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1. Academy of General Health and Other Helpful Websites Dentistry
   Current dental health information and referrals to a dental care provider are available online.
   
2. AgeWise Living
   Barbara E. Friesner is an expert on issues affecting Seniors and their Families.
   
3. Aging Abundantly
   "A trusted Venue of services by and for women over fifty" - The women on Aging Abundantly are rich in talent, ability, and wisdom. Many of these women started their businesses after the age of fifty, when they decided it was time to do what they loved to do. They are all focused on reaching out to women, particularly those entering midlife and beyond. Each is certified as an Aging Abundantly Expert.
   
4. Aging in Place Professionals
   Age In Place Professionals is a website where people from the various industries relating to aging in place can further educate themselves on how to meet growing demand for senior services, expand your influence and grow.
   
5. Aging in Place Technology Watch
   Aging in Place Technology Watch, a market research firm that provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice.
   
6. AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
   Advocate on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence, and connections to the family and community.
   
7. Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
   This is a network of community-based resource centers and assistive technology developers providing support to adults and children with disabilities.
   
8. Alzheimer's Speaks from Alzheimer’s advocate, Lori La Bey
   Alzheimer's Speaks is a resource for professionals and caregivers. There is access to a variety of services, tools, concepts and products for dealing with the disease.
   
9. American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
   The AAAAI is devoted to the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care. An allergist/immunologist is the best-qualified medical profession to prevent, diagnose and treat allergic disease.
   
10. American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
    AADSM is a professional medical society for dentists who research, assess and manage the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders through the use of oral appliances and surgery. They provide training and resources for dental sleep specialists and work closely with the medical community to provide safe and effective treatments for sleep disorders patients.
    
11. American Academy of Dermatology
    AAD has a membership of over 16,000 and represents virtually all practicing dermatologists in the United States. The Academy is committed to excellence in patient care, medical and public education, research, professionalism and member service and support.
    
12. American Academy of Family Physicians
    The AAFP has chapters in all States and its purpose is to represent the interests of family physicians and maintain high standards of family practice care.
    
13. American Academy of Home Care Physicians
    The AACHP serves Physicians, other providers and agencies interested in improving the medical of patients in the home.
    
14. American Academy of Neurology
    
    
15. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
    
    
16. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    
    
17. American Academy of Sleep Medicine
    AASM is the only professional society that is dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.
    
18. American Association for Respiratory Care
    
    
19. American Association of Sleep Technologists
    AAST is a professional society for sleep technology specialists who perform the technical evaluation of patients with sleep disorders and ensure the proper use of therapeutic intervention. They develop training programs and materials, and promoting technical and clinical excellence.
    
20. American College of Sports Medicine
    
    
21. American Dental Association
    This site has information on oral health topics and allows you to locate a local dentist.
    
22. American Dietetic Association
    The American Dietetic Association is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.
    
23. American Headache Society
    
    
24. American Massage Therapy Association
    
    
25. American Medical Association
    
    
26. American Medical Women's Association
    
    
27. American Nephrology Nurses' Association
    
    
28. American Occupational Therapy Association
    
    
29. American Optometric Association
    
    
30. American Osteopathic Association
    
    
31. American Pain Society
    
    
32. American Pharmacists Association
    
    
33. American Public Health Association
    
    
34. American Social Health Association
    
    
35. American Society for Clinical Pathology
    
    
36. American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
    
    
37. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
    
    
38. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    
    
39. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
    
    
40. American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition
    
    
41. American Society for Radiation Oncology
    
    
42. American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    
    
43. American Society of Anesthesiologists
    
    
44. American Society of Bariatric Physicians
    
    
45. American Society of Clinical Oncology
    
    
46. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
    
    
47. American Society of Echocardiography
    
    
48. American Society of Hand Therapists
    
    
49. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
    
    
50. American Society of Hematology
    
    
51. American Society of Nephrology
    
    
52. American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
    
    
53. American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    
    
54. American Society of Transplantation
    
    
55. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    
    
56. American Stroke Association
    The American Stroke Association offers programs, products and services, from patient education materials to scientific statements.
    
57. American Therapeutic Recreation Association
    
    
58. American Thoracic Society
    
    
59. American Thyroid Association
    
    
60. American Tinnitus Association
    
    
61. American Urogynecologic Society
    Health care professionals and researchers from many disciplines, who are dedicated to improving the urogynecologic health of women.
    
62. American Venous Forum
    
    
63. Amputee Coalition of America
    
    
64. Angioma Alliance
    
    
65. Assistive Technology Industry Association
    Trade association for AT industry manufacturers, vendors and suppliers
    
66. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
    APIC emphasizes prevention and promotes zero tolerance for healthcare-associated infections and other adverse events. By 2012, APIC intends to be recognized as the leader in infection prevention and control by practitioners, policy makers, healthcare executives, and consumers.
    
