1. Clinical Resources for Students and NPs

General Family Practice:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/information-health-professionals

American Academy of Family Physicians – Clinical Recommendations and Articles: https://www.aafp.org/patient-care.html

Familydoctor.org – Health Information and Patient Handouts: https://familydoctor.org/

• Available in English and Spanish 

The Merck Manual – Comprehensive Medical and Pharmacological Reference: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management: https://www.endocrine.org/clinical-practice-guidelines/pharmacological-management-of-obesity

Comprehensive Guidelines for Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People by the University of California, San Francisco: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines

Smiles For Life – a National Oral Health Curriculum: http://www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org

• Educational resources to ensure integration of oral health and primary care 

2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/default.htm

• Also available in an App or a pocket guide 

Natural Medicines Database: https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/

MD Calc: https://www.mdcalc.com/

• Clinical decision making tools, algorithms and risk assessment scoring systems 

FRAX Fracture Risk Assessment Tool: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/index.aspx?lang=En

EKG.Academy – EKG lessons and quizzes: https://ekg.academy/

ECG Learning Center – University of Utah School of Medicine: https://ecg.utah.edu/tests

CardioSmart – patient education and empowerment initiative by the American College of Cardiology: https://www.cardiosmart.org/About

American College of Cardiology Clinical Topics: https://www.acc.org/clinical-topics

• Up to date information and clinical guidelines for cardiovascular problems 

Interactive Radiology Tutorials by the University of Virginia: https://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/

Asthma, COPD and Pulmonary Function Tests

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) – Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management and Prevention: https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GOLD-2020-POCKET-GUIDE-ver1.0_FINAL-WMV.pdf 

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) – Pocket Guide for Health Care Professionals: https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Main-pocket-guide_2020_04_03-final-wms.pdf

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program – Asthma Care Quick Reference: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/asthma_qrg.pdf

Understanding Pulmonary Function Testing – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: https://internal.medicine.ufl.edu/files/2012/06/5.12.02-How-to-Interpret-Pulmonary-Function-Tests.pdf

Women’s Health:

CDC US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/mmwr/mec/summary.html

Family Practice Notebook – Oral Contraceptive Selection: https://fpnotebook.com/gyn/Pharm/OrlCntrcptvSlctn.htm

Beyond the Pill: https://beyondthepill.ucsf.edu/educational-materials

•  Free educational resources for patients and providers 

LactMed – Drug and Lactation Database: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/

Pain Management: 

Extensive list of pain management and opioid resources by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation: https://www.nphf-core.com/site/about#resources

Patient Education Resources – by the American College of Physicians: https://www.acponline.org/practice-resources/patient-education/online-resources/pain

Pharmacology:

Very helpful resource for checking drug interactions by Indiana University: https://drug-interactions.medicine.iu.edu/Home.aspx

CredibleMeds – to check whether a drug prolongs QT intervals: https://crediblemeds.org/

Pediatrics:

Stanford Medicine Newborn Nursery Photo gallery of normal and abnormal findings, information on breastfeeding, jaundice and phototherapy, newborn screen, hearing screen, circumcision, frenotomy, and drug exposed infants: http://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/photo-gallery.html

Clinical approach to common pediatric problems: http://learn.pediatrics.ubc.ca/body-systems/

BiliTool: http://bilitool.org/

HEADS UP – CDC online training and resources for pediatric head injuries: https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/providers/training/index.html

Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT5): https://wcaap.org/scat5-offers-more-guidance-for-concussion-management/