Patient Information Material

Patient Materials by Disease State

The links below provide direct access to printable disease management materials for patients.

Respiratory - Pulmonary/COPD
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
www.goldcopd.com
Go to Patients

Cardiovascular - Hypertension
American Heart Association
www.my.americanheart.org 
Go to Patient Information

Cardiovascular /Neurological - Stroke/TIA
American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org
Go to Patient Education & Support

Neurological - Parkinson's
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov
Search Parkinson’s Disease

Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Go to For Health Professionals & Scientists

Medication and General Information

The links below offer an assortment of consumer information resources.

United States Department of Health and Human Services
www.ahrq.gov/consumer
Information about being an active health care consumer, health and wellness, smoking cessation, disease states and provides materials in Spanish.

Revolution Health
www.revolutionhealth.com
Health and medical information, interactive healthcare tools, community forums and social networking features for consumers.

The National Council on Patient Information and Education
www.talkaboutrx.org/med_users_tools.jsp
Tools for consumers including information on reducing medication errors, safe storage and disposal, dietary and herbal supplements, and prescription assistance programs.

www.talkabout rx.org/med_users_special.jsp
Special populations including information for seniors, women, children, patients with low literacy as well as Spanish-speaking.

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Other Searchable Disease State Materials

The links below allow you to search disease state resources for patients.

Respiratory - Pulmonary/COPD
Learn about managing COPD and request the Expert's Guide to Better Breathing
www.copdguide.com 

Urology - BPH
American Urological Association
www.urologyhealth.org

Virology - HIV/AIDS
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Arthritis
The Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org

Depression
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov

Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nofstore.org

OTHERS - Search by Medical Condition

Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com

Medscape
www.medscape.com

Center for Disease Control & Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Additional Disease State Information

Post Graduate Medicine
www.postgradmed.com
Go to Patient Notes

Pri-Med Patient Education Center
www.patientedu.org

American Academy of Family Physicians
www.familydoctor.org