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Learning Resources

Exercise in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: An Historical Development Approach

• medweb/hetenyi/rakobowchuk.htm

The following is a list of references that MAY be consulted. Students are NOT expected to purchase any of these books. To get an indication of books that students in previous years found beneficial to purchase watch out for the student book review in September.

Recommended Texts:

• Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology / edited by David G. Gardner, Dolores Shoback. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, c2007.
• E-book available in the library collection

• Harrison's online. McGraw-Hill, c2005-  Featuring the complete contents of Harrison's Principles of internal medicine, 16th edition.
• E-book available in the library collection

• Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, c2005.
• E-book available in the library collection

Web sites - General Endocrinology

1. An online text but not all sections complete, excellent for pituitary adrenal
   http://www.Endotext.org
2. Guidelines on investigation and treatment of many endocrine conditions
   http://www.aace.com/pub/guidelines

Week 1 (Lipids)

1. Recommendations for the management and treatment of dyslipidemia (Canadian practice guidelines) http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/data/169/9/921/DC1/1
   
   
2. Interesting site with a lot of power point presentation on lipid metabolism and disorder
   http://www.lipidsonline.org

Week 2 (Pituitary Adrenal)

1. Good review of Addisons disease
   http://www.Niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/addison/addison.htm
   
   
2. http://www.Endotext.org
   
   
3. Intended for patients but good overview
   http://www.pituitary.org

Week 3

• Canadian clinical practice guidelines for diabetes
  Http://www.diabetes.ca/cpg2003    
  
  
• American Diabetes Association Clinical practice recommendations
  http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/vol30/suppl_1/index.shtml
  
  
• Link to Canadian Diabetes Association
  http://www.diabetes.ca
  
  
• Link to American Diabetes Association
  http://www.Diabetes.org
  
  
• This site looks at the specific health needs of aboriginal people:
  http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/1aboriginal_peoples.html

Week 4

1. Thyroid
   http://www.Thyroidmanager.org
   
   More patient oriented
   http://www.Mythyroid.com
   
   Thyroid foundation of Canada
   http://www.Thyroid.ca
   
   
2. Disorder of calcium and bone metabolism:
   Canadian clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis
   http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/3/345

Community Links

• http://www.diabetes.ca/
• http://www.thyroid.ca
• http://osteoporosis.ca

 

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