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Health Information ResourcesEducation Is Your Key To Success |
UroMed is committed to supporting our urology patients with ongoing resources, educational information and news that can improve quality of life and overall health. Please refer to the following non-profit organization websites to learn more about specific conditions, treatment options and community-based programs.
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Spina Bifida Association |
The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) serves adults and children who live with the challenges of Spina Bifida. Since 1973, SBA has been the only national voluntary health agency solely dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with Spina Bifida and those whose lives are touched by this challenging birth defect. Its tools are education, advocacy, research, and service. Through its network of chapters, SBA has a presence in more than 125 communities nationwide and touches thousands of people each year.
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The National Spinal Cord Injury Association |
Founded in 1948, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for more than 500,000 Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association has local chapters and support groups throughout the United States.
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National Association for Continence |
National Association For Continence is a national, private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and related pelvic floor disorders.
NAFC offers publications and services, such as: brochures detailing what every woman and man should know about bladder and bowel control, disease-specific booklets on Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's Disease, the Caregiver's Desk Reference, and a guidepost of standards offering simple, cost-effective practices for the prevention, assessment, management, and treatment of bladder control problems in assisted living.
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The American Urological Association |
National Association For Continence is a national, private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and related pelvic floor disorders.
NAFC offers publications and services, such as: brochures detailing what every woman and man should know about bladder and bowel control, disease-specific booklets on Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's Disease, the Caregiver's Desk Reference, and a guidepost of standards offering simple, cost-effective practices for the prevention, assessment, management, and treatment of bladder control problems in assisted living.
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The Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network |
The Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network (UITN) was established in July 2000 to study urinary incontinence in women. The network is comprised of a group of investigators from nine continence treatment centers and a biostatistical coordinating center.
The UITN is supported by cooperative agreements from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease (NIDDK) in collaboration with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICDH), both branches of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society helps each person address the challenges of living with MS through their 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Visit their website at www.nationalmssociety.org.
NMSS also offers a variety of social networking tools inviting people to connect with others whose lives are affected by multiple sclerosis.
Click here to view Living With An MS Bladder.
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American Spinal Injury Association |
Founded in 1973, ASIA has a membership of physicians and other medical professionals engaged in spinal cord injury research and care delivery. Its mission is to establish and promote standards of excellence for all aspects of health care of individuals with spinal cord injury, to educate members, other healthcare professionals, patients, and their families, on all aspects of spinal cord injury, to foster research for both acute and chronic SCI, and to facilitate communication in the SCI community.
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National Institutes of Health |
Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
www.ClinicalResearch.NIH.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. The website gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
