Formerly known as the Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA); a medical technology trade organization

The governing the American Academy of Pediatrics not-for-profit Illinois corporation.

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

The merger of three national associations – the Health Industry Distributors Association’s Home Care Division (HIDA Home Care), Home Health Services & Staffing Association (HHSSA), and the National Association for Medical Equipment Services (NAMES).

American Association for Respiratory Care

State Societies for Respiratory Care

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (Biomedical Engineering)

American College of Chest Physicians

American College of Clinical Engineering

Acute Respiratory Distress Network, of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (National Institute of Health)

The AMA strives to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It is the premier voice of the American medical profession.

Professional association for those interested in all aspects of mechanical engineering, including biomechanics

Mexican association of critical care medicine

A society dedicated to the goal of increasing the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation.

Promotes biomedical engineering

Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

The European Consortium on Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency (ECCRI). Includes useful information regarding home mechanical ventilation.

An international consortium of health care professionals and scientists who are dedicated to the development and evaluation of novel therapies for support of failing organ systems.

Global medical technology trade association (see American Association for Homecare, above).

Former name of the medical technology trade association now known as AdvaMed (see above)

The IEEE is a professional society for those interested in electronics and electrical engineering and includes a biomedical section

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) is a national trade association based in Washington, D.C. that represents independent manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products and health care information systems. MDMA encourages the development of new medical technology that improve patient care and fosters the availability of beneficial innovative products. MDMA presents the collective interests of its members before federal agencies of the US Government that develop or implement policies affecting the medical device industry.

Dedicated to the home medical equipment industry (see American Association for Homecare, above).

The National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC) is a US organization of physicians whose mission is to educate its members and address regulatory, legislative and payment issues that relate to the delivery of healthcare to patients with respiratory disorders.

Credentialing board for respiratory therapists

Spanish Society of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery

 

 

An agency of the United Nations, WHO promotes technical cooperation for health and related concerns among nations

Nursing community website with discussions, news, links, resources, and more

Mesothelioma Center - comprehensive and up-to-date resource for educating the public and bringing awareness to mesothelioma cancer

ECRI is a non-profit organization devoted to evaluating and reporting on medical devices

Accredits hospital and other healthcare organizations to support their performance improvement, safety, and quality of care for the public.

Acute care for ventilator-dependent and medically complex adults and children. (Formerly known as Vencor, name changed in April 2001)

Home Healthcare Equipment

Part of Healthline Media United Kingdom diving deep into medical research of the past and present.

The news publication of record for digital health, providing news, analysis, and data to innovators at provider groups, payers, pharma companies, tech and venture capital firms as well as startups.

A free virtual medical library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.

Ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated, updated clinical medical resources

Combines health information with the resources of MEDLINE.

The 17th edition of this medical textbook is available for use online, free of charge.

Merck's website provides the public with free access to both the text version and the new multi-media interactive version online.

Multimedia medical reference library

Internet Resources for neonatology/perinatal medicine

A free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.

Billed as the "single best source of facts on the Net," refdesk organizes links to information web sites, newspapers, search engines, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a myriad of other resources on the Internet, organized by topic and updated daily. Definitely worth looking at when you need any type of information.

by Jim Lubin

Includes evidence-based practice guidelines, ACCP publications, consensus reports, and patient education information

CHEST 1998; 113(5; suppl)

CHEST 1997; 111:769-778

CHEST 1993; 104:1833-1859

CHEST 1990; 97:949-958

ACCP Quick Reference Guide, 2001.

Guidelines and Practices from the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult

Crit Care Med 2002: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Critically Ill Adult Patient

Crit Care Med 1991: Guidelines for Standards of Care for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure on Mechanical Ventilatory Support

Policies & Procedures from NEMC's Dept. of Adult, Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care

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Diagnosis, Assessment of Severity, Prevention, 1996 (format: PDF)

1990 (format: PDF)

1991 (format: PDF)

AHRQ

ACP-ASIM and ACCP, 2001. Information available also through the National Guideline Center

Presumably (though unconfirmed) from Harris Continued Care Hospital

Guideline on the application of inhaled nitric oxide for hypoxic respiratory failure in term and near-term neonates. American Academy of Pediatrics, August 2000

Protocols from the Respiratory Care Department at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Example weaning protocol using Pressure Regulated Volume Control (PRVC/VS). contributed by Ted Wawrzyniak, BS, RRT, CPS,of Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota (Adobe Acrobat [PDF] format).
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University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. Gives protocols such as for weaning.

