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Mr. Fergus Paterson
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Fergus Paterson US Based
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Health Information on the Internet for Surgery Patients. There are a large number of health-related sites on the Internet and the numbers are growing daily. There is a lot of helpful, relevant information available on the net, but caution is urged because the quality and accuracy of information can vary greatly between sites. You may find the following web sites are helpful in providing background information and contact points.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics - A comprehensive guide to all things orthopaedic The Surgeon Network - Healthfinder - consumer health information links developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Healthinfocus - aims to
give you the facts about a disease, how you can expect to be treated, the
level of medical care you can expect and the treatments you are likely to
receive in the Health on the Net - an international health and medicine initiative that aims to guide the growing community of healthcare consumers and providers on the World Wide Web to sound, reliable medical information and expertise. Health Web - designed to enable patients to find GPs, NHS hospitals, Primary Care Groups, pharmacists, dentists and opticians. Medline Plus - organised by the in the United States by the National Library of Medicine, this provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the US National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials information. NHS Direct Online - includes health features, links to thousands of sources of help and advice for health conditions, audioclips and an A-Z guide to the National Health Service. Organisation sites Royal College of Surgeons of
England The Royal College of Surgeons of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh -
Since its foundation in 1505, the Royal College of Surgeons of British Orthopaedic Association - provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and health professionals. Members of the British Orthopaedic Association are concerned with the diagnosis, care, and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders - FP is a Fellow General Medical Council (GMC) - The GMC
licences doctors to practice medicine in the
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