Related Links While CCFA's efforts are focused on inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), we are frequently asked about related organizations, or other sources of information. The links listed below have been especially chosen for healthcare professionals. CCFA is not affiliated with, nor do we endorse, the organizations, groups, publications, and individuals that appear on this list, or otherwise "linked" to CCFA, and is in no way responsible for the content displayed or discussed in these "linked" web sites, chat rooms, publications, or other resources. CCFA is also not responsible for any e-mail you may receive when joining a mailing list, chat room, or bulletin board. Medical Organizations & Agencies American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
2228 Young Drive
Lexington, KY 40505-4294
Phone: 888-995-5700, 606-269-5626
Fax: 606-335-7501, 606-335-7509
E-mail: general@abfp.org American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
1007 Church Street
Suite 404
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-9091
The web site discusses the purpose of the ABMS. To find out if an individual physician or surgeon is board-certified, call (800) 776-2378. American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)
PO Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
The ACPA seeks to provide a support system for those suffering with chronic pain through education and self-help group activities. American College of Gastroenterology
4900 B South 31st Street
Arlington, VA 22206-1656
(703) 820-7400
You can call this professional society to request information or pamphlets. Tap into the "Digest This!" section of their site for "Understanding Your GI Tract" and "Digestive Health Tips." American College of Surgeons (ACS)
55 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Office of Public Information
(312) 664-4050, ext. 391
The web site describes the ACS, and also lists pamphlets you can order by phone, including "Patient's Choices," "What is Laporoscopic Surgery?" and a four-part series, "When You Need an Operation." American Dietetic Association
216 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-899-0040 American Medical Association (AMA)
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-5000
Offers a "Physician Select" online service, which allows you to see if a physician is accredited by the AMA. Also offers links to other medical associations, and medical journals online. American Pain Foundation
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 2700
Baltimore, MD 21202 The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
85 W. Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: 847-290-9184 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Thirteen Elm Street
Manchester, MA 01944-4018
Phone: 978-526-4018 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
8630 Fenton Street
Suite 412
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-6315 or (800) 727-4567
This site is an excellent source of information for those on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite D4063
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-855-7723 Celiac Sprue Association/USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
Phone: (402) 558-0600
Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCiS)
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
Phone: (414) 918-3192
Fax: (414) 276-3349
Email: info@focisnet.org
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 827-4420
Information about new drug approvals, FDA Consumer (the consumer magazine from the FDA), and more! The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
University of Chicago's IBD Center. International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
P.O. Box 17864
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 964-1799 or (888) 964-2001
Provides support and education information for people affected by functional bowel disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
One Renaissance Blvd.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 792-5000
Customer Service: (630) 792-5800
This organization inspects hospitals every three years to ensure they meet their standards for accreditation. Its web site contains information about the organization and recent news. To inquire about a specific hospital, please call the customer service number listed above. National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
Phone: (301) 654-3810 The National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAID Office of Communications and Public Liaison
Building 31, Room 7A-50
31 Center Drive MSC 2520
Bethesda, MD 20892-2520 National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD
Phone: (301) 496-3583
The division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that provides government funding for digestive disease research. National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: (301) 496-6308 or (800) 272-4787
Has a good "Health Hotlines" section -- a database of "800" numbers for health organizations, as well as "NIH Clinical Alerts" -- the latest information from the National Institutes of Health. National Organization For Rare Disorders
P.O. Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923
Phone: (203) 746-6518 National Women's Health Information Center
(A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health)
Continuing Education (CME) articles from the roundtable, "State of the Art in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease." The Nursing Center
A Web site dedicated to providing information for nurses ODPHP National Health Information Center
Channels requests for information to appropriate health agencies and publishes information on health-related topics. Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
401 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
Phone: 800-245-7462 The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Society of Laporoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
7330 SW 62nd Place
Suite 410
Miami, FL 33143
(800) 446-2659
Discusses laparoscopic and endoscoscopic surgery. Includes a member search function to help find a laparoscopic or endoscopic surgeon in your area. The Oley Foundation, Inc.
