Surf's Up

Jennifer D'Auria, Associate Professor [Last updated August 2007]

Some helpful links with great information to guide practice with children and families.

Adolescent Health

• TeenGrowth.com
• Health Information for Teens (FDA)

Evidence-Based Practice (selected)

• Modules & Tutorials
  • Evidence-based Medicine: UNC-CH & Duke (2000); Great module for learning the basics
  • Expert Preceptor Curriculum (UNC)
  • Evidence-based Medicine: University of Illinois/Chicago/Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria
• Master Lists
  • Nesbit Guide to EBM Resources
  • Netting the evidence
  • Trawling the Net: A ScHARR Introduction to Free Databases
• CAT Banks
  • Evidence-based Pediatric Web Site (Univ of Michigan)
• Search Engine/Database
  • Tripp Database (meta-analytic search engine of 75 high-quality sites)
• Guidelines
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
• Others
  • Bandolier: Evidence-based Health Care (Oxford)
  • Poems for Primary Care (includeds InfoRetreiver)
  • PubMed (also through HSL)
    

Journals & Texts

• Health Sciences Library [If you are a preceptor, please contact a faculty about access.]
• Contemporary Pediatrics and much more! You must register.
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly

Neonatal-Peds Sites

• CDC Breastfeeding resources
• General Pediatrics
• How Stuff Works [Health Channel]
• KIDS' Home Page (FDA)
• Neonatal & Pediatric Case Studies in Radiology
• Neonatology on the Web
• Nutrition Analysis Tool
• Pediatric Development and Behavior (Dev-Behav Peds Online Community)
• The Virtual Hospital [ceased operations Jan 2006; many online materials still available]

Parenting & Child Health Sites

• Dr. Greene
• KidsGrowth.com
• Pampers.com
• Parenting.com
• Parenting ivillage

National, State, Specialty Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Bright Futures
• Centers for Disease Control
• National Association of PNPs (NAPNAP)
• NC Board of Nursing
• North Carolina Nurses Association
• Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
  

Super Sites

• Medscape
• WebMD

Transcultural and Multicultural Sites

• Country Health Statistics
• EthnoMed
• Transcultural Nursing Society
• National Center for Health Statistics