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Resources for Women's Health Professionals
Follow the links below to a directory of online resources for physicians and healthcare professionals interested in women's health: Practice Guidelines Breast Imaging Resources Continuing Medical Education (CME/CE) Online Medical Journals and News Women's Health Teaching Files Resources for Women's
Breast Imaging Resources
The menu below contains navigation to numerous resources for breast imaging and mammography.
FDA/Mammography Quality Standards (MQSA)
The US Food and Drug Administration has developed a comprehensive website to inform mammography facility personnel, inspectors, and other interested individuals about the implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) of 1992.
Learning Resources from the ACR 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer
(April 8-11, 2000, San Francisco, California) Audio Cassettes from the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer (NCBC) Thirty-two lectures from the 29th NCBC conference are available on audio cassettes.
ACR/BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is the copyright owner of a work entitled Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS), which contains a guide to standardized mammographic reporting, including a breast-imaging lexicon of terminology, a report organization and assessment structure and c
ACR Accreditation Programs for Facilities Providing Mammography and Breast Biopsy
All facilities providing mammography must be certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the MQSA (Mammography Quality Standards Act). To be certified, a facility must be accredited.
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrial.gov http://www.clinicaltrials.gov provides an updated, comprehensive listing of clinical trials in the United States. The Web site is a service of the National Institutes of Health and was developed by the National Library of Medicine. Users may search for clinical trials by subject.
Radiology
American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR) http://www.aawr.org American Board of Radiology (ABR) http://theabr.org American College of Radiology (ACR) http://www.acr.org American Osteopathic College of Radiology (AOCR) http://www.aocr.org American Radium Society (ARS) http://www.americanradi
Oncology
American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) http://www.americanbrachytherapy.org/ American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org American College of Physicians Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer www.acponline.org/public/h_care American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) http://www.asco.org American Societ
Resources for Women's Health Professionals
Follow the links below to a directory of online resources for physicians and healthcare professionals interested in women's health: Breast Cancer Breast Imaging and Women's Imaging Clinical Trials FDA Resources General Medical Associations Healthcare Administrators Mammography and Radiology Technolo
Mammography and Radiology Technologists
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists http://www.arrt.org American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org Updated: November 20, 2007
Breast Imaging and Women's Imaging
Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) http://www.sbi-online.org Updated: November 20, 2007
Pharmaceutical Resources
FDA Oncology Tools http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer website includes information on newly approved cancer drugs, including dosages and possible side effects.
General Medical Associations and Organizations
American Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org World Health Organization http://www.who.int/ American Medical Women's Association http://www.amwa-doc.org Updated: November 20, 2007
Healthcare Administrators
American College of Health Care Administrators http://www.achca.org American Healthcare Radiology Administrators http://www.ahraonline.org American Hospital Directory http://www.ahd.com The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?fromhcfadotgov=true NC Healthcare
Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) http://www.abnm.org American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) http://www.acnucmed.com/ Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) http://interactive.snm.org/index.cfm?pageid=10&rpid=10 Updated: November 20, 2007
Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology http://www.abog.org The American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.acnm.org American Urogynecologic Society http://www.augs.org American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AC
Medical Physics and Research
Academy of Radiology Research (ARR) http://www.acadrad.org American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) http://www.aapm.org American Board of Health Physics http://www.hps1.org/aahp/ American College of Medical Physics (ACMP) http://www.acmp.org Society for Computer Applications in Radiolog
FDA Resources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov provides information on a variety of aspects concerning breast cancer and breast health.
Radiology
Breast pain (mastalgia) is the most common breast related complaint among women; nearly 70% of women experience breast pain at some point in their lives. Breast pain may occur in one or both breasts or in the underarm (axilla) region of the body.
Breast Cancer
American Society of Breast Disease http://www.asbd.org Breast Cancer On-Line http://www.bco.org CDC National Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/ Consortium of Breast Centers http://breastcare.org National Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.nbcam.org National
Breast Oncology
Conservative Surgery and Radiation in Stage I and II Carcinoma of the Breast, American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria www.acr.org Practice Guideline for the Management of Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) of the Breast (Adobe Acrobat required) www.acr.org Locally Advanced Breast C
Breast Cancer and Breast Imaging
Appropriate Imaging Workup of Breast Microcalcifications, American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8322 Appropriate Imaging Workup of Palpable Breast Masses, ACR Appropriateness Criteria http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary
Practice Guidelines for Women's Health and Women's Imaging
The menu below contains navigation to numerous resources and practice guidelines for healthcare professionals involved in women's health, breast imaging and women's imaging.
Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry
Osteoporosis, ACR Appropriateness Criteria www.acr.org Search the National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/ for practice guidelines on osteoporosis and bone densitometry.
Breast Biopsy/Intervention
Search the National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/ for practice guidelines on Breast Biopsy/Intervention Updated: September 24, 2007
Obstetric Imaging
Obstetrical Ultrasound, American College of Radiology (ACR) Standards, 2007 www.acr.org First-Trimester Bleeding, ACR Appropriateness Criteria www.acr.org Intrauterine Growth Disturbances, ACR Appropriateness Criteria www.acr.org Premature Cervical Dilatation, ACR Appropriateness Criteria www.acr.or
Gynecologic Cancer
Cancer of the Cervix, American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria (2005) http://www.acr.org/SecondaryMainMenuCategories/quality_safety/app_criteria/pdf/ ExpertPanelonWomensImaging/InvasiveCanceroftheCervixDoc5.aspx Cervical Cancer Screening, American College of Preventive Medicine,
Imaging the Female Pelvis
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding, American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriate Criteria www.acr.org Computed Tomography of the Abdomen and Pelvis, American College of Radiology (ACR) Standards, 2006 www.acr.org Ultrasound Examination of the Female Pelvis, American College of Radiology (ACR) Standards, 2
Continuing Medical Education (CME/CE)
This section contains abundant resources for continuing medical education for doctors, nurses, technologists, healthcare administrators and other healthcare professionals.