The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only national professional nursing specialty organization dedicated to adult health/medical-surgical nurses.

Through this site you will have the opportunity to engage in self-directed continuing education programs and receive contact hours approved by the Texas Nurses Association, the Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution, Inc (CBSPD), and the International Association for Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM).

The CHFG formed in 2007 when a group of experts, clinicians and enthusiasts brought their talents together for the sake of patient safety. It was recognised that although all firmly place an understanding of human factors at the heart of improving patient safety, it is an area that the vast majority of healthcare professionals, policy makers, managers and politicians are unaware of.

YourSurgery.Com® provides easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures. YourSurgery.Com® organizes the information so that you and your family can understand each procedure and help you ask your physician questions.

This is a blog started by a quality management executive for the purpose of sharing thoughts about hospital quality, patient safety, performance improvement and US healthcare issues

A home to a collection of tools and resources used to help raise awareness, increase knowledge, and change behavior related to the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI), a major source of preventable postoperative illness.

High quality video, text and illustrations for top medical procedures
Highlights patient safety guidelines
Includes indications, contraindications, anatomy, equipment

A program of the Foundation for Health Care Quality

SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS©) checklist: a validated safety checklist covering the entire surgical pathway

This educational website is focused on surgical tourniquets, including tourniquet safety and surgical usage, with the goal of providing comprehensive information leading to safer and more effective use of surgical tourniquet systems.

The largest collection of educational programs in laparoscopic surgery

World Community Grid brings people together from across the globe to create the largest non-profit computing grid benefiting humanity. It does this by pooling surplus computer processing power. We believe that innovation combined with visionary scientific research and large-scale volunteerism can help make the planet smarter. Our success depends on like-minded individuals – like you.

The links on this page were last checked on 14 June 2011