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MEDICAL MATRIX Topic Editors

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Neil Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine - http://www.ccf.org/gim/
and Division of Education - http://www.ccf.org/gim/cme/
Cleveland Clinic Foundation;
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State University;
Associate Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine - http://www.ccjm.org/
Gregory Thompson, MDGeneral Internal Medicine
Fellow, Medical Informatics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
http://www.med.utah.edu/medinfo/

Searches

News

  • Physician's Weekly
    5 star rating An online version of a popular publication which offers professional-level highlights and analysis of current medical news and controversies.
  • American College of Physicians Observer
    5 star rating An award-winning newspaper which provides coverage of local and national events relevant to Internal Medicine practitioners. The Observer offers news and feature articles on practice trends, computers, residency, ethics, etc. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.
  • Internal MDLinx
    5 star rating REG Provides regularly updated links to abstracts and fee access to full text articles published in current journal literature. Presented as one of MDLinx.com's suite of medical specialty news web sites. Free registration.
  • eInternal Medicine News
    4 star rating REG An independent bimonthly newspaper for specialists in internal medicine that includes news, opinions, clinical rounds, meeting reports, and commentaries. Free registration. The International Medical News Group .
  • Internal Medicine World Report - Hospital Medicine
    4 star rating A clinical newspaper with updates from major medical conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Published by Medical World Communications.
  • The Medical Post
    4 star rating Publishes news, short articles, editorials, letters, commentaries. Directed to Canadian physicians with a focus on practice of medicine in Canada.
  • IMpact-The Internal Medicine Newsletter for Medical Students
    3 star rating Covers internal medicine news, career issues, and emerging technologies. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.
  • Internal Medicine News from Online Medical News
    3 star rating A directory of weblinks to sites that offer specialty-related news for medical professionals and patients.
  • Science Daily News - Internal Medicine
    3 star rating News releases regarding medical research developments from universities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and other scientific institutions. These announcements present new discoveries in therapeutics and disease management. ScienceDaily Magazine.
  • Topix.net Internal Medicine News
    3 star rating News stories emerging on the Internet from online newspapers and magazines.
  • MedWire News - General Medicine
    2 star rating REG The latest, most important findings in the fast-moving world of medical research and clinical trials from scans of the world's leading journals. Free registration.

Full Text / MultiMedia

  • Best Practice of Medicine
    5 star rating REG A comprehensive, continuously updated reference designed to quickly answer the questions of busy primary care clinicians. Presents news, alerts, briefs, and in-depth reports on clinical topics. Fee registration.
  • ACP-ASIM Observer Clinical Issues
    5 star rating Articles that review vital Internal Medicine topics: smoking cessation, flu, immunization, managing pain, end-of-life care, treating alcohol problems, telemedicine, etc. 1995-present. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine .
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
    5 star rating Free full text journal articles made available by the publisher. Change the year in the search window for alternate years. Original articles, reviews, and clinical updates for Internists. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.
  • Clinician Reviews
    5 star rating Articles covering current issues in clinical practice.
  • Disease Modules on MerckMedicus
    5 star rating Text reviews of diseases that include disease definition, classification, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and guideline for treatment. These reviews are directed to health care providers. Accesss to the MerckMedicus site requires registration with physician license number. Searchable. Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Effective Clinical Practice
    5 star rating An archive of free full text journal articles. Change the year in the search window for alternate years. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP).
  • Patient Care
    5 star rating Articles that cover current issues in patient care.
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
    5 star rating Peer-reviewed, original articles and reviews dealing with practical and scientific topics from all fields of medicine. This is the official Journal of the Swiss Society of Internal Medicine et al. EMH Schwabe
  • The Hospitalist
    5 star rating Full text articles for U.S hospitalists on issues and developments in hospital medicine. Includes updates on recent and upcoming National Association of Inpatient Physicians-sponsored programs and activities.
  • AHRQ Morbidity & Mortality Web Rounds
    4 star rating A web-based medical journal that educates healthcare providers about medical errors in a blame-free environment. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
  • Medicine OnLine
    4 star rating An international journal of medicine which includes archived peer reviewed clinical articles, reviews, scientific papers, FAQs, and quizzes. Priory Lodge Education Ltd .
  • Disease Ultra Summary Review
    3 star rating Very short notes including basic information, bullet points of knowledge, and pearls on various diseases and conditions. The Doctor's Lounge.
  • Medslides Internal Medicine Slideshows
    3 star rating A collection of slideshows authored by medical faculty and clinicians.
  • The Internet Journal of Internal Medicine
    2 star rating Publishes original articles, case reports, reviews, press releases, letters, and cartoons. Peer reviewed. 2000-present. Internet Scientific Publications, LLC.
  • Hospital Practice
    1 star rating A popular clinical journal which covers new developments and problem areas in medicine and clinical research, 1998-2001. Suspended September 2001. Searchable. The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Journals