67. Better Vision Institute
    Vision care products and services, The Vision Council represents the manufacturers and suppliers of the optical industry.
    
68. Boomer Authority
    Boomer Authority™ is a professional association for experts and organizations that specialize in the 50+ Baby Boomer demographic. The 46-64 Boomer Initiative™ is a global ecosystem of web destinations, social networking communities, and social tools to help Baby Boomers spark conversations, solve problems and discover new solutions.
    
69. Cancer and Careers
    A resource for working women with cancer
    
70. Care Pathways
    Created and maintained by Registered Nurses (RNs) dedicated to providing seniors and their families access to quality information, products and services.
    
71. Caregiverlist
    Caregiverlist.com answers all the questions both Adult Children and Seniors ask when they need a solution for their care needs. Caregiverlist.com allows individuals to share their caregiving experiences with others and to learn about the various care options, along with the costs for each, so they can best choose the road they would like to take. It also offers caregiving career education and connections to senior care employers for those seeking to work as a caregiver, as staffing needs are an on-going industry challenge.
    
72. Center for Mental Health Services
    
    
73. College of American Pathologists
    
    
74. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
    
    
75. Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    
    
76. Connecting Women
    A network fo professional and internationally aware women based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Connecting Women was founded by a group of expatriate women who saw a need for an English-speaking forum where women of different nationalities could meet to share experiences, to network and to make connections. This is for women, who wish to share experiences and information by meeting with other women who enjoy intelligent, stimulating conversation.
    
77. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Their goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction.
    
78. Direct Care Alliance, Inc.
    The Direct Care Alliance is a nationwide and state-based alliance of direct care workers, employers and people of all ages and disabilities who use long-term services, care and supports.
    
79. Emergency Nurses Association
    
    
80. Empowering Caregivers
    Empowering Caregivers was created to provide a safe, nurturing place for all family caregivers as well as professionals. Resources include a monthly newsletter; journal exercises for the Empowering Caregivers Community, providing scheduled chats and forums/message boards; and a caregiver's spotlight, honoring a caregiver each month.
    
81. Endocrine Society
    
    
82. Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States
    
    
83. Flying Companions
    Flying Companions is your answer. Their travel companions accompany you on your trip and provide travel assistance every step of the way to make your trip comfortable and stress-free from start to finish. Whether you’re a senior traveler, a person with a disability, someone with travel anxiety, or just someone who prefers not to travel alone, Their travel companions can help make your trip possible and enjoyable. Flying Companions can provide travel assistance worldwide. With their travel companions, you can enjoy the freedom to go anywhere. So go ahead! You can do it with Flying Companions!
    
84. Foundation for Better Health Care
    
    
85. Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
    
    
86. Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types
    Ichthyosis affects more than one million Americans. The ichthyoses are a family of genetic skin diseases characterized by dry, thickened, scaling skin.
    
87. Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
    Sarcoidosis is a potentially fatal inflammatory disease that can appear in almost any organ in the body. The lungs are affected in more than 90% of patients, but the disease often attacks the heart, eyes, central nervous system, liver and kidneys.
    
88. Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
    
    
89. Generations Online
    Enhancing communication among generations by promoting Internet access and literacy to elders.
    
90. Graves' Disease Foundation
    Support and resources to Graves’ disease patients, their families, and health care professionals.Graves' disease is a basic defect in the immune system causing production of antibodies which stimulate and attack the thyroid gland, causing growth of the gland and overproduction of thyroid hormone.
    
91. Health Physics Society
    The Health Physics Society is a scientific organization of professionals who specialize in radiation safety.
    
92. Healthcare Leadership Council
    The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of chief executives from all disciplines within American healthcare, is the exclusive forum for the nation’s healthcare leaders to jointly develop policies, plans, and programs to achieve their vision of a 21st century system that makes affordable, high-quality care accessible to all Americans. Providing access to health coverage for the uninsured, accelerating the growth of health information technology, and reforming healthcare payment systems to incentivize quality and positive patient outcomes are important HLC priorities, along with improving patient safety, addressing the healthcare workforce shortage, enacting medical liability reforms and developing patient privacy rules that protect confidentiality while enabling the necessary flow of information to healthcare professionals and medical researchers.
    
93. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    
    
94. House Ear Institute
    They are working to improve hearing aids and auditory implants, diagnostics, clinical treatments, and intervention methods.
    
95. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series addresses how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
96. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 1
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
97. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 2: Work Life Balance
    Work-Life Balance by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: the negative effects of not having balance in one’s life, what work-life balance does and doesn’t mean.
    
98. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 3: Creating a “Care Team”
    Creating a Care Team by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to get support for your caregiving activities, bringing balance to your life and surefire ways to enlist support.
    
99. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 4: Employer Programs
    Employer Programs by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: employer-offered programs and alternative work options.
    
100. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 5: Taking Care of Yourself
     Taking Care of Yourself by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: offers busy family caregivers advice on how to unwind and cope.
     
101. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider by Home Instead Senior Care
     How to Select an In-Home Care Provider by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos gives you tips and guides for how to select an in-home care provider, including agency and caregiver credentials; how to make sure your decision is going to be the safest choice, and what protections you should inquire about and reliable resources for more information.
     
102. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider, Part 1
     How to Select an In-Home Care Provider by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos gives you tips and guides for how to select an in-home care provider, including agency and caregiver credentials; how to make sure your decision is going to be the safest choice, and what protections you should inquire about and reliable resources for more information.
     
103. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider, Part 2: How to Know if You Need an In-Home Care Provider
     How to Know if You Need an In-Home Care Provider by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, some of the signs that your aging parent may need help at home are discussed along with the types of services a professional caregiver can provide. Tips are offered on the best ways and times to approach your loved one to discuss in-home care.
     
104. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider, Part 3: In-Home Care Agency Credentials
     In-Home Care Agency Credentials by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics presented include: what agency credentials to look for and what you should ask before hiring an in-home care agency.
     
105. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider, Part 4: In-Home Care Provider Credentials
     In-Home Care Provider Credentials by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics presented include caregiver credentials and what questions to ask before hiring someone. This video is a step-by-step guide to asking the right questions about the caregiver's credentials.
     
106. How to Select an In-Home Care Provider, Part 5: Patient Safety, Rights and Protection
     Patient Safety, Rights and Protection by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics presented include: the steps you should take to ensure that an in-home care agency protects your loved one’s safety and rights, such as privacy and a variety of ways to check the agency’s reputation and references before making your final choice.
     
107. International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society
     
     
108. International Radiosurgery Support Association
     
     
109. International Transplant Nurses Society
     
     
110. Knowing is Caring, Part 3: Doctor and Medication Management
     Doctor and Medication Management by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics covered include: the confusion family caregivers often face when dealing with the many doctors, medications, appointments; doctor and medication management.
     
111. Master of Public Health
     "A Master of Public Health is a professional graduate degree that qualifies students for leadership roles in the public health field. Public health is a discipline dedicated to helping communities build and maintain good health habits, and defending against viral and bacterial disease, addiction, and other epidemics that can arise in a population. If you’re interested in education and health promotion, obtaining a Master of Public Health (MPH) will provide the necessary training and knowledge to fulfill any number of job responsibilities. You can work as a public health management analyst, health communications specialist, or a research scientist, to name a few."
     
112. Medical Library Association
     
     
113. Medically Induced Trama Support Services
     
     
114. MyZiva.net
     Free resource for prospective nursing home residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals
     
115. Narcolepsy Network
     Narcolepsy Network seeks to improve the lives of those with the life-long neurological sleep disorder, narcolepsy. Their members are people who have narcolepsy or related sleep disorders, their families and friends, and professionals involved in treatment, research, and public education regarding narcolepsy.
     
116. National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
     
     
117. National Association for Health Care Assistants
     The NAHCA's goal is to assure the highest quality of care was provided to the nation’s elders living in nursing homes. They provide recognition for outstanding achievements, development training for caregivers, mentoring programs to reduce CNA turnover, and advocacy for issues important to long term care and caregivers.
     
118. National Association of Community Health Centers
     NACHC works with a network of state health center and primary care organizations. Research, education and training, and developing public and private partners to foster delivery of medical care to those in need are a few of their services.
     
119. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
     
     
120. National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
     The Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) is a health and human services specialist who acts as a guide, advocate, and resource for families caring for older relatives and persons with disabilities. The GCM is trained and experienced in any of several fields related to care management, including nursing, gerontology, social work, or psychology.
     
121. National Association of Social Workers
     
     
122. National Athletic Trainers' Association
     
     
123. National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
     
     
124. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
     
     
125. National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform-The Consumer Voice
     The Consumer Voice represents consumers in issues related to long-term care, helping to ensure that consumers are empowered to advocate for themselves.
     
126. National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
     
     
127. National Council on Disability
     
     
128. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
     The federal government’s central agenda for research on and information about improving the lives of people with disabilities.
     
129. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
     
     
130. National Medical Association
     
     
131. National Osteonecrosis Foundation
     
     
132. National Patient Safety Foundation
     
     
133. National Private Duty Association
     National Private Duty Association online helps you find a trusted and reliable home care provider in your area or learn more about private pay home care.
     
