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Advance Directives	National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Clinical Practice Guidelines	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guidelines American College of Cardiology
Database of References	Medline PubMed
Dictionary	Medline Plus Dictionary
Dietary Guidelines	HealthierUS.gov
Drug Prescribing Information	Drugs.com U.S. Food and Drug Administration MedWatch Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) (requires registration) Rx List Medline Plus Drug Information Institute for Safe Medication Practices RxAssist (information to help you access the pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance programs)
HIPAA	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
Immunization	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program
Infection Control	Association of Practitioners in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC) Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Infectious Disease Information A-Z New York State Department of Health Communicable Disease Fact Sheets US Govt Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Public Health Training Network (PHTN) New York City Bureau of Communicable Disease World Health Organization (WHO) - Disease Outbreak News Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCHD)
Journals	American Family Physician® The Lancet (free registration required) Postgraduate Medicine Online Patient Care Family Practice OB/GYN News
Lab Testing	Lab Tests Online
Medicaid	New York State, Department of Health Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
Medicare	Medicare.gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
News	Medline Plus Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Medical Breakthroughs Reuters Health Physician Weekly
Poison Help (800) 222-1222	Finger Lakes Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
Public Health Organizations	U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health US Govt Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Institute on Aging The Joint Commission New York State Department of Health Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCHD)
Toxicology: see Poison Help	Toxicology Data Network
Travelers' Health	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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