Workers' Compensation Committee Web Page

Previous Issues of The WC

The Missouri Bar
P.O. Box 119
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573/635-4128
Fax: 573/635-2811

Medical Web Sites for the Workers' Compensation Lawyer

by Michael Finneran

 

 

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/

This web site is a guide to clinical procedures for medical students and other health professionals at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine. The site explains in detail how doctors conduct medical exams on various areas of the body. The information most relevant to the workers’ compensation lawyer is listed under the link "musculo-skeletal exam." The web page also includes a comprehensive section on commonly used abbreviations and includes a link to the University’s Biomedical and Medical Center’s libraries.

http://medlineplus.gov

This is a web site sponsored by the National Institute of Health. It includes an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, many interactive tutorials, and video clips of surgical procedures. There is also a collection of 700 health topics which range from the general to the specific. The web site also contains a set of links to articles and resources relevant to each of the topics.