CLINICAL RESOURCES A - C

Cancer Resources
Visit the National Cancer Institute for great information for research, grant opportunities, and more.

1-800-4-CANCER provides phone service in English and Spanish and answers cancer related questions for patients, providers, researchers, etc. They also handle smoking cessation issues.
Cancer Information Service of Southeast Region
2020 West Main Street
Durham , NC 27705
(919) 286-5837
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/

American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345 http://www.cancer.org/asp/freebrochures/fb_global.asp?navToScreen=fb_0

American Institute for Cancer Research
Downloadable brochures and fact sheets on healthy eating and cancer prevention
1759 R Street NW
Washington , DC 20009
1-800-843-8114
http://www.aicr.org/publications/

NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Branch
Division of Public Health, NC DHHS
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1915
(919) 715-0071 Contact Lydia Mearse
Women Staying Healthy, Active and Well Booklet: 4 color magazine style booklet replaces all previous BCC pamphlets and combines breast, cervical, heart health and other cancers information (in English and Spanish)
Handbills: English on one side, Spanish on the other side, lists eligibility guidelines.
Appointment Cards: 1 color & fits in business envelope, English on one side, Spanish on the other side.
Share the Good News Postcards:  4 color, 1/4 of a page postcard to give to patients to share with friends, the back has information about BCCCP services, available in English and Spanish.

http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/provider.htm links to other sites with easy-to-ready materials, including Medlineplus, which offers health information in both English and Spanish

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/easytoread_a.html
NIH Institutes, FDA,etc.

The California Health Literacy Initiative http://www.cahealthliteracy.org/hlrc_plainlan.html also has links to easy-to-read resources

BREAST CANCER
Breast Cancer Resources- click here
Mobile Mammography Vans in North Carolina- click here


Cancer InfoNet http://www.cancerinfonet.org.

Cancer Data
http://www.mrnc.org/crcreport2

or http://www.mrnc.org/mrnc_web/data/default.aspx

Cervical Cancer
For cervical cancer resources - click here

Colorectal Cancer Tool Kit  
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PRO/PRO_4_2_ColonMD_Educating_Patients.asp?utm_source=CMSlistserve&utm_medium=email&utm_term=colon&utm_content=ColonMDeducatingPatients

Clinician’s Manual on Colorectal Cancer Screening
http://www.cancer.org/downloads/PRO/ColonMD_Clinicians_Manual.pdf

"Get Tested for Colon Cancer: Here’s How" (DVD) This free 7-minute video illustrates and explains the most commonly used screening methods, including test preparation, in simple language. Get copies on DVD or suggest patients view it online from their home computers.
View the video online [English]    Ver este video en línea [en español]     Order online

Consumer Brochure on Colorectal Cancer Screening Encourages your patients to talk with you about colorectal cancer screening and provides a list of questions to ask to help facilitate the conversation. Free. (Also available in Spanish by calling 1-800-ACS-2345).

View the brochure online           Order online

Prostate Cancer
http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/standard/9_19/health/31163-1.html  describes the DOD project which is trying to address the high mortality rate from prostate cancer in the African American population in NC.

http://www.wral.com/health/4984711/detail.html is a story by Dr. Robert Mast at WRAL on this same subject which was covered by WRAL in September during Prostate Cancer Awareness month.

Cardiovascular Disease Resources

JNC 7 Guidelines

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Tips sheets, patient and professional education materials
31 Center Drive, Suite 4A10
MSC 2480
Bethesda , MD 20892-2480
(301) 592-8573
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

North Carolina Cardiovascular Health Program
Cardiovascular health brochures, fact sheets, blood pressure monitoring cards, etc; English only
Division of Public Health, NC DHHS
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1915
(919) 715-0421
Contact Tynetta Brown
http://startwithyourheart.com/resources/materials.htm


Clinical Preventive Services
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005 highlights current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The guide includes recommendations for preventives services, which include screening tests, counseling, and preventive medications for adults and children in the primary care setting. The Task Force's recommendations are presented in a pocket-sized, indexed, easy-to-use format, with at-a-glance charts for clinicians to use in daily practice. Recommendations are included on the prevention and early detection for cancer; heart and vascular diseases; infectious diseases; injury and violence; mental health conditions and substance abuse; metabolic, nutritional, and endocrine conditions; musculoskeletal conditions; and obstetric and gynecological conditions. Single copies of the guide are available free of charge at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm, by calling the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295. or by sending an  e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov.

Task Force recommendations are also available as a clinical decision support tool for personal digital assistants (PDAs), called the Interactive Preventive Services Selector. This free application is available for download from the AHRQ Website at http://pda.ahrq.gov/index.html.

Communicable Disease

Communicable Disease Control Branch
Epidemiology Section, NC DHHS
1902 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1902
(919) 733-0391
Contact Ashley Ewing
http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/gcdc.html
Tuberculosis Control material and other related diseases

Continuing Education Resources
These resources are listed for your convenience. NCCHCA makes no guarantee as to the quality or content of the materials or the validity of any claims made.

North Carolina Board of Nursing 2006 Workshops

Online CEUS, A Directory for nurses. (http://www.nurseceu.com/)

American Nurses Association Online Continuing Education (http://nursingworld.org/ce/cehome.cfm)

Everest Nursing Institute - Providing various courses for continuing education to help you enhance and advance your career.  Please visit the website at www.eniseminars.com for further information.

Medical Education Resources - Sponsoring 60 annual CME/CE accredited programs.  For further information, visit www.mer.org. 

National Diabetes Education Initiative (NDEI)
Category I CME by live and on-demand webcasts- Free
Pharmacists' CE also available at this site.
http://www.ndei.org/v2/website/content/CMEOnDemand.cfm

National Council of State Boards of Nursing Learning Extension
(http://www.learningext.com/?src=overture

Nursing Spectrum (http://www.nursingspectrum.com/)

National Diabetes Education Initiative CME On Demand
(http://www.ndei.org/v2/website/content/CMEOnDemand.cfm)

Thomson Profession Postgraduate Services ( http://www.PPSCME.ORG/)

March of Dimes (http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/682.asp)

Wake AHEC Continuing Education Programs
Allied Health:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Allied 
 
Dentistry:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Dentistry
 
Health Careers:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Careers
 
Medicine:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Medicine
 
Mental Health:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Mental
 
Nursing:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Nursing
 
Perinatal Specialty:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Perinatal
 
Pharmacotherapy:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Pharmacy

Pre-Professional Student:

http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_listall_student.asp
 
Public Health: (this is largely Emergency Preparedness stuff)
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_dspl.asp?dspl=Public
 
Complete listing of all programs:
http://www.wakeahec.org/programs_dd_listall.asp
 
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http://www.wakeahec.org/programs.htm

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