Rheumatology Educational
material that can be printed during visit:
· ACR website: http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/diseases_and_conditions/index.asp,
o Medications: http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/medications/index.asp
o
*Material in English or Spanish, but to
be printed by physician logged in to the ACR website
· NIH
website:
o
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/default.asp#Information_Packages
o
*Material in English or Spanish, some
available online, some on hard copies that have to be requested and mailed to a
patient or physician (free of charge).
· Johns Hopkins Arthritis website:
o
http://www.hopkins-arthritis.org/patient-corner/
o
*Material in English only. Information
on things like: how to give oneself a subcutaneous injection, exercise with
arthritis, information on biologics for patients.
o
Information on clinical trials at
Hopkins
· The
Scleroderma Foundation:
o
http://www.scleroderma.org/foundation.shtm
o
*Material in English, Spanish and
Portuguese.
o
Patient
resources:
· The
Arthritis Foundation website:
o
http://www.arthritistoday.org/
o
*Website in English only.
· The Lupus
Foundation:
o
*Website in English or Spanish. Flyers
can be ordered from bookstore with small charge.
o
Information on local support groups, but
NY chapter is actually in New Jersey.
· The Myositis Association:
o
http://www.myositis.org/template/page.cfm?id=42
o
*Website in English only; information on
support groups.