Related Links

The following links will be useful in the performance and review of impairment ratings and similar assessments. We welcome updates.

Association – Physician	American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Academy of Pain Medicine American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Independent Medical Examiners American Board of Medical Specialties American College of Legal Medicine American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine American Medical Association American Orthopaedic Association International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators
	American Bar Association Defense Research Institute
Association – Other	American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds Case Management Society of America
Clinical	HealthFinder.gov (US Dept. HHS) Health on the Net Foundation Martindale’s Health Science Guide Martindale’s Reference Desk Mayo Clinic Medical Professional Resources MD Consult Medical Matrix MedicineNet Medline Plus – Directory Medscape from WebMD Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors National Library of Medicine (NIH) Orthopedics Supersite Ovid – Article Retrieval Pain.com Physicians’ Desk Reference – PDR PubMed: National Library of Medicine Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body UpToDate University of Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine – sources Visible Human Project – National Library of Medicine (NIH) Webility.md WebMD
Disability	Americans with Disabilities Act – home Americans with Disabilities Act – resources Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA Library disABILITY Information and Resources Disability Management Employer Coalition Disability Research Institute Interagency Committee on Disability Research Job Accommodation Network MD Guidelines – return to work and treatment guidelines National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research National Rehabilitation Information Center Official Disability Guidelines Work Fitness and Disability Roundtable
Education	CME Web Doctors Guide Education Resources Information Center SEAK Université de Montréal – Insurance Medicine and Medicolegal Expertise
Governmental	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Bureau of Labor Statistics California Department of Industrial Relations Canada’s National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Code of Federal Regulations Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor (DOL) Family and Medical Leave Act (DOL) Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Highway Administration National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health – NIOSH (CDC) Social Security Online Social Security Online – Medical/Professional Relations Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Insurance	Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Insurance Journal – Property Casualty Insurance News National Association of Insurance Commissioners National Council Against Health Fraud National Council on Compensation Insurance
Legal	American Bar Association – Commission on Disability Rights American Law Sources On-line DRI – Defense Research Institute FindLaw for Legal Professionals Law.com Legal Information Institute – Cornell University Rand Institute for Civil Justice – Workers Compensation Research
Mental and Behavioral	Health Psychology and Rehabilitation Infinite Mind Mental Health
Occupational	National Occupational Research Agenda (CDC) Occ-Env-Med-L – North Carolina Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational and Environmental Medicine (Duke Univ.) Occupational Information Network – USA Dept. of Labor
Practice Guidelines	ACOEM Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Effective Health Care Program Centre for Evidence Based Medicine Cochrane Collaboration Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement – Guidelines JAMA Evidence KT Clearinghouse ODG Treatment Guidelines
Publications	Amazon American Medical Association Press – Bookstore
Resources and Tools	America’s Top Doctors – Castle Connolly Body Mass Index Calculator DOC Finder ErgoWeb Health and Human Services – Excluded Individuals Search National Council Against Health Fraud OnlineConversion – numerical conversions Quackdown Quackwatch.com Time and Date – Date Interval Calculator
Workers’ Compensation	Cal-OSHA Reporter California Workers’ Comp Executive International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions National Council of Compensation Insurers, Inc. Sedgwick Institute WCI-360 Workcomp Central Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Workers’ Compensation Law Materials (Cornell Univ.) Workers’ Compensation Research Institute Workers’ Comp Insider World Health Organization
Other	Highway Loss Data Institute National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Citizen – Protecting Health Safety & Democracy