Organizations
Professional Organizations
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American Academy of Opthalmology
Mission: To achieve accessible, appropriate and affordable eye care for the public by serving the educational and professional needs of ophthalmologists.
Computers and Eye Strain
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 20,000 members internationally.
Public Information - Patient Education Brochures
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
The mission of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) is to advance the profession of occupational and environmental health nursing.
American Board of Medical Specialties
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the umbrella organization for the 24 approved medical specialty boards in the United States. Established in 1933, the ABMS serves to coordinate the activities of its Member Boards and to provide information to the public, the government, the profession and its Members concerning issues involving specialization and certification in medicine. The mission of the ABMS is to maintain and improve the quality of medical care in the United States by assisting the Member Boards in their efforts to develop and utilize professional and educational standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists.
American Chiropractic Association
The ACA is a national non-profit professional membership organization. The mission of the American Chiropractic Association is to advance chiropractic, promote the highest standards of ethics and patient care for the profession, and serve the needs of the membership, thereby contributing to the health and welfare of society worldwide.
Chiropractic Information for Consumers
American Industrial Hygiene Association
AIHA is the essential source for information on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety issues. Founded in 1939, AIHA is an organization of more than 12,000 professional members dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community.
American Medical Association
The AMA is much more than a voluntary membership organization of physicians. It is the patient's advocate and the physician's voice. It sets standards for the profession of medicine.
American Occupational Therapy Association
The mission of the American Occupational Therapy Association is to support a professional community for members and to develop and preserve the viability and relevance of the profession. The organization serves the interests of its members, represents the profession to the public, and promotes access to occupational therapy services.
American Optometric Association
The American Optometric Association (AOA), founded in 1898, represents more than 32,000 doctors of optometry, students of optometry and paraoptometric assistants and technicians in more than 6,600 communities across the country and in foreign countries. AOA members are dedicated to providing the highest quality eyecare.
American Osteopathic Association
The AOA is organized to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality and cost-effective healthcare in a distinct, unified profession.
American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association is a national, professional organization representing more than 75,000 members. APTA's goal is to foster advancement in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
American Society of Safety Engineers
Founded in 1911, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge, skills and competency of safety, health and environmental professionals for the protection of people, property and the environment, and to advance the status and promote the advancement of the safety profession.
Arthritis Foundation
The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.
Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Work-Related Hand Pain
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) was founded in 1969 as the Biofeedback Research Society. Goals are to promote a new understanding of biofeedback and advance the methods used in this practice.
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) was founded in 1967 to serve as the national organization of physiatrists who are affiliated with medical schools. The AAP is a member organization of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The objectives of the Association are to promote the advancement of teaching and research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation within an academic environment. The organization acts as a sounding board and forum for the exchange of ideas and information relative to all phases of the art and science of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. It promotes the distribution of information to future young physicians who will be practicing this art and science for the benefit of the public health and welfare. The organization also becomes involved in the exchange of information from other areas of medicine, both in basic science and in clinical areas of teaching and research.
Association of Canadian Ergonomists
Founded in 1968, the Association of Canadian Ergonomists/L'Association canadienne d'ergonomie (ACE) is an association of persons who have human factors/ergonomics interests, be they research workers seeking to expand knowledge in the field, practitioners endeavoring to apply existing knowledge, or members of the public and clients in need of human factors/ergonomics expertise and services. Membership is open to those who will benefit from the judicious application of human factors and ergonomic knowledge, either as individuals or as representatives of organizations.
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) was established in 1990 as a nonprofit corporation to provide a formal organization and procedures for examining and certifying qualified practitioners of ergonomics.
Candian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is Canada's national centre for occupational health and safety (OH&S) information. As a corporation governed by a Council with representatives from employers, labour and government, CCOHS is committed to providing impartial, accurate, useful information to all parties in the workplace.
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
CPA is the national professional organization representing more than 9,000 physiotherapists and physiotherapy students across Canada. CPA serves its members and the public by increasing the understanding of the physiotherapist's role in the health care system. Its mission is to provide leadership and direction to the profession, foster excellence in practice, education and research and to promote high standards of health in Canada.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy represents 98 per cent of all state-registered physiotherapists. This means they will have undertaken extensive training which today includes a three or four year degree course and they will be governed by our rules of professional conduct.
The Ergonomics Society of the United Kingdom
The Ergonomics Society, founded in 1949, represents the professional interests of over 1000 ergonomists throughout the United Kingdom and abroad and maintains a register of professional ergonomics consultancies. The Society's aims are to promote the awareness, education and application of ergonomics in industry, commerce, the public sector and government, and the public domain in general.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds. The Society furthers serious consideration of knowledge about the assignment of appropriate functions for humans and machines, whether people serve as operators, maintainers, or users in the system. And, it advocates systematic use of such knowledge to achieve compatibility in the design of interactive systems of people, machines, and environments to ensure their effectiveness, safety, and ease of performance.
International Ergonomics Association (IEA)
International Ergonomics Association (IEA) is the association of ergonomics and human factors societies around the world. Its mission is to elaborate and advance ergonomics science and practice and to expand its scope of application and contribution to society to better the human condition.
International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety
The International Society for Occupational Ergonomics & Safety is dedicated to the advancement of occupational ergonomics and safety. ISOES supports this advancement by organizing and sponsoring annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conferences.
International Standards Organization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 130 countries, one from each country. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists
Dedicated to the relief & control of Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction
National Safety Council
The mission of the National Safety Council is "to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes."
North American Institute of Manual Therapy
The North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Inc. (NAIOMT) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of orthopaedic manual and manipulative physical therapy in the United States. NAIOMT seeks to promote the highest quality physical therapy in the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal problems. It further seeks to create an environment which is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual and manipulative physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific principles through study and dissemination of that knowledge. NAIOMT strongly supports the union of the clinician, the academician and the researcher to further facilitate the development of quality care and education.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
RESNA is an interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies (AT).
Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the academic organisation in the UK for general practitioners. Its aim is to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical practice and act as the 'voice' of general practitioners on education, training and standards issues.
Clinical Guidelines for the management of Acute Low Back Pain
World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
Objectives/aims/principles: Encourage improved standards of physical therapy training and practice; promote scientific knowledge of new developments in physical therapy and exchange of information between nations.
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