Resource Center: organization

This is the American Society of Addiction Medicine's member directory which allows users to search by physician first name, last name, city, state, and specialty to find ASAM certified providers.

The International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) is a global nursing specialty organization dedicated to fostering the scientific and professional growth of nurses in human genetics and genomics worldwide. Its mission is to foster the scientific, professional, and personal development of members in the management of genomic information. The website encourages users to incorporate new knowlege about human genetics into their practice, education and research activites. It contains documents prepared by members of ISONG as well as links to nursing and genetic sites which we find informative and helpful (From their Website).

This is the list of diseases currently covered in the Rare Disease Database (From their Website). With every disease, there is a link that provides a general discussion on the disorder, as well as a list of organizations and resources.

Contains information on AMA policies, and a PolicyFinder tool where you can search and read AMA policies.

The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 730 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

National Guideline Clearinghouse is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Users may start a search by typing keywords into the search box, or using the NGC Browse or Detailed Search features.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is an organization dedicated to increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment, educate physicians (including medical students and osteopathic students), other health care providers and the public, to support research and prevention, to promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care of patients with addiction, and to establish addiction medicine as a specialty (From their Website).

This website provides information on mental health services, with a "mental health topics" section, a newsroom, and sections devoted to publications and resources.

This website addresses the rising tide of preventable liver diseases, including hepatitis, fatty liver, and drug use and abuse and alcohol-related liver disease. The site offers information for people living with hepatitis, such as preventing hepatitis, diagnosis and treatment, and how to live with hepatitis. There are also news and research, education, and support sections.

The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is the only national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to informing the public, health care professionals, and media that anxiety disorders are real, serious, and treatable. This website aims to improve the lives of millions of people by promoting awareness of anxiety and related disorders, to encourage the advancement of related research, and to help people find appropriate treatment and develop self-help skills.