Family Practice Information Resources

Web sites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Page: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/
• CDC patient brochure for colorectal cancer screening: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/pdf/Basic_FS_Eng_Color.pdf
• Cancer Patient Education E-Books from the National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancerlibrary/ebooks
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service: http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/cis
• Patient Education Materials from the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: http://www.asccp.org/Default.aspx
• WebMD: http://www.webmd.com

• Healthcare and screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: http://epss.ahrq.gov/ePSS/search.jsp
• Iowa Cancer Consortium: http://canceriowa.org/
• Iowa County-by-County Cancer Resources: http://www.canceriowa.org/Statewide-Resources.aspx
• Iowa Cancer Statistics: http://www.cancer-rates.info/ia/index.php
• Iowa Cancer Plan: http://www.canceriowa.org/About-the-ICC/State-Cancer-Plan.aspx
• Iowa Cancer Maps: http://www.uiowa.edu/iowacancermaps2
• Centers for Disease Control Interactive Cancer Atlas: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/apps/inca/help/index.htm
• Breathing Easier, a resource for talking with patients about radon: http://www.canceriowa.org/BreathingEasier.aspx
• American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network: http://www.nccn.org
• Iowa Department of Public Health Iowa Get Screened Colorectal Cancer Program: http://idph.iowa.gov/
• A Guide to Participating in Clinical Trials: http://www.canceriowa.org/Files/75717clinicaltrialsFINAL.aspx
• Colposcopy And Treatment Of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: A Beginner's Manual: http://screening.iarc.fr/colpo.php?lang=1
• PowerPoint presentation on suspicious oral lesions: http://canceriowa.org/Files/irenefiles/oral_cancer_pres-1.aspx

Educational Videos (YouTube videos unless otherwise noted)

• Dr. Lisa Materson from “The Doctors”, demonstrates a Colposcopy:  http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videolib/init/52
• Video of normal colon and removal of polyp from the American College of Gastroenterology
• Video of a colon cancer from the American College of Gastroenterology
• Colposcopy video from About.com

General Health and Cancer Information

• The Oncologist by Intstrux: Articles from the journal of the same name; integrated CME courses are also included
• Oncology inPractice by Clinical Care Options: A digital oncology textbook
• Mini-atlas colon model: Medical illustrations designed to facilitate conversations with patients about colon cancer
• AHRQ ePSS: Provides current recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mobile App: Health articles and links to journals and CDC social media
• Visible Health, Inc. Draw MD app: Interactive medical images designed to facilitate conversations with patients
• Blausen Human Atlas: 3-D medical illustrations, glossary, and videos designed to facilitate communication with patients

• Pocket Lab Values: More than 320 lab values and information on the purposes of various tests
• ARUP Consult: A test selection and decision support tool

• PubMed: Search tool for the professional medical literature
• American Family Physician Journal: Online articles from the journal of the same name
• New England Journal of Medicine: Online article from the journal of the same name
• Medscape: Medical news and alerts
• Public Health News: News from the field of public health and from the Harvard University School of Public Health
• Merck Manual (requires subscription): Disease management information
• Netter’s Anatomy: Illustrations of human anatomy

• iPharmacy: Pill identifier and prescription reference
• Pocket Pharmacist: Drug information
• Micromedex Drug Information: Drug information
• MedCalc: Medical Calculator
• Skyscape Medical Resources: Drug information, medical calculators, and other decision support tools
• Epocrates: Drug, disease, and diagnostic information
• Davis’s Drug Guide (subscription required): Drug information
• STAT ICD-9 Lite: Medical diagnosis coding information

• Medical Spanish from Batoul Apps
• Medical Spanish from Mavro Inc.
• Universal Doctor Speaker: Multi-language medical phrasebook

• Dragon Dictation: Voice recognition application
• Amazon Kindle: Access e-books through Amazon, including many medical reference texts
• Goodnotes: Make and organize written notes and diagrams
• Dropbox: Cloud-based storage; allows you to access your files from multiple sources

iPad/iPhone apps for patients

• Medical encyclopedia: Medical reference
• ASCO Cancer.net: Guides on 120 types of cancer; tools to keep track of symptoms and questions for healthcare providers
• MyChart: Access to your lab results, appointments, and other information; requires that your healthcare provider provides this information online in a compatible format

• Lose It: Tool for setting weight-loss and calorie goals