Resources

DNA Resources

• Alliances
• DNA Chapters
• DNA Focus Newsletter (Members Only)
• DNA MultiBrief e-Newsletter
• Geriatric Resources
• How to Prepare an Effective Poster
• Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association
• Membership Directory (Members Only)
• Patient Support Groups
• Position Statements
• SunAWARE

Medical Coding Information

• ICD-10 Updates

Nursing School Directories

• BSN Degrees
• Best Nursing Degree
• Nursing Degree Guide
• Nursing-School-Degrees
• Graduate Nursing Education
• Guide to Nursing Schools
• Types of Nurses

Foreign Language Resources

• Cruz Roja Americana - The American Red Cross Web site translated into Spanish.
• Health Canada - Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances. The Web site is offered in both French and English.
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages - Offers patient education resources in Chinese, Cambodian/Khmer, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese alongside English translations; Web site itself can also be viewed in each of these Asian languages.

Fun Sites

• Dermatology in the Cinema

Government Agencies

• American Red Cross
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Health and Human Services
• The Joint Commission
• Medicare
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Institutes of Health
• OSHA
• THOMAS (legislative Information for the Internet)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• US House of Representatives
• US Senate
• US Surgeon General

Health Care Organizations

• The Alliance for Aging Research
• The American Geriatrics Society
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
• American Society on Aging
• The Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation
• Families Play Safe in the Sun - A Community Outreach Service from the Women's Dermatologic Society
• GeroNurseOnline
• National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
• Organization of Teratology Information Specialists
• The Skin Cancer Foundation
• Women's Dermatologic Society

International Web Sites and Organizations

• Community Dermatology - International Journal for Community Skin Health, offers free subscriptions to health workers in developing countries.
• Health Canada - Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.
   

Nursing Organizations/Boards

• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
• American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses (AASCIN)
• American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
• American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
• American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (ASORN)
• American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
• American Thoracic Society (ATS)
• Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)
• British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG)
• Council on Cardiovascular Nursing (CVN)
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
• Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
• Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
• Medway Nursing Education
• National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)
• National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)
• National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP)
• National Gerontological Nurse Association (NGNA)
• National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO)
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
• National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
• Oregon Nurses Association
• Pacific Coast Region of the Wound Ostomy, Continence Nurses Society
• Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
• Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN)

Patient Support Groups

• DNA maintains a listing of contact information for patient support groups, including registries and foundations. View the Patient Support Group Listing

Physician Organizations/Societies

• American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
• Mohs College

Psoriasis

• Psoriasis Headquarters - A resource for healthcare professional who manage patients with psoriatic diseases. Includes a regularly updated "Case of the Month" feature.
• Psoriasis TX

Publications

• IPC Psoriasis Review

Recommended Medicine-Related Sites

• Access Dermatology - AccessDermatology is an educational platform for dermatology professionals which offers free access to news, articles, congress reports, downloadable images and a database of clinical trials in dermatology.
• Degos Patients Support Network
• Dermatology Online Atlas
• Healthline
• Medical Matrix
• Medscape
• National Library of Medicine