American Academy of Dermatology: Bioterrorism
Link Code: d1118
The American Academy of Dermatology developed this site to help educate healthcare professionals about the visual and symptomatic manifestations of anthrax, smallpox, plague, and hemor-rhagic fever, as well as biological and chemical warfare in general. For each topic, the site offers a series of links to a variety of resources; for example, the site's section on smallpox offers a series of fact sheets, the relevant chapter from The Handbook of Military Medicine, the CDC's guidelines for response to an attack, and more.
www.aad.org/BioInfo/BioInfo.html

American Academy of Dermatology Association: Practice Management Information
Link Code: d11113
Here you'll find an assortment of resources to help you run your practice more effi-ciently, including a Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Manual that summarizes this federal regulation, its practice implications, and the necessary steps to gain compliance. Information on HIPAA compliance, several downloadable forms and letter templates, and answers to frequently asked practice management questions are all offered here.
www.aadassociation.org/pandp_intro.html

Botanical Dermatology Database
Link Code: d1111
This British site is decidedly unique in its area of focus: it is devoted entirely to dis-cussion of plants that can cause or con-tribute to conditions relevant to the derma-tologist. The site indexes plants that can cause mechanical injury and plants that can cause chemical injury, including contact dermatitis, photoallergic dermatitis, and reactions that mimic other conditions. Visitors can browse a listing of plants and the problems they may cause, or view the plant list by associated conditions.
http://bodd.cf.ac.uk

Cochrane Skin Group
Link Code: d1119
This site is devoted to "preparing, main-taining, and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions." Sample titles of completed reviews include "Systemic Treatments for Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma" and a variety of acne-related articles. Links to additional resources, such as the "Cochrane Handbook," which describes the review process used in the preparation of the site's features, are also available, as well as workshops, a newsletter, and more. www.nottingham.ac.uk/~muzd

The Dermatology Image Atlas
Link Code: d1112
The Johns Hopkins University Dermatology Image Atlas is an online dermatology resource featuring more than 5,000 images of various dermatologic conditions and dis-eases. The site also features advanced search capabilities that enable users to browse the image archives by diagnosis, lesion category, body site, pigmentation, image contributor, patient age, and gender. The Dermatlas Differential Diagnosis Tool assists visitors in making a diagnosis by allowing them to choose characteristics of rashes from drop-down menus (morphology, color, pattern, organization, and location).
http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/ index.cfm

DermLinx.com
Link Code: d1113
Part of the MDLinx.com family of web-sites, this site compiles the latest news and articles related to dermatology. Users can read current articles, studies, and abstracts gleaned from top medical and news publications; the site's content is further broken down into subspecialties, such as autoimmune and bullous diseases, cosmetic dermatology, dermatologic infec-tious disease, photodermatology, and pedi-atric dermatology. The service is updated throughout the day and is provided free of charge, though registration is required. Additional features include links to related resources, a calendar of upcoming confer-ences and meetings, and the option to subscribe to a free e-mail newsletter con-taining top dermatology-related headlines.
www.mdlinx.com/DermLinx

DermQuest
Link Code: d1114
DermQuest serves medical professionals by offering meeting reports, an image slide library, various quizzes to test your dermatological knowledge, tips and FAQs, and a new, featured image posted every two weeks. Registration is required; visit the site for more information.
www.dermquest.com

DermWeb: Professionals
Link Code: d1115
Among the resources offered by this web-site's "Primarily for Professionals" section, you will find an electronic newsletter, The Skin Letter, a scholarly journal, The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, infor-mation on moles and melanoma-and the connection between the two-event schedules, and CME activities.
www.dermatology.org

Electronic Textbook of Dermatology
Link Code: d1116
The Electronic Textbook of Dermatology bills itself as the first Internet-based der-matology resource. This exhaustive resource offers comprehensive informa-tion on a wide range of dermatology-relat-ed subjects and has gained great recogni-tion among dermatologists worldwide.
www.telemedicine.org/stamford.htm

Indiana University School of Medicine Virtual Dermatology
Link Code: d1117
Indiana University's Virtual Dermatology presents a collection of 19 cases designed for dermatologists and allied health professionals seeking a broad update of current information regarding common dermatologic conditions. Cases range from a 23 year-old man with itchy wrists to a 59-year-old man with a bullous eruption of the trunk and axillae. Each case study is available for CME credit.
http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/cases/der mcases/dermcases.cfm

National Psoriasis Foundation: Medical Professionals
Link Code: d11110
The National Psoriasis Foundation website provides "information, literature, and edu-cation specifically for medical profession-als," including "comprehensive reviews of systemic psoriasis therapies to assist with therapeutic management," and "informa-tive materials that help educate patients and help them comply with treatments." Check out the "Literature and Courses" section for the latest information on psori-asis and psoriatic arthritis, the "Insurance Advocacy" section for a selection of brochures, pamphlets, sample letters, and other materials that will assist you in edu-cating your patients' insurance companies about when patients are candidates for systemic and other treatments.
www.psoriasis.org/medical

The Skin and Diabetes Mellitus
Link Code: d11111
Arthur C. Huntley, MD, offers this three-part resource, which consists of "Diabetes: A Photoessay," a 100-image (each at multiple resolutions) pictorial presentation of the cutaneous manifesta-tions of diabetes, a complementary text-based collection of review and back-ground material focusing on diabetes and its effects on the skin, and a handy index of all the images used in the photoessay.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol1nu m2/diabetes/diabetes-title.html

Tumors of the Skin and Other Skin Diseases
Link Code: d11112
This site, the online component of a 400- level course from the University of California, Davis, dermatology depart-ment, features information and material on various diseases of the skin, common bacterial infections of the skin, common viral infections of the skin, eczematous conditions of the skin, and benign tumors of the skin, a skin tumor atlas, a melanoma tutorial, and other resources.
http://matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors.html