Allied Health Research Guide

Respiratory Therapy

• American Association for Respiratory Care 
  • AARC is the foremost professional association promoting respiratory therapists.
• American Lung Association 
  • The American Lung Association is a trusted source for lung health education, lung disease research, support programs, services, and advocacy. 
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
  • NHLBI is a division of the National Institutes of Health and a leader in the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. 

Medical Laboratory Technology

• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 
  • ASCLS works to advance the expertise of clinical laboratory professionals.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology 
  • ASCP works to advance laboratory medicine to better improve patient care through knowledge, collaboration, and global community.
• Medical Laboratory Observer 
  • ​​​​​​​MLO connects clinical laboratory professionals with peer-reviewed articles, continuing education (CE) courses, lab management tips, and more. 

Health Information Technology (HIT)

• American Health Information Management Association 
  • AHIMA educates health information professionals to ensure the patient stays connected to their data throughout the healthcare process. 
• HealthIT.gov 
  • ​​​​​​​The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology. 
• Oklahoma Health Information Management Association 
  • OkHIMA is the state chapter of AHIMA and has over 900 specially educated health information management professionals.

Phlebotomy

• National Phlebotomy Association 
  • ​​​​​​​The National Phlebotomy Association provides certification and continuing education resources in the field of Phlebotomy.
• The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education 
  • Hosted by the University of Utah Eccles Heatlh Sciences Library, this website hosts a thorough phlebotomy tutorial. 
• Lab Tests Online 
  • Lab Tests Online is a resource where people can find up-to-date lab testing information. 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics- Occupational Outlook

(Located on the southwest side of the Library first floor)

• American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Applied Radiology
• Chest (2010-2014 only); we now subscribe to this journal full-text online within the ScienceDirect database
• JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Radiology
• Respiratory Care