General Resources
Information on the West Nile Virus
Canadian Arthritis Society
Canadian Diabetes Association
Champlain Local Integration Network (LHIN)
Palliative Care
A Guide to Advance Care Planning
By mail: Call 1-888-910-1999 to have a copy sent to you via letter mail.
Power of Attorney Kit
Online
By Mail: Call 1-800-366-0335 to have a copy sent to you via letter mail.
In person: Any of our local "Government Information Centre" offices carries the Guide of Advance Care Planning as well as the Power of Attorney Kit (closest centres to RVH are Renfrew at 316 Plaunt Street and Pembroke at 31 Riverside Drive).
Pandemic Resources
Cancer
American Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society
BC Cancer Agency
Cancer Care Ontario
National Cancer Institute
Oncolink - University of Pennsylvania Cancer Link
Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
Consumer & Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
Centers for Disease Control
Drug Information
Global Health 2000
Commercial site
Health Canada Online
Heart and Stroke
American Heart Association
Canadian Stroke Network
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Women's Health Matters - Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Stroke Association
American Stroke Association
American Hemochromatosis Society
Karolinska Institute Library - Sweden
Lifeline Systems of Canada
Mayo Clinic Health Information
McMaster University
Health care information resources
Medem Medical Library
Consumer and patient health links
Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
Based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
National Institutes of Health
NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
University of York (UK)
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Ottawa Carleton Rehabilitation Network
Excellent link for brain injuries i.e. traumatic acquired CVA
Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre
Osteoporosis Society of Canada
Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre
Ottawa Public Library Health Links
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
Advanced Care Directives
Power of Attorney
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