Free access to journals for Developing Countries

· HINARI Programme for Access to Health Research

The HINARI Programme, set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature. More than 7,000 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 109 countries, areas and territories. (List of ENT journals)

· The Cochrane Library: Free access to countries in World Bank's list of low-income economies

· British Medical Journal: Countries with free access

· Ptolemy project: The University of Toronto Medical Libraries has e-journals, surgical and other eBooks (including Hinari) for Developing World countries

· ENT & AUDIOLOGY NEWS: Diary of future courses and conferences; International distributors

· Ear, Nose & Throat Journal

· Journal of ENT Masterclass: Review articles on variety of ENT topics

· The Open Otorhinolaryngology Journal

· Biomed Central

· BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

· BMC Head & Neck Oncology

· BMC Head & Face Medicine

 

Developing World interest

· World Health Organisation: Primary ear and hearing care manuals

· The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications' Programme: INASP’s work focuses on communication, knowledge and networks, with particular emphasis on the needs of developing and emerging countries

· World Health Organisation: Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Impairment

· Sterilising Flexible Scopes

· Guidelines for cleaning fibreoptic laryngoscopes

· Survey of disinfection techniques for flexible nasopharyngoscopes

· Survey of ENT services in Africa

· Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action

· Tracheoesophageal speech in developing world community

· Early oral feeding feeding.following total laryngectomy

· Alcohol sclerotherapy of HIV parotid lymphoepithelial cysts

· Safety of using homograft ossicles in otologic surgery

· Buccinator myomucosal flap anatomy, surgical technique and applications

· Near-total and other partial laryngectomy techniques

· Primary Care Otolaryngology

· Local and regional anaesthesia for ENT

· Oral and Maxillofacial Local and Regional Anaesthesia Blocks

· Facial Local and Regional Anaesthesia Blocks

· Nasal fracture reduction under local anesthesia

· Local anaesthesia for ear surgery Online viewing

 

Other Useful Links

Journal Search engines

Pubmed (Journal search engine)

Google Scholar

 

Online ENT textbooks

Gray's Anatomy

Dr Quin’s Online Textbook of Otolaryngology

ENT Masterclass ‘Cyber Textbook on Operative Surgery Online viewing

eMedicine

Otolaryngology online short textbook

The Basic Ear Nose Throat Book: a basic course in ENT by Borgstein, J.A

 

Otology

Global Otology-Neurotology Live Surgical Broadcasts and Lion-e-Library Online viewing

Delaware Biotechnology Institute: Downloadable Teaching Movies Inner Ear Anatomy, Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV), Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome, Common Vestibular Diagnoses, Temporal Bone Anatomy, Skull Base Anatomy

Acoustic Neuroma Association

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf

American Tinnitus Association

Association Implantados Cocleares de Espana

Association of Otolaryngologists in Training

British Acoustic Neuroma Association

British Association of Audiological Physicians

COCHLEA ! Homepage

Deaf Blind Links

Deafness Research Foundation

Deafness Research UK

The EAR Foundation

Meniere’s Society

The National Neurofibromatosis Association

 

Rhinology

Rhinology Archive: Online viewing Leading rhinologists share videos of basic and advanced surgical procedures

Rhinology resources on the Internet

Rhinoplasty Tutorial 1

Rhinoplasty Tutorial 2

International Rhinology Journal (free access if <35yrs)

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Paranasal Sinus & Nasal Cavity Cancer

Rhinology & Allergy Pages

 

Laryngology

British Voice Association

European Laryngological Society

Postlaryngectomy vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation

 

Head and neck

Postlaryngectomy vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation

TNM Staging of Head and Neck Cancer and Neck Dissection Classification

Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

American Head & Neck Cancer Society

British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists

NICE report - Improving Outcomes in Head & Neck Cancer

CancerNet

International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS)

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

National Cancer Institute (USA)

National Institute for Clinical Excellence: Clinical guidelines for head and neck cancer

Laryngeal & Hypopharyngeal Cancer

EORTC Head and Neck Group

 

Facial Plastic surgery

European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

American Academic of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

 

General ENT links

NHS Evidence: Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology

ENT Procedures - Patient Information

American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery

American Board of Otolaryngology

Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology

ORLUEMS (European Board Examination)

Human anatomy

Otolaryngology Geriatric Care

HIV and ENT

 

Useful journal and educational links

Promoting Education for Developing World ENT

Comments and contributions to:

Johan Fagan

IFOS Executive Board

Division of Otolaryngology

University of Cape Town

Cape Town

South Africa

Johannes.fagan@uct.ac.za

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