214 Hun Memorial, A-23
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY 12208-3478
Phone: (800) 776-OLEY
A source for educational materials on home parenteral and enteral nutrition. Oley also provides support and networking to patients. United Ostomy Association, Inc. (UOAA)
19772 MacArthur Blvd., #200
Irvine, CA 92612-2405
Phone: (800) 826-0826 Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
1550 South Coast Highway, Suite #201
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone: 888.224-WOCN Top of Page Medical Journals*Please note that most of these require registration. Full text may not be available for all articles listed. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases® brings the most current information in clinical and basic sciences to physicians caring for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, and investigators performing research in IBD and related fields. Due to the success and popularity of the journal, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases® now publishes monthly, with over 1,250 pages per year. Each issue contains cutting-edge original basic science and clinical articles on diagnosis, treatment, and management of IBD from clinicians and researchers around the world. Coverage includes articles highlighting the unique and important issues in pediatric IBD, as well as articles pertaining to adult patients. Other sections providing relevant, focused information include: Clinical Guidelines
Outstanding Clinical and Basic Review Articles
Selected Summaries of articles about IBD from other journals
Reviews of the latest advances in genetics
Current Controversies in Clinical IBD American Journal of Gastroenternology
The American Journal of Gastroenterology delivers the professional support you need to meet the day-to-day demands of clinical practice. You'll gain firsthand knowledge from the Journal's distinguished contributors who share their insight and expertise with you. Aimed at practicing clinicians, the Journal's articles deal directly with the disorders you see most often in your patients. The Journal brings a broad-based, interdisciplinary approach to the study of gastroenterology, so you'll find an extensive range of articles reporting on current observations, research results, methods of treatment, drugs, epidemiology and other topics relevant to clinical gastroenterology. Archives of Internal Medicine
JAMA & Archives Journals are among the most widely circulated family of peer-reviewed medical journals in the world today. Each journal ranks among the top clinical journals in its respective field in terms of citations. British Medical Journal
The BMJ aims to publish rigorous, accessible and entertaining material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice, lifelong learning and career development. In addition, it seeks to be at the forefront of the international debate on health. To achieve these aims we publish original scientific studies, review and educational articles, and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting health. We are delighted to receive articles for publication in all of these categories - from doctors and others. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology is the official journal of The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and The Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Digestive Diseases and Sciences offers high-quality, peer-reviewed, original papers on basic research and clinical practice in gastroenterology and related fields. The well-illustrated journal features comprehensive coverage of the basic physics, chemistry, and biochemistry involved in new technological advances in the treatment of digestive diseases; insights from prominent academicians and practitioners concerning new scientific developments, practical medical issues, and governmental regulations; discussions focusing on the latest changes in both local and worldwide social, industrial, and governmental policies that affect the delivery of gastroenterological care. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (subscribers only)
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (DCR) is the official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the most prominent journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease. As the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date, authoritative, clinically-oriented coverage of all areas in gastroenterology. Regular features include articles by leading authorities, reports on the latest treatments for diseases, and an exclusive correspondence section. Gastroenterology is organized into the following sections to make material easy to find: Clinical Alimentary Tract, Clinical Liver, Pancreas and Biliary, Basic Alimentary Tract and Basic Liver, Pancreas and Biliary; Case Reports; Special Reports and Reviews; and a Clinical Management section which presents more in-depth information on how a diagnosis is reached. Gastroenterology Nursing
Cover to cover, Gastroenterology Nursing delivers the information nurses need to stay ahead in this specialty. The journal keeps gastroenterology nurses and associates informed of the latest developments in techniques, equipment, diagnostics, and therapy. The only professional nursing journal covering this area, Gastroenterology Nursing is an invaluable resource for current SGNA guidelines, new GI procedures, pharmacology, career development, and certification review. E-Gut Online
Gut is a leading international journal in gastroenterology and has an established reputation for publishing first class clinical reasearch of the alimentary tract, the liver, biliary tree and pancreas. Gut delivers up-to-date, authoritative, clinically oriented coverage of all areas in gastroenterology. Regular features include articles by leading authorities, reposrts on the latest treatments for diseases, reviews and commentaries. Immunity
Immunity has traditionally covered, and will continue to cover, a range of subjects including lymphocyte and inflammatory cell development and senescence, signal transduction, gene regulation, innate and adaptive immunity, cytokines, autoimmunity, immunity and infectious disease, and tumor immunology. We encourage the submission of papers in these areas as well as in vaccine biology, transplantation biology, allergy and asthma, and those related to the broad implications of immune and inflammatory responses in all aspects of human biology and the biology of experimental animals. International Journal of Colorectal Disease
The International Journal of Colorectal Disease publishes novel and state-of-the-art papers which deal with the physiology and pathophysiology of diseases involving the entire gastrointestinal tract. In addition to original research articles of high scientific quality, the journal also publishes reviews and coverage of controversial issues from rapidly developing areas in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery. The journal offers an interdisciplinary forum for clinical science and molecular research related to gastrointestinal disease. Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA & Archives Journals are among the most widely circulated family of peer-reviewed medical journals in the world today. Each journal ranks among the top clinical journals in its respective field in terms of citations. The Lancet
The Lancet has been, first and foremost, a reformist medical newspaper. The journal was, and remains, independent, without affiliation to a medical or scientific organisation. We seek to publish high-quality clinical trials that will alter medical practice; our commitment to international health ensures that research and analysis from all regions of the world is widely covered. Nature
International weekly journal of science. Nature Medicine
Nature Medicine is a biomedical research journal devoted to publishing the latest and most exciting advances in biomedical research for scientists and physicians, with an emphasis on clarity of presentation. Articles cover fields such as cancer biology, cardiovascular research, gene therapy, immunology, vaccine development, and neuroscience, aiming to keep Ph.D. and M.D. readers informed of a wide range of biomedical research findings. Original research articles published in Nature Medicine range from basic findings that have clear implications for disease pathogenesis and therapy to the earliest phases of human investigation, and are submitted from research groups at universities, independent research institutions, and biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries world-wide. As a cross-disciplinary journal at the heart of the international biomedical research community, Nature Medicine publishes the most relevant original research articles, news, and commentary that form the foundations of tomorrow's medicine. New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice. Material is published with an emphasis on internal medicine and specialty areas including allergy/immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, kidney disease, oncology, pulmonary disease, rheumatology, HIV, and infectious diseases. PubMed
PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. Science News
Science News is an award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science. Its 16 pages are packed with short, accurate articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the magazine now reaches about 160,000 subscribers and more than 1 million readers. Top of Page Medical PublishersBelow is a list of medical publishers that are on the internet. This may be a useful source when searching for medical journals, books or to purchase individual articles. BC Decker, Inc. Blackwell Publishing, Inc. Cambridge University Press Duke University Press Elsevier Science John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Medical Economics Nature Publishing Group Oxford University Press Prous Science Publishers Sage Springer updated 5/13/08
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