patientINFORM

http://www.patientinform.org

patientINFORM is a free online service that provides patients and their carers with access to some of the most up-to-date, reliable, and important research available about the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases. In patientINFORM, consumers have the ability to not only read the latest research, but also to find help interpreting that information and accessing additional materials.

Sponsored and coordinated by STM and the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of  American Publishers , patientINFORM is a collaborative effort by voluntary health organizations (VHOs), medical societies, health information professionals, and scholarly and medical publishers. It was launched in July 2005. By working with the VHOs’ patient information professionals, original research is made accessible to patients in an appropriate context, making it easier to understand research findings. patientINFORM empowers healthcare consumers to have improved discussions with their physicians and make informed decisions about care.

Coordinating Partner

  • International Association of STM Publishers (STM)
  • Association of American Publishers – Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division

VHO Partners

  • American Cancer Society
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Heart Association
  • CFIDS Association of America
  • EURORDIS – Rare Diseases Europe
  • Lupus Foundation of America
  • Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
  • National Breast Cancer Coalition
  • National Organization for rare Disorders

Publishing Partners

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science *
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American Physiological SocietyAmerican Roentgen Ray Society
  • American Society of Hematology
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • Annals of Internal Medicine (American College Of Physicians)
  • BMJ Publishing Group *
  • Elsevier *
  • The Endocrine Society
  • Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
  • Massachusetts Medical Society
  • Nature Publishing Group *
  • Oxford University Press *
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Sage
  • Society of Nuclear Medicine
  • Springer *
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc. *
  • Wolters Kluwer Health *

*Member of the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM)

Collaborating Partners

  • CrossRef
  • HighWire Press
  • Welch Medical Library at The Johns Hopkins University