Useful resources for a dermatologist

General dermatology & medical information

• DermNet's worldwide links for patients
• Skin Disorders Specialist Library UK NHS National Library for Health
• BMJ Learning including dermatology module
• Dermwiz searchable differential diagnoses
• Diseases database
• Trip database
• University of Rochester Dermatology laboratory tests
• Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre
• Cochrane library
  • Free access to New Zealand residents via Ministry of Health
  • Cochrane skin group
• ebDerm.org Evidence-Based Dermatology
• Emedicine dermatology textbook
• British National Formulary UK only
• Pharmac New Zealand
• Medsafe New Zealand
• Therapeutic Goods Administration Australia
  • Prescribing medicines in Pregnancy
• Drug information Database of medications & drugs
• Online Mendelial Inheritance in Man
• Clinical Evidence from the BMJ: skin disorders (subscription required except UK residents)
• Dermatology Online E-dition of Bolgnia book (requires purchase)
• A Clinical Atlas of 1010 Common Skin Diseases with Histopathologic Correlation A. Bernard Ackerman, Helmut Kerl, Jorge Sánchez et al
• MerckMedicus Specialty Page – Dermatology (some resources require registration, US physicians only); Dermatologic Disorders – The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals
• Danderm Danish national service on dermato-venereology
• DermQuest
• New Zealand Guidelines Group
• Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine UK
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) UK NHS
• UpToDate (requires subscription)
• Manual (pathology tests) Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Continuing medical education

• Dermoscopy
• MDlive.net Dermatology lectures (US$25 per view)
• Australian Dermconsult
• Virtual Grand Rounds in Dermatology
• Dermpediadermatology/dermatopathology wiki
• Dermatoblog & Ferrer Dermatology Division
• Access Dermatology Professional Development Center
• DermWeb
• Psoriasis Headquarters
• Medscape Dermatology
  • Drug Reference search
• Clinical Medicine Today Dermatology Courses
• Dermatology lectures online
• The Patient-Centered Dermatology Practice
• Dermlive case discussions
• The Skin Cancer Courses – Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine, University of Queensland
• Australian Diploma of Dermoscopy – The Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand
• IDD International Dermoscopy Diploma
• Dermoscopy.co.uk online course planned for 2009
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dermatology – Centre for Cutaneous Research (CCR), in the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science (ICMS), Queen Mary, University of London and the Department of Dermatology, Barts and the London NHS Trust (BLT)
• Wales College of Medicine Department of Dermatology Diploma of Clinical Dermatology, MSc in Clinical Dermatology, Diploma in Practical Dermatology and MPhil and PhD degree courses
• Diploma in Dermatology – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• IMCAS e-learning videos Subscription required

Podcasts

• eMedicalDermatology Review
• PeerView Press Audio Podcast – dermatology
• Learn Dermatology DermPod 101
• Dermatology Weekly Update
• MSK Report Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Orthopedics

Images

• Dermatology Online Atlas
• Dermatlas
• Dermnet.com Dermatologists' image resource
• Global Skin Atlas International Atlas of Dermatology and Dermatopathology
• DermQuest image library

Medical supplies

• Delasco online
• Henry Schein: large discounts for AAD members

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov US National Institutes of Health
• Clinical Trials in Dermatology CenterWatch Clinical Trirals listing Service™
• UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network

General Interest

• BBC health news
• Healthnews Digest
• Epocrates formulary

Find a dermatologist

• New Zealand Dermatological Society members
• Who & How the dermatologists' directory from Fondation René Touraine
• American Academy Find a dermatologist

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