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Other leading national industry associations play an important role for BARD by providing valuable educational, clinical, professional and networking resources. To learn more, please click on the associated links below.
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Healthcare Industry Associations
www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – primary online communication channel providing users with credible, reliable health information
www.jointcommission.org OSHA & JCAHO Safety Standards – committed to improving health care safety
www.ihi.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world
www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality– a federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans
www.webmd.com/
WebMD – provides medical information for patients, physicians and other health care providers
www.mdconsult.com/
MD Consult – Medical Information Service with full text of medical journals and reference books; practice guidelines; medical news; drug information; MEDLINE; and more
medline.cos.com/
Medline – a comprehensive source of life sciences and biomedical bibliographic information
www.medscape.com
Medscape – features medical journal articles, free CME, MEDLINE, case reports, medical news, major conference coverage, and comprehensive drug information
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicines – search service that provides access to over 10 million medical citations
www.facs.org
American College of Surgeons (ACS) - dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment
www.sages.org
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) - represents a worldwide community of surgeons that can bring minimal access surgery, endoscopy and emerging techniques to patients in every country
www.sls.org
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) – largest minimally invasive or Laparoscopic Society in North America
www.breastsurgeons.org
American College of Breast Surgeons - the primary leadership organization for general surgeons who treat patients with benign or malignant breast disease
www.chestnet.org
American College of Chest Surgeons - global leader in providing education in cardiopulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine to optimize health and advance patient care
www.womensurgeons.org
Women Surgeons Association - to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to realize their professional and personal goals
www.eapsa.org
American Society for Pediatric Surgeons - to ensure optimal pediatric surgical care of patients and their families, to promote excellence in the field, and to foster a vibrant and viable community of pediatric surgeons
www.apsna.org
American pediatric Surgical Nurses Association - special group of health professionals whose talents are many but whose focus is singular....children
www.nann.org
National Association of Neonatal Nurses – addresses the educational and practice needs within the evolving specialty of neonatal nursing, while giving all neonatal nurses national representation
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Critical Care Associations
www.aacn.org American Association of Critical Care Nurses – dedicated to providing the Critical Care Nurse with up-to-date information about technology and treatment techniques
www.sccm.org
Society for Critical Care Medicine - the largest multiprofessional organization dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care
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Infection Control Associations
www.apic.org
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology – a leader in infection prevention and control by practitioners, policy makers, healthcare executives, and consumers
www.shea-online.org
Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America – dedicated to advancing the application of the science of healthcare epidemiology
www.idsociety.org
Infectious Disease Society of America – publishes The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Endourological Associations
www.endourology.org
Endourological Society – established in an effort to facilitate scientific dialogue among endourologists worldwide in the form of annual meetings, circulation of scientific literature, and surgical skill training courses/hands-on laboratory sessions
www.ins1.org
Infusion Nurses Society (INS) – committed to bringing innovative new resources and opportunities to a wide range of healthcare professionals who are involved with the specialty practice of infusion therapy
www.vasamd.org
Vascular Access Society of the Americas, Inc. – information exchange for members with access to abstracts and presentations
www.vascularweb.org
Vascular Web (sponsored by The Society for Vascular Surgery) – education and resources
www.scvir.org
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) – education and resources
www.scai.org
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions – education and resources
www.avainfo.org
Association for Vascular Access (AVA) – provides an opportunity for members to improve practice and patient outcomes by focusing on education and new product innovations
www.aorn.org
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses – a professional association that empowers the OR nurse with education, standards of practice, and peer networking
www.ons.org
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) – dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing
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Cardiac Electrophysiology
www.hrsonline.org
Heart Rhythm Society - provides medical information for patients, physicians and other health care providers
www.americanheart.org
American Heart Association - provides medical information for patients, physicians and other health care providers
acc.org
American College of Cardiology - provides medical information for patients, physicians and other health care providers
www.escardio.org
European Society of Cardiology - provides medical information for patients, physicians and other health care providers
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IV & Catheter Stabilization
www.avainfo.org
Association for Vascular Access - provides an opportunity for members to improve practice and patient outcomes by focusing on education and new product innovations
www.isips.org
International Sharps Industry Prevention Society – formed to reduce the number of accidental needlestick and other sharps injuries that occur globally by promoting the use of safety-engineered products and services
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Prostate Cancer – Brachytherapy
www.astro.org
American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology - members continuing medical education, health policy analysis, patient information resources and advocacy that they need to succeed in today’s ever-changing healthcare delivery system
www.aapm.org
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine - promotes the application of physics to medicine and biology; encourages interest and training in medical physics and related fields
www.breastsurgeons.org
American Association of Breast Surgeons – the primary leadership organization for general surgeons who treat patients with benign or malignant breast disease
www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society – education and resources
www.rsna.org
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) – promotes and develops the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research
www.acog.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – advocacy for Women’s Health Care Physicians
www.augs.org
American Urogynecologic Society - promotes the highest quality care in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery through excellence in education, research and advocacy
www.aagl.org
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - serves women by advancing the safest and most efficacious diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that afford less invasive treatments for gynecologic conditions through the integration of clinical practice, research, innovation, and dialogue
www.asdin.org
American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology – promotes the appropriate application of new and existing procedures in order to improve the care of patients with kidney disease
www.asn-online.org
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) – committed to preventing kidney disease and making life better for patients
www.annanurse.org
American Nepherology Nurses' Association - promotes excellence by advancing nephrology nursing practice and positively influences outcomes for individuals with kidney disease
www.herniainfo.com
BARD’s Hernia Resource Center (sponsored by Davol, a C. R. Bard, Inc. company) – patient focused on education, FAQs and advancements in technology
www.americanherniasociety.org
American Hernia Society – provides a professional forum for the exchange of information and education regarding historic, current, and future methods of diagnosis and treatment of abdominal wall abnormalities
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
www.padcoalition.org Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Coalition –
alliance of leading health organizations, vascular health professional societies, and government agencies that have united to raise public and health professional awareness about lower extremity P.A.D.
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Urological Associations
www.auanet.org American Urological Association –
the premier professional association for the advancement of urologic patient care. Works to ensure that its members are current on the latest research and practices in urology.
