OWL: General Resources

Bone and Joint Innovation Awards

Not Available — 2007-03-28 22:29:18 GMT

These Awards are searching for your novel ideas for advancement and innovation in devices, diagnostics and services, which improve the delivery of care in orthopaedics, rheumatology and related sciences. Bone & Joint Award Categories Best Joint Reconstruction Innovation Best New Orthopaedic Idea Best Rheumatological Innovation Best Trauma Innovation Best Sports Medicine Innovation Editor's Note. This Award seems to be tied to promotion of a "Ideas and Innovation" Event for which you have to pay.

Medical Algorithms Musculoskeletal

Not Available — 2006-11-11 22:29:18 GMT

Algorithms and scoring systems referrable to the musculoskeletal system. To see the algorithms you must register (free).

Orthopaedic Scores

Kurer — 2006-11-09 22:29:18 GMT

Goldmine of orthopaedic scores and scoring systems. 10 surgeon based and 20 patient based scoring systems for all regions of the musculoskeletal system. Includes: Harris Hip Score, Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, WOMAC, Cincinatti Knee Score, Tegner Lysholm, American Foot & Ankle Score AFAS, UCLA Shoulder Rating Scale, Mayo Elbow Score, DASH (Disabilities of Arm Shoulder & Hand) and several more.

Orthoteers

K Funk — 2002-01-31 22:29:18 GMT

Textbook site with large amount of information for registrants (57.50 Pounds Sterling)

Global-HELP

Dr L Staheli — 2008-08-21 22:29:18 GMT

Global-HELP (Health Education using Low-cost Publications) provides free health-care texts for developing countries, and is devoted to making medical knowledge accessible worldwide. By using a network of donors, authors, producers, health-care workers, and volunteers, our publications can be made available without charge.
All publications are free to download in PDF format.

Health on the Net Code - Ethics and Policy

Not Available — 2002-01-31 22:29:18 GMT

HON Code of Conduct (HONcode) for medical and health Web sites
1. Authoritative Indicate the qualifications of the authors
Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on this site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of advice offered is from a non-medically qualified individual or organisation.
2. Complementarity Information should support, not replace, the doctor-patient relationship
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
3. Privacy Respect the privacy and confidentiality of personal data submitted to the site by the visitor
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the Web site and mirror sites are located.
4. Attribution Cite the source(s) of published information, date and medical and health pages
Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified will be clearly displayed (e.g. at the bottom of the page).
5. Justifiability Site must back up claims relating to benefits and performance Any claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence in the manner outlined above in Principle 4.
6. Transparency Accessible presentation, accurate email contact
The designers of this Web site will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. The Webmaster will display his/her E-mail address clearly throughout the Web site.
7. Financial disclosure Identify funding sources
Support for this Web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding, services or material for the site.
8. Advertising policy Clearly distinguish advertising from editorial content

Medical Algorithms Physical and Sports Medicine

Not Available — 2006-11-11 22:29:18 GMT

Algorithms and scoring systems referrable to the musculoskeletal system. To see the algorithms you must register (free).

Medical Algorithms Trauma

Not Available — 2006-11-11 22:29:18 GMT

Algorithms and scoring systems referrable to trauma. To see the algorithms you must register.

NewsCast Australian Casting Technicians

John Kinealy — 2007-10-10 22:29:18 GMT

We will endeavour to provide articles that create interest and debate. Robert and I have both been editors of cast related magazines. With a combined experience of more than 30 years in casting, we felt that a website should be the next progression in assisting health professionals with cast/splint related information.

Orthochina

Ma Zhen-Sheng — 2006-03-02 22:29:18 GMT

Orthopaedic Portal Site in Chinese and English

Who Named it?

Not Available — 2005-07-13 22:29:18 GMT

Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person.

Edwin Smith Papyrus

2002-01-31 22:29:18 GMT

Archive Copy: Transcription of the oldest medical text in existence

Glossaries (Scoliolis Research Society)

Janice Flahiff — 2004-09-29 22:29:18 GMT

Links to 3 glossaries: spinal terms, biomechanics, and 3-D terminology