://www.ncqa.org/ National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners –http://www.ncgnp.org/ National Family Caregivers Association – http://www.nfcacares.org/ National Gerontological Nursing Association – http://www.ngna.org/ National Guideline Clearinghouse – http://www.guideline.gov/ National Health Information Center – http://www.health.gov/nhic/ National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – http://www.nhpco.org/ National Institute on Aging – http://www.nia.nih.gov/ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases –http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health – http://www.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Managed Care Health Care Congress – http://www.nmhcc.org/ National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Board – http://www.npuap.org/ New England Centenarian Study – http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Dept/Home.aspx The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator© – http://www.livingto100.com New England Journal of Medicine – http://www.nejm.org/ Nurse Competence in Aging – http://www.GeroNurseOnline.org – P – Parkinson’s Web – http://pdweb.mgh.harvard.edu/ Physicians’ Desk Reference® – http://www.pdr.net/ – R – RAND Corporation – http://www.rand.org/ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – http://www.rwjf.org/ – S – Sleep Apnea Association – http://www.sleepapnea.org SMG Marketing Group – http://www.smg.com/ Social Security Administration – http://www.ssa.gov/ – T – The Nurse Practitioner (Journal) – http://www.tnpj.com/ – U – Urban Institute – http://www.urban.org/ U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services – http://www.hhs.gov/ – W – World Health Organization – http://www.who.int/ World Organization of Family Doctors – http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/ Wound Healing Society – http://www.woundheal.org/ |