Textbooks

  • PocketNotes for Adult Medicine
    5 star rating A physician's personal clinical notes regarding the management of patients. Offers quick reminders and reviews of common topics in adult medicine. The author assumes no responsibility for the consequences from the use of these personal notes.
  • UCSF Hospitalist Handbook
    5 star rating A thorough, concise, easy-to-read practical bedside guide to common problems in inpatient clinical medicine. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Edited by Sanjiv J. Shah, M.D.
  • eMedicine - Internal Medicine
    5 star rating Constantly-updated and carefully-edited online multimedia textbooks in various specialties. This web project presents disease synopses with clinical and physical findings, etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, differential diagnosis, and treatment options. Emedicine offers post-tests for CME credit; a typical fee is $7.50 per credit hour. Emedicine, Inc. Fee registration.
  • Hospital Care Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Drugs Lists (SA)
    5 star rating A work that covers recommended therapeutic agents, doses, management steps, and referral details for conditions that comprise the majority of hospital based adult care. Therapies are based on scientific evidence and positive risk/benefit ratio. Updated 1998. Published by the National Department of Health of South Africa.
  • UCSF Internal Medicine Chief Residents' Cover Sheets
    5 star rating Practical step-by-step guides to the management of challenging medical conditions in the hospital setting. University of California at San Francisco.

Major Sites / Home Pages

  • American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
    5 star rating The homepage for the nation's largest medical specialty society with membership of about 115,000 members in general internal medicine and related subspecialties. This website offers information about ACP-ASIM, membership information, news, updates, publications, position statements, clinical practice guidelines, CME opportunities and meetings, a practice management center, career resource center, patient care resources, sections for students and residents.
  • Family Practice/General Practice at Merckmedicus.com
    5 star rating REG Selected weblinks to free, high quality, full text resources relevant to this specialty: clinical textbooks, news, and journal articles. Free registration is limited to physicians and healthworkers. Sponsored by Merck and Company. Restricted registration or content areas.
  • Internal Medicine at Merckmedicus.com
    5 star rating REG Selected weblinks to free, high quality, full text resources relevant to this specialty: clinical textbooks, news, and journal articles. Free registration is limited to physicians and healthworkers. Sponsored by Merck and Company. Restricted registration or content areas.
  • National Association of Inpatient Physicians
    4 star rating NAIP is the medical society dedicated to representing hospitalists--physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. This website offers membership information and a newsletter about the group'smeetings and activities.
  • Society of General Internal Medicine
    4 star rating An international organization of physicians, with over 2800 members, who combine caring for patients with educating and/or doing research. This website includes information about the Society, news, past and future meetings and conferences, meeting abstracts, funding opportunities, and publications.
  • Internal Medicine Associations at Medbioworld
    2 star rating A comprehensive directory of weblinks for associations in this specialty.

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

Images, Path./Clinical

CME

  • ACP-ASIM Clinical Problem Solving Cases
    5 star rating REG Interactive, clinically-based patient care scenarios that address patient assessment, differential diagnosis, treatments, treatment outcomes, and appropriate follow-up. More than 48 interactive cases are presented in the various subspecialties of internal medicine. Fee registration. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine .
  • CMEList Online CME Sites - Internal Medicine
    5 star rating A searchable, well-annotated, and constantly-updated directory of web links to online CME opportunities. The directory entries include credit hours, sponsors, cost, lecture format, target audience, and accrediting organization. Bernard Sklar, MD, MS.
  • Mayo Clinic Webcast Archive
    5 star rating Includes Internal Medicine grand rounds on topics such as "Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease".
  • ACP-ASIM Virtual Annual Sessions
    4 star rating Summaries of presentations at annual meetings. American College of Physicians and American Society of Internal Medicine.
  • Medscape Internal Medicine Conference Coverage
    4 star rating Includes in-depth conference news, summaries and highlights of internal medicine related meetings and conferences, 2000-present. Selected articles offer CME credit. Medscape Portals, Inc.
  • Congress Resource Centre-Internal Medicine
    3 star rating Presents a large collection of meetings, courses, and conferences. Includes an extensive city guide. Allows keyword searching and browsing by specialty, date, and location. Doctor's Guide .
  • MedConnect CME/CE Center
    3 star rating REG An online resource for medical professionals. Includes news and reviews of current literature, CME lectures and case reports. Free registration. Medical Network Inc.
  • MCP Hahnemann University CME Monographs
    2 star rating Online continuing medical education programs that review clinical issues with regard to pathophysiology and therapy of selected diseases. 1993-1999.
  • Internet On-line Medical Monograph Series
    1 star rating Monographs on various internal medicine topics. Drexel University College of Medicine.

