Ethics Web Sites

BIOETHICS
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)	http://www.asbh.org
American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (ASLME)	http://www.aslme.org/
Bioethics Resources on the Web - National Institutes of Health	http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics
Boston University School of Public Health Department of Health Law Many links to health, bioethics, and human rights resources e.g., Human Rights Database	http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=95
Canadian Paediatric Society Position Papers index	http://www.cps.ca/english/publications/StatementsIndex.htm
Canadian Medical Association Policy Statements	http://www.cma.ca/
Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Participants (CBM 93-3) National Institutes of Health - U.S. (bibliographies)	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/hum_exp.html
Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal & Social Issues (ELSI)	http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/elsi.html
International Association for Bioethics	http://www.bioethics-international.org/
The Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics Georgetown University Website research links & some papers	http://www.georgetown.edu/research/kie/
National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) U.S. Presidential Commission Archives here; replaced by President’s Council on Bioethics	http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nbac/
Nuffield Council on Bioethics ( Britain ) Reports available	http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/home/
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Formerly Office for Protection from Research Risks [OPRR] See Document Index link	http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)	http://www.ori.dhhs.gov
President’s Council on Bioethics (U.S.) Archival reports:	http://www.bioethics.gov/ http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nbac/pubs.html
University of Buffalo Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care Lots of resources; use search engine to find out about brain death, ethics committee core curriculum, bioethics law etc.	http://wings.buffalo.edu/faculty/research/bioethics/index.html
MEDICINE/REHABILITATION
Administration on Aging Lots of information for older people, e.g., anti-fraud, elder abuse, statistics etc.	http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR); U.S. agency for evidence based medicine	http://www.ahrq.gov
New journal on medical error	http://webmm.ahrq.gov/
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral ( ADEAR Center ) A service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Progress Report on Alzheimer’s Disease 2000, now online	http://www.alzheimers.org
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) May browse as a guest; use search	http://www.aan.com/
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Over 300 official Policy Statements, Practice Guidelines	http://www.aap.org/advocacy/pcyhome.htm
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Use link entitled Link to Resources	http://www.acrm.org
American Geriatrics Society Use Position Statements link (works only in Internet Explorer)	http://www.americangeriatrics.org
American Medical Association (AMA) Has links to all AMA journals and other medical sites	http://www.ama-assn.org
American Nurses Association (ANA)	http://www.nursingworld.org
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Public Information; Recent Updates; Library & Publications, among other links	http://www.psych.org
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)	http://www.aota.org
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)	http://www.apta.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)	http://www.asha.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	http://www.cdc.gov
HealthFinder The U.S. government’s healthfinder (information reportedly pre-screened for accuracy)	http://www.healthfinder.gov
International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) Home Page; Classification of Disability, revised version 1999-2000.	http://www.who.int/icidh/
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); U.S. hospital accreditation	http://www.jcaho.org
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	http://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	http://www.nih.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	http://www.ninds.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine Comprehensive search capabilities; access to Medline, PubMed, etc.	http://www.nlm.nih.gov
World Health Organization Statistics Database (WHOSIS)	http://www.who.int/whosis/
World Health Organization (WHO) Link to Reports, or search	http://www.who.org
LEGAL RESOURCES
American Bar Association ( ABA ) Link entitled Sections/Divisions/Forums gives you access to Health Law, etc.	http://www.abanet.org
American Law Sources Online Access state and federal law	http://www.lawsource.com
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) See links to laws, regulations, manuals, etc.	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Cornell University Legal Information Institute (LII) Great site for finding cases: U.S. state or federal and worldwide searches; has topical index, too	http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Federal statutes	http://www.fedstats.gov/programs/index.html
Health/Biotech Law Resources	http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/legal.html
Internet Legal Resource Guide (ILRG) LawRunner: Global Index; Internet Legal Resource Guide; comprehensive; international law	http://www.ilrg.com/nations/
Library of Congress Access GLIN (Global Legal Information Network) via Search	http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Office for Civil Rights: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)	http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Office of Inspector General (OIG) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (see links to reports, fraud, etc)	http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
United States Constitution Select Educational Outreach	http://www.uscourts.gov
U.S. Congress Legislative Information on the Internet	http://thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Department of Education Select U.S. Department of Education, then in the Policy box, select Legislation to find Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related law	http://www.ed.gov
U.S. Equality Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) On the left, select Laws, Regulations to find Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) and related laws	http://www.eeoc.gov
U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) See links to reports; use search engine	http://www.gao.gov/
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE RESOURCES
MUSC Library’s Government Links (See link “Featured Federal Agencies dealing with Health Information”) (plus more)	http://www.library.musc.edu/resources/govres.html
S.C. Statutes To access S.C. statutes, start at http://www.lawsource.com then: select South Carolina ; then go down the page to the heading South Carolina Constitution & Legislation and below you will see “4. Code of Laws …” now select browse; this takes you to a list of statute “titles.” For example if you select Title 40 Professions and Occupations, this will take you to the numerous chapters in the title such as “Occupational Therapists.”	http://www.lawsource.com
S.C. Court Opinions To access court opinions from S.C. Court of Appeals or S.C. Supreme Court start at http://www.lawsource.com then: select South Carolina ; on the next page you will see South Carolina Court Decisions; now select the court you want; use the case citation if you have it, or use a word search.	http://www.lawsource.com
S.C. Department of Health and Human Services	http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/
S.C. State Department of Education	http://www.sde.state.sc.us
S.C. Legislature Online	http://www.scstatehouse.net/
S.C. Services Information System (SCSIS) Information on Aging and Disability Services;	http://www.scsis.org/
Check out acronym list:	http://www.scsis.org/acronym_disease.htm
And related links:	http://www.scsis.org/links.htm