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Pediatrics In Practice--Online Resources
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Self-Study Module on Growth Charts, BMI Curves and Overweight in Children and Adolescents Assigned to WMC Pediatric Residents 7/05
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/training/modules/index.htm

A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
An online encyclopedia containing articles and illustrations relating to tests, diseases, diseases, symptoms and surgeries.

American Academy of Pediatrics Online Learning in Otitis Media
http://www.aap.org/otitismedia/www/
A virtual classroom using case studies and multi-media
America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Wellbeing 2005
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/
State-specific indicators of child health
Child & Adolescent Health Topics -- University of Michigan Health System
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_index.htm
Patient education handouts for a variety of topics.
Children's BMI & Percentile Graph Calculator -- Baylor College of Medicine
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/consumer/nyc/vol1_03/bmi_calculator.htm
Children’s Energy Needs Calculator -- Baylor College of Medicine
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/consumer/nyc/vol1_03/energy_calculator.htm
CME-CE.COM
http://www.cme-ce.com
Allows free online CME. NOTE: Registration is required.
Division of Pediatric Dermatology—Johns Hopkins Univ.
http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/
Contains images of various dermatological conditions
Embryo Images—Normal & Abnormal Mammalian Development
http://www.med.unc.edu/embryo_images/
Ethnomed
http://ethnomed.org/
Provides cultural background relating to medicine
Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html
U.S. government website with information regarding dietary guidelines, dietary supplements, and other useful links

Food Guide Pyramid
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Outlines daily dietary guidlines

Healthy Steps for Young Children
http://www.healthysteps.org/
A non-profit website designed to improve communications between physicians and parents. Handouts and other resources are freely available.

Interactive Healthy Eating Index
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/healthyeating.html
An online dietary assessment tool, maintened by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
MD Consult
Via the DATABASE http://library.nymc.edu/
NOTE: Must access via MSL. Barcode and registration required.
Medconnect
http://www.medconnect.com
Free online CME classes. NOTE: Registration is necessary.
PDA Resource Web Page
Created by the NYMC Health Sciences Library, contains links to free or discounted PDA software.
http://library.nymc.edu/informatics/pda.cfm
Pediatric- Perinatal Pathology Index--Florida State University College of Medicine
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/PEDHTML/PEDIDX.html
Contains online pathology tutorials.
PedsCCM.Org
http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/#about
A pediatric critical care page with case reports and other educational resources
PedsRef.Org
http://www.pedsref.org/content/index.cfm
Numerous online CME courses

Physician’s Curriculum in Clinical Nutrition: Primary Care curriculum guide http://www.stfm.org/grups.html#NUTRITION
This guide, authored by the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine’s Group on Nutrition, has a long history of providing information (competencies, methods of teaching, best practices, mentors and resources, web links) to implement the Recommended Core Educational Guidelines for Family Practice Residents on Nutrition. The first curriculum guide was published in 1987.

President's Challenge
http://presidentschallenge.org
U.S. government website aimed at helping individuals track exercise habits.

Rush Children’s Heart Center—Pediatric Cardiology Page
http://www.rchc.rush.edu/ped%20card%20prof.htm
Multimedia presentations relating to pediatric cardiology
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine -- Web Based Curricula
http://www.stfm.org/links/wbc.html
This page contains numerous links to useful learning resources
University of Kansas Pediatric Cardiology Teaching Resources
http://www.kumc.edu/kumcpeds/cardiology/cardiology.html
Publicly accessible videos, diagrams and electrocardiograms.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Dept. of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
http://www.unmc.edu/Pediatrics/GrandRounds/
Online CME credits

 

Updated 05/05/06(SFM)

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