Educational Materials

  • NHLBI Publications for Health Professionals
    5 star rating Documents produced by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
  • One Minute Consult at the Cleveland Clinic
    5 star rating Brief questions and answers on current clinical controversies.
  • Internal Medicine Quiz at San Diego
    4 star rating A basic review of Internal Medicine with questions and correct answers from medical references. University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
  • Web Exclusives from Postgraduate Medicine
    4 star rating A lineup of articles from a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly for primary care physicians. Provides relevant, practical, authoritative information that busy physicians can immediately put to use.
  • Medicine Lectures and Grand Rounds Video at Texas at Houston
    3 star rating Video streams of the medical school introductory lectures and grand rounds at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
  • Onexamination.com MRCP and PLAB Examination Questions
    3 star rating REG A searchable archive of exam questions that helps prepare users for the United Kingdom's Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, PLAB test, and MRCPCH. Fee registration. Free trial.
  • Online Clinical Calculators from the Medical College of Wisconsin
    3 star rating Presents selected calculators and clinical formulas, such as heart disease risk, serum osmolality, creatinine clearance, weights and measures conversion, etc. Accepts parameters and performs online calculation. Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.
  • PIER Physicians' Information and Education Resource
    3 star rating REG A clinical decision support database of disease briefs, clinical articles, screening steps, prevention protocols, procedures, drug resources, and patient information. Allows browsing and keyword searching. Access to PIER is only open to ACP-ASIM members. Fee registration.
  • Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting Abstracts
    3 star rating A searchable collection of abstracts for scientific papers presented at the Society's annual meetings.
  • CE For Health Professionals from USU
    2 star rating A list of CE courses and lectures on selected topics, and a collection of hints for successful CE course describing planning, writing objectives, obtaining copyright release, and definitions of terms used in CME/CE process. Office of Continuing Education for Health Professionals, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
  • ACP Medicine Online
    1 star rating REG A set of case-based, self-assessment questions based on new materials in this renowned internal medicine work. University of Alabama School of Medicine. Fee registration. Fee transactions.
  • Advanced Studies in Medicine CME
    1 star rating REG Clinical, peer-reviewed, ACCME-accredited information relevant to practicing clinicians. The Office of Continuing Medical Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Fee registration.
  • Health from Encyclopaedia Britannica
    1 star rating REG Feature articles that provide comments and discussions of clinical news, medical research developments and emerging issues in the world of medicine. Fee registration for full text.
  • Hospital Physician Internal Medicine Board Review Manuals
    1 star rating REG Up-to-date manuals, developed by leading clinical educators, that assist physicians studying for Board certification or recertification examinations. PDF format. Turner White Communications, Inc. Fee registration.
  • Internal Medicine Board Review Course
    1 star rating Clinical images, text, cases, and questions that assist readers in preparation for the ABIM and USML internal medicine tests. Subscription fee. Superscore Co.
  • Medicine at Encyclopaedia Britannica
    1 star rating REG Includes definition of the term, organization of health services, medical practice in developed and developing countries, alternative medicine and special practices, clinical research, and references. Fee registration for full text.
  • Outlines of Clinical Medicine
    1 star rating REG Outline text notes that provide a succinct comprehensive reference of medicine. Fee registration.

Classifieds

  • ACP-ASIM Online Career Opportunities
    4 star rating A clickable US map that presents career openings for physicians from classifieds of current issues of the Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Observer, Effective Clinical Practice, and The Hospitalist. Listings are updated approximately every two weeks. These are classified ads that offer full employer contact information. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.


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