Related Links |
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CME |
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| AAFP CME |
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| Medical College of Wisconsin |
CME from the Medical College of Wisconsin |
| University of Wisconsin |
Online CME availible from the University of Wisconsin |
| Maintenance of Certification |
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| CALS Course |
The Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Course is a continuing medical education program developed by a multidisciplinary working group designated by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians. |
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The American Cancer Society online Continuing Medical Education |
| CAFP CME |
Summer/fall reading and online list of CME activities. Each of the activities is supported for AAFP Prescribed credit, and most have been approved for EB-CME 2:1 credit. They are available either on the CAFP web site as downloadable monographs, or live on 2 different sites. |
Commercial |
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| CollectiveMed.com | Sales of medical software and equipment |
| HandheldMed.com | Sales of medical software and equipment |
Handheld Technology |
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| ePocrates | Drug reference software for Palm compatable devices |
| Palm.com Shareware | Large list of shareware availible for palm compatable devices |
| Healthy Palm Pilot | Good listing of medical software for palm compatible devices |
| Avant Go | Software that allows viewing of web pages from palm devices |
Jobs |
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| National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network | |
| Wisconsin Office of Rural Health | |
Medical Resources |
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| American Academy of Family Physicians | (Selected by Medicine on the Net magazine as "Site of the Month" for April 2001.) |
| Medscape | Good general site for medical information |
| Wisconsin Breastfeeding Resource Directory | Assists in the referral process and networking of services |
| Centers for Disease Control | Useful information on immunizations, travel medicine, and health emergency preparedness (e.g. bioterrorism) |
| Medical Matrix | Large clearinghouse of medical websites |
| MD Consult | Medical textbooks and journals - requires paid subsrciption |
| Needy Meds | Large directory of prescription assistance programs indexed by both drug and manufacturer |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse | Clearinghouse of evidence-based medical guidelines. |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association: current and past articles |
| CIDRAP | Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. Provides information on bioterrorism and is updated daily. |
| PQRI Summary | 2007 Physican Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) establishes a financial incentive for eligible professionals to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program. |
| PubMed | PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. |
| Robert Graham Center | Policy studies in family medicine and primary care |
| American Medical Association | AMA's Health Plan Complaint Froms (HPCF) and HIPAA Complaint Forms. Increase visibility and usage of the HPCF. |
| UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention | New Research Study: Quit Line Tests Services for Smokers. Ages: 13 -24 Resources for teens and young adults - even thank-you gifts for those who participate. |
| American Heart Association | Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women resources: Heart Month Toolkit for physicians and Alliance Toolkit for others to get involved and fight heart disease. |
Medical Societies |
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| American Academy of Family Physicians | |
| State Medical Society of Wisconsin | |
| Wisconsin page at AAFP | |
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) |
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| Joint Principles of the PCMH | Published jointly by AAFP, ACP, AAP, AOA |
| Medical Home Vitals | Provided online by TransforMED |
| NCQA | NCQA is a non-profit, national certifying body (for both health plans and physician recognition) that has worked closely with the AAFP and other primary care specialty societies to develop a multi-tiered PCMH recognition process. |
Patient Resources |
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| Patient Assistance Prescription Program | A free public service for Wisconsin residents which provides prescription medicines to qualified patients who do not have prescription drug coverage or who are underinsured in their existing private and/or government plan. |
| Prescription Drug Resource Center | Wisconsin residents can purchase prescription drugs from Canada. |
| Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation | |
| Family Doctor | Accurate patient education materials, many also in Spanish. |
| Perinatal Mood Disorder Symposium | |
| Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs | |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders | Guide to understanding brain disease |
| WI Healthy Kids Initiative | Parent and student guide on health and fitness |
| WI Diabetes Care Guidelines | Wisconsin Essential Diabetes Care Guidelines |
| BadgerRX Gold | BadgerRx Gold offers lower prices on the cost of prescription drugs. Participating pharmacies provide discounts, drug manufacturers offer rebates on covered medications, and BadgerRx Gold passes the entire savings to you. Savings up to 25-40% on the cost of these medications. Printable flyer |
| Mayo Clinic | A dependable source of health information. |
| Together Rx Access | The Together Rx Access™ Program is a free savings program that helps qualified individuals and families save approximately 25%-40%* on over 275 brand-name prescription drugs and other prescription products, as well as save on a wide range of generic drugs. |
| 5 A DAY | Provides tools to determine how many fruits and vegetables they need daily based on their age, sex and activity level; examples of what a cup and a half cup of fruits and vegetables looks like, as well as helpful tips for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. The recipe database contains over 600 healthy recipes which each contain at least one 1/2 cup serving of fruit or vegetables. |
Politics |
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| Speak Out | . |
| Talking Points: Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund | |
| Wisconsin Legislature | |
| US Senate | |
| US House of Representatives | |
| Weekly Washington Update | |
| Wisconsin Politics | |
Training |
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| UW Dept Family Medicine Residency | |
| UW Family Medicine Medical Student Section | |
| UW Dept Family Medicine Residency | |
| Society of Teachers of Family Medicine | |
| These sites are for informational purposes only and not endorsed by the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians. | |