This is a list of resources from my presentation, “Beyond Behavioral Medicine: How Those with Chronic Health Challenges Can Live with Mastery and Wellbeing“. I have video of some presentations I have done on my site (larryberkelhammer.com/speaking), and please feel free to contact me if you are interested in a presentation for your group or place of work.

  • Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc. They will help you with denied insurance claims. advocacyforpatients.org
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. www.ahrq.gov
  • American Autoimmune Related Disease Assoc. (AARDA): A plethora of information on all the various autoimmune diseases. aarda.org
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health clinicaltrials.gov
  • diagKNOWsis (patient advocates): Helps patients make sure they’ve received the correct diagnosis before undergoing treatment. diagknowsis.org
  • healthfinder.gov: simple reliable information. healthfinder.gov
  • Mayo Clinic: a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education mayoclinic.com
  • MedHelp: The MedHelp site connects people with the leading medical experts and others who have similar experiences. www.medhelp.org
  • MedlinePlus: Teaches how to find reliable, evidence-based information. nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
  • MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH cancer.gov
  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) nccam.nih.gov
  • National Health Council: Represents, informs, and advocates for people living with chronic illness. nationalhealthcouncil.org
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): nih.gov
  • Patient Navigator: They provide guidance and advocacy in dealing with all forms of chronic illness. patientnavigator.com
  • The JAMA Network: searches within the Journal of the American Medical Association jamanetwork.com
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine: NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources. www.nlm.nih.gov
  • WebMD: provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information webmd.com