PATIENT EDUCATION

The following websites generally tend to have excellent information for our patients:

Gastroenterology

American Gastroenterology Association
The largest Gastroenterology organization in the world offers educational materials and disease specific information for physicians and patients.

American College of Gastroenterology
This website is a useful source for Gastroenterologists and patients to obtain medical information.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

General Information

Online Medical Dictionary of Medical Terms
Contains easy-to-understand explanations of over 15,000 medical terms.

Health Related

National Institutes of Health
An A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials, health hotlines, MEDLINEplus, drug information, and more.

HealthScout
Consumer health news, information and resources updated daily. Features include mini-checkups, health library, medical search and more.

WebMD
The world's leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Provides credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.

HealthFinder
Features daily health news on a variety of useful topics. Includes some health information sorted by gender, age, and race.
MayoClinic

Disease Specific

American Celiac Disease Alliance
A useful site for patient support. Contain information on diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease.

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
Contains patient and family support services including advocacy, research update and disease information