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Links of Interest - The Future of Medicine
The World Wide Web has a wealth of medical and health information but only some of it is reputable. Below are some links to organizations that are very careful what they place on their sites. Most are focused on what is available now rather than on future applications.
Sites That Contain Well Researched Information on Healthcare and Medical Education
- The University of Maryland Medical Center
- The University of Maryland Medical System
- The University of Maryland School of Medicine
The National Institutues of Health focuses on basic, translational and clinical research activities.
The NIH web site is very "conservative," meaning that nothing is placed there until it has been carefully examined and proven by scientific methodology. The NIH is made up of multiple institutes and centers, each with their own sites focused on disease related to their names. Here are a few examples:
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- The National Cancer Institute
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr Schimpff Has a Relationship with These Companies and Organizations
Salar, Inc. develops clinical software solutions for hospitals, clinics and physician practices. CytoPulse Sciences is a medical device company focusing on electroporation for DNA vaccines and hybridoma creation. Akonni Biosystems, based in Frederick, Maryland, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets integrated molecular diagnostic systems.”
“Healing Seekers explores remote regions of the world in search of plants, living organisms and therapies.” The BWI Partnership is a non-profit economic development and transportation management association made up of area employers.
Sage Growth Partners provides insight, advice and multi-disciplined execution to growth minded health care organizations.
Technical Products and Services, Inc. is a Manufacturers' Representative Agency specializing in the application and sale of fluid handling products.
Apple Ford sells and services new and used Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products. Owner George Doetsch is a long time volunteer for the Shock Trauma Center and is vice chair of its board of visitors.
More Links of Interest
The National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine deal with genomics and complementary medicine respectively. The NIH Clinical Center has a web site that explains clinical research studies in progress and has a video of virtual colonoscopy. You can also use the NIH general site search function to find specific information on diseases like stroke or diabetes or topics such as stem cells or vaccines.
A site that focuses on health technology, albeit primarily for military use, including simulation, robotics, digitized personal medical information and less invasive surgery is that of the Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center [www.tatrc.org ]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a web site devoted to approved drugs with much safety information. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) has information on patient safety, preventive medicine, and quality indicators. The Institute of Medicine published the acclaimed book To Err is Human on patient safety.
Pharmaceutical companies such as Merck or Pfizer have sites related to their own drugs and some information about compounds under testing and in the "pipeline." Johnson & Johnson has both drugs and technologies such as stents and Boston Scientific Corporation and Medtronic both are devoted to devices.
Imaging equipment and technologies along with nanotechnology and bioengineering are available at the NIH's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Imaging equipment can also be found at the major companies that manufacture them such as GE Healthcare, Toshiba America Medical Systems and Siemens Medical. Major radiation therapy equipment can be accessed at companies such as Varian Medical Systems, GE and Siemens.
Information about specific diseases can be found at the NIH site and also at the sites of the major nonprofits such as the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
Last Modified: July 3, 2010