| Organization and Website |
Notes |
Alpha-1 Foundation
www.alphaone.org |
Educational materials for physicians and the public about testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and the treatments; Education Materials Working Group; Research Registry Update |
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
www.aasld.org |
Information on practice guidelines; journals available online; membership directory |
American College of Gastroenterology
www.acg.gi.org |
Publications for patients on common gastrointestinal problems |
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
www.eatright.org |
Monthly professional journal; monthly newsletter; books and other resources for consumers and professionals |
American Gastroenterological Association
www.gastro.org |
Publications for patients on common gastrointestinal problems |
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
www.asge.org |
Publications for patients on gastrointestinal endoscopy and digestive health; clinical guidelines |
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
www.nutritioncare.org |
Educational opportunities for nutrition support practitioners, including an annual conference, audio-teleconferences, self-assessment programs, postgraduate courses, publications (practice standards, clinical guidelines, and nutrition support clinical pathways), research programs |
American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
www.abdominalsurg.org |
Continuing education program for physicians in abdominal surgery |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
www.fascrs.org |
Publications for patients on colon and rectal diseases; listing of board-certified colorectal surgeons; material on Colorectal Awareness Month; residency programs; links to affiliated organizations |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hepatitis Branch
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis |
Publications for patients on hepatitis A through E; slide sets, videos, and posters; continuing education credited program |
Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
www.naspghan.org |
Information for the public on numerous pediatric gastrointestinal, liver, and nutritional disorders; a directory of pediatric gastroenterologists in the United States and Canada; educational activities for physicians |
Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (HomePEN)
www.oley.org |
Educational materials on home parenteral and enteral nutrition, including a nutrition complication chart and nutrition choices video; family network; toll-free consumer networking; video library of annual conference presentations |
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
www.ssat.com |
Forum for information exchange among physicians specializing in alimentary tract surgery |
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
www.sages.org |
Publications for patients about gastrointestinal endoscopy, laparoscopy, and minimal access surgery |
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
www.sgna.org |
Provides members with continuing education opportunities, practice and training guidelines, and information about gastroenterology |
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
www.unos.org |
Publications for patients on transplantation; UNOS member directory |
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)
www.wocn.org |
Professional, educational, and clinical resource materials for people with wounds, ostomies, and incontinence |
NIH Publication No. 03–4552
March 2003