134. National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
     
     
135. National Society of Genetic Counselors
     
     
136. National Toxicology Program
     
     
137. Next Steps® Estate Planning and Eldercare Issues
     Retirement, health care beyond retirement and estate planning info
     
138. North American Spine Society
     
     
139. Office of Rare Diseases
     
     
140. Oncology Nursing Society
     
     
141. Pallative Doctors.org
     Palliative medicine specialists work alongside and support your other doctors, who may be providing treatments to cure or reverse the course of your illness. If a cure is out of reach, they can provide palliative medicine through a hospice program, helping you focus on quality time with your loved ones.
     
142. Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, Inc.
     PHI works to improve the lives of people who need home or residential care—by improving the lives of the workers who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect and independence.With nearly 50 staff, PHI works to strengthen our nation’s long-term care direct-care workforce, which includes nearly 3 million home health aides, certified nurse aides, and personal care attendants.
     
143. Patient Care
     Help for people who find health care and insurance to be frustrating, complicated, intimidating and more and more expensive. Their Advocates come from insurance carriers, provider’s offices or hospitals. They have vast experience researching and resolving complex claims and billing and health plan benefit issues. The average Advocate has over 15 years experience in the insurance and/or health care industry. Meet some of our Advocates!
     
144. Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care
     Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
     
145. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 1
     Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
     
146. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 2: Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication
     Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics discussed include why good communication with your parent’s medical team (physical therapists, eye doctors, mental health counselors, pharmacists, chiropractors, etc.) is so important and how to make it happen, plus some reasons why your support might help with communications.
     
147. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 3: Legal Documentation and Medical History
     Legal Documentation and Medical History by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers the variety of documents you need or may wish to consider in order to help your loved one get the best care.These include legal medical forms and information, such as: “Authorization for Release of Information” form and HIPAA rules.
     
148. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 4: Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow
     Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers how to prepare for a medical appointment with your senior and strategies to use during a visit with a medical provider. Tips in this video are how you can help your parent feel more confident in understanding the doctor and is being heard and respected by the practitioner.
     
149. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
     
     
150. Postpartum Support International
     They promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide.
     
151. Progeria Research Foundation, Inc.
     
     
152. Radiological Society of North America
     
     
153. Rand Corporation
     
     
154. Sarcoma Foundation of America
     Sarcoma is a rare cancer in adults (1% of all adult cancers), but rather prevalent in children (about 15% of all childhood cancers).  It is made up of many “subtypes” because it can arise from a variety of tissue structures (nerves, muscles, joints, bone, fat, blood vessels - these are collectively referred to as the body’s “connective tissues”). 
     
155. Senior Drivers
     Seniordrivers.org is a website portal for senior drivers, their families, researchers, and alternative transportation providers. Measure your driving skills, safety issues, planning for post driving and other resources.
     
156. Sleep Research Society
     SRS is a professional membership organization for scientists involved in the study of sleep and its disorders. They promote training and education in the methodologies of sleep research, and provide forums for the exchange of scientific findings pertaining to sleep.
     
157. SleepCenters.org
     This online directory of sleep centers and labs has a map that enables visitors to search by state forAASM-accredited sleep disorders facilities. The site also explains how accredited centers and labs that become AASM members can customize a professionally designed Web site for their practice.
     
158. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
     
     
159. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
     
     
160. Society for Neuroscience
     
     
161. Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
     
     
162. Society for the Advancement of Blood Management
     
     
163. Society for Vascular Medicine
     
     
164. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
     
     
165. Society of Critical Care Medicine
     
     
166. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
     
     
167. Society of Interventional Radiology
     
     
168. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
     
     
169. Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
     
     
170. Society of Reproductive Surgeons
     
     
171. Society of Thoracic Surgeons
     
     
172. Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders
     This website is designed to help consumers and professionals locate speech-language pathologists.
     
173. ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation
     
     
174. TTMed Urology
     This is an integrated multimedia educational platform in urology used by specialist physicians, general practitioners, nurses and students to stay updated on the latest advances in the urology field.
     
175. Unique Home Care Services - Harrisburg, PA
     Located in Harrisburg, PA, their mission is to provide the highest quality of home care services, for children in need and seniors. All of their in-home care providers are extremely understanding, skilled and experienced in caring for the elderly and pediatric cases. They are family owned, not a typical franchise. They work with families and daycare centers to keep children with disabilities in daycare centers and in after school programs. They carefully screen our staff with extensive criminal background checks, including child abuse clearances, social security validation, and diligent reference checks. Your loved one deserves to have all the comforts of home. And parents deserve to have the best care for their special child– and that’s exactly where they’ll care for them.
     
176. Visiting Nurse Associations of America
     Visiting Nurse agencies provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitation therapy services that usually are covered by Medicare.
     
177. Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society
     The WOCN Society is a professional nursing society that promotes educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence.