Quality Monitoring Program Resources

Resource Links

Clinical Professions| Government Agencies| Online Journals| Patient & Family Resources| Problem-Oriented Resources

The following links are provided for the convenience of QMWeb users. While QAI does examine each of these sites to ascertain that they offer useful information without requiring that the user be a member in order to access that information, DADS does not control the content of these independent sites. Thus, their appearance here is not a DADS endorsement of the materials or recommendations therein.

If you believe that a site not included in our list is a source of high quality clinical information on geriatric issues and should be listed below, please submit the name and URL to the QM Webmaster.

Government Agencies & Resources

These agency sites are valuable sources of information concerning federal and state policies, regulations, standards, clinical practice guidelines and research findings.

Federal

Administration on Aging (AOA)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (Online Training )

CMS Medicare Quality Improvement Community

CMS Nursing Home Quality Initiative

CMS E-Learning - Registration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)/RDA Topic Page (Food & Nutrition Information Center)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food & Nutrition Information Center - Aging/Older Americans

Institute of Medicine

Institute of Medicine - Food and Nutrition Board

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

National Guideline Clearinghouse

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans

State

Texas Department of State Health Services

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Clinical Professions

These sites reflect the current clinical thinking in their respective disciplines. They are also useful sources of information concerning opportunities for continuing professional education.

National and State Professional Societies

American Academy of Family Physicians - Nutrition Screening Initiative

American Dietetic Association

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)

National Academy of Sciences

Texas Chapter - National Association of Social Workers

Texas Dietetic Association

Texas Geriatrics Society

Texas HPERD Association

Texas Nurses Association

Texas Pharmacy Association

Texas Geriatrics Education Programs

Baylor College of Medicine - Geriatrics Section

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Texas Long Term Care Institute (Texas State University)

Texas Tech University Health Science Center

TWU Institute of Health Sciences - Houston

The University of Texas Medical Branch

University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Online Journals, CEU & Literature Search Tools

While there are many excellent clinical journals in print, fewer are available free online. These are representative of what is available. Some of these sites also offer online continuing education opportunities.

Annals of Long-Term Care

Clinical Geriatrics

Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training

Journal for Healthcare Quality

McMahon Publishing (CNS/LTC)

Medscape

PubMed (National Library of Medicine Searching Tools)

RnCeus.com (all educatiuonal content is free to view)

Search the Journals of the American Medical Association

The Consultant Pharmacist (ASCP)

Virtual Hospital - University of Iowa & Iowa Geriatrics Education Center

Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) - a list of thousands of online courses