Lifelong Learning
The following is an ever evolving list of my favorite research/tutorial sites…
Open-access Journal Articles
Critical Care- intensive care journal, many open-access articles available
Full list of BMC Open-Access Journals by subject
Anatomy & Physiology
Acid-Base Tutorial – I’ve been visiting this page since nursing was just a twinkle in my eye. Still a great resource.
Continuing Education
LearnICU The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s continuing education site. Core curriculum topics geared for medical students and residents in Critical Care Medicine; available to all interested healthcare professionals. Registration is required.
Critical Care Medicine
ACLS Simulator – an interactive ACLS simulator that walks you through case studies
ACLS STAT – an dynamic, multimedia ACLS self-assessment tool from SkillStat
LearnICU The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s continuing education site. Core curriculum topics geared for medical students and residents in Critical Care Medicie; available to all interested healthcare professionals. Registration is required.
Managing Cardiac Emergencies Handbook – This handbook begins where most ACLS texts leave off. The guidebook covers not only the required actions demanded in a cardiac emergency but also the rationale behind those actions. The first four chapters are freely available, the entire e-book is also available to purchase.
ECG Tools and Tutorials
SkillStat’s ECG Simulator – interactive learning tool provides an overview of 26 cardiac rhythms; includes an ECG game to practice ECG interpretation *for some reason it was really tiny whenever I would view the page. I zoomed in using Firefox’s “view” settings.
Six-second ECG – online workbook of ECG interpretation
The ECG Learning Center – The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Centres in Cyberspace; excellent tutorial
ECG Library – a collection of 12 lead ECGs that address a variety of acute cardiac conditions
Auscultation Assistant provides heart sounds, heart murmurs, and breath sounds to improve assessment skills
Emergency/ Disaster Medicine
Anatomy of First Aid – A Case Study Approach
Virtual Naval Hospital is a digital library of naval medicine and military medicine and humanitarian medicine
General Medical Resources
GP Notebook is an online encyclopaedia of medicine that provides a trusted immediate reference resource for clinicians in the UK and internationally.
Legal Issues
Legal Issues in Health Care This Web site is designed to help health care providers engage in self-study activities to learn the legal and ethical rules of practicing a health care profession. The site focuses on Tennessee law, but the general principles are common in most states.
Neurology
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy all research articles Open Access; other content currently available free of charge
BMC Neurology all content Open Access
Colorado Stroke Alliance Educational Resources
Molecular Brain all content Open Access
Molecular Neurodegeneration all content Open Access
Palliative Care and Pain Management
Patient Education
Lab Tests Online is a peer-reviewed, patient-centered resource on lab testing.
PDRhealth is the consumer Web portal of the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR®. The PDRhealth site offers consumer-friendly explanations of disease states and conditions as well as the safe and effective use of prescription and non-prescription drugs as well as herbal medicines.
Medications:
Over-the-counter (OTC) Medicines printable charts concerning over-the-counter medications from Family Doctor.org, including OTC and Prescription Medicines that Contain Acetaminophen, Drug-Drug Interactions of Common OTC Drugs and more.
Patient Safety
Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers free courses in leadership, patient safety, and quality improvement.
Respiratory
Respiratory Physiology – interactive presentation by Wilmott C. Ball Jr. MD on respiratory physiology; includes quizzes and a respiratory dictionary
The RALE Repository of Lung Sounds – a collection of digitized lung sounds produced through auscultation of the lung
Auscultation Assistant provides heart sounds, heart murmurs, and breath sounds to improve assessment skills
Wound Care