(Demo) Protocol for titrating oxygen based on estimated pulmonary shunt.

Listings and resources devoted to clinical trials for patients and healthcare professionals

News, meeting place, and resources for clinical research sponsors and professionals in the pharmaceutical, device, and biotech industries.

 

(Medscape has a pure HTML version of this at the following link, but viewing requires registration)

 

 

 

from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Food and Drug Administration. FDA has the responsibility regulates marketed medical products including drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and special nutritional products (e.g., medical foods, dietary supplements and infant formulas). The site has a wealth of information about device safety and incident reports, as well as periodic bulletins on medical devices and drugs.

FDA Medical Products Reporting Program. Designed to educate all health professionals about reporting and being aware of adverse events and problems to FDA and/or the manufacturer, as well as a communication vehicle to rapidly deploy critical safety information to the medical community that may improve patient care.

Premier spot at FDA for regulatory information about medical devices.

Device experience reports (over 600,000) on devices that may have malfunctioned or caused a serious injury or death. The reports include both reports submitted to the (mandatory) Medical Device Reporting Program (MDR), from 1984-1996, and voluntary reports through June 1993. Reports from 1992 to 1996 can be searched online at this page. Also links to organizations that provide more up-to-date Device Experience Network (DEN) information, for a fee.

Searchable Federal Register (from 1994) that includes announcements and publications from FDA.

Searchable database that includes, of course, FDA regulations

Information about the ISO 9000 and 9001 standards for quality assurance.

Section of the FDA that monitors pharmaceuticals and research.

Drugs approved by the FDA (since July, 1996). List is updated weekly.

Address: LISTSERV@IUPUI.EDU, Body message: sub RC_HMWK-L YourFirstName YourLastName, Addt'l Help: RC-HMWK-L-request@iupui.edu

Many interactive forums about respiratory care, administered by Harry Dugan

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Discussion on issues of weaning from ventilators. Discussion is for patients and caregivers.

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International Ventilator Users Network is a worldwide network of ventilator users and health professionals interested in home care and longterm mechanical ventilation. IVUN is a forum for ventilator users, pulmonologists, pediatricians, respiratory therapists, and ventilator suppliers to discuss problems and solutions of home ventilation. IVUN publishes a quarterly newsletter that is available by subscription.

Discussion list to facilitate communication among people who require a ventilator to breathe, run by James Lubin

Resources of interest and support information for the ventilator-dependent patient

Online discussion forum for patients, family, and caregivers on topics and questions relating to mechanical ventilation.

Listings and resources devoted to clinical trials for patients and healthcare professionals

From the American College of Chest Physicians

Ongoing series of articles about the basics of mechanical ventilation, presented by Amethyst Research, LLC, producers of VentWorld.

From the US FDA (Sept/Oct 1999)

State CEU requirements for RCPs and Nurses, from RC Educational Consulting Services

What is a Respiratory Therapist? From UMD, New Jersey.

by Jim Lubin

Merck provides the public with free online access to the text and the new multi-media interactive version.

Developed by NeuMed, Inc.

TJ Parker talks about how Max (Multimedia Designs Inc.), a novel environment control system, and the Head Mouse (Origin Systems), have enriched his life.

A guide to home care for a child with a tracheostomy, created by Cynthia Bisell, RN.

Online magazine (with pictures and links) about living on a ventilator and with a tracheostomy, run by Michael Bowell

Notes from John Prestwich's life in an iron lung

Notes from Jeff Galli's life before and after his accident that left him paralyzed and vent dependent.

Page with information and links about Maureen who is vent dependent because of her muscular dystrophy

Norma Kennedy Plourde's links to information and products related to Cystic Fibrosis