HELPFUL LINKS
Although we recognize the Internet as a valuable resource for researching information and communicating with others, it cannotreplace the care of your own physician when dealing with matters concerning your health. All information is intended for your general knowledge and education only and is not a substitute for direct medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. Remember that your physician is the one best person to whom you should ultimately consult regarding medical issues.
We do not endorse or necessarily agree with the content on the web sites whose links we have listed here but feel that our patients may benefit from having this information available to them. We assume no responsibility for the content of these web sites.
Regional Health Facilities & Resources
- Connecticut Licensing Info Center (Check the status of your doctor's license with the Connecticut Department of Public Health.)
- Connecticut Office of Managed Care Ombudsman (Assists Connecticut residents who belong to managed care/HMO health plans and are experiencing problems with their insurance companies.)
- University of Connecticut Health Center
- Visiting Nurse Association (Find a VNA in your area of Connecticut.)
- Waterbury Hospital
- Waterbury Hospital Shoulder Service
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Offers a variety of patient-oriented educational materials)
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (Authoritative information about the Physician Assistant profession.)
- American Association of Manual Physical Therapy
- American Medical Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Connecticut Orthopedic Society (Strives to encourage and support orthopedic residents and students of orthopedic medicine and offer educational forums.)
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (A non-profit organization which provides information and education programs.)
- American Chronic Pain Association (Offering support and information for people with chronic pain.)
- American College of Rheumatology (Specialists in arthritis care and research.)
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM advances and integrates scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.)
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports MedicineArthritis Foundation (The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.)
- Bone Biology for Kids (An educational website for students and teachers, designed by Susan Ott, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington.)
- The Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Citizens for Patients' Rights (CPR) (A nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to educating and empowering the public to deal with health care system problems. It is CPR's goal to improve access to and delivery of health care through education, research, and advocacy.)
- Food and Drug Administration (Information includes news, medical devices, human drugs, biologics.)
- Healthgrades.com (Grades hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians.)
- Mayohealth.org (A medical site affiliated with the Mayo Clinic that provides a broad array of medical literature.)
- Medicare NIH Health Information (Long list of resources, listed alphabetically, from the National Institute of Health.)
- National Women's Health Information Center (A service of the Office on Women's Health of the US Department of Health and Human Services.)
- The Patient's Advocate (Help for those who want to see a certian doctor or whose insurance company won't pay.)
- Patient Advocate Foundation (Will help sort out your bills if you've got a chronic, life threatening or debilitating disease.)
- Patients Are Powerful (A non-profit medical patient advocacy organization. Proper language helps in filing an appeal. Find strongly worded model letters requesting payment for a specialist or second opinion.)