Educational Organizations

Band-Aides & Blackboards

For kids and teens Band-Aides & Blackboards is a site about growing up with medical problems ...any ole type. Its goal is to help people understand what it's like, from the perspective of the children and teens who are doing just that. These kids have become experts at coping with problems. They'd like you to know how they do it, and they hope that you'll be glad you came to visit.

Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (CSiR)

The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (CSiR) is a registered non-profit organization. Established on October 18, 1976, CSiR is dedicated to increasing public awareness, providing patient educational materials, spearheading patient advocacy, and funding medical research regarding all areas of the gastrointestinal tract - from reflux disease, to inflammatory bowel disease, to irritable bowel syndrome, to hemorrhoids, and more.

Family Village

Family Village is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. They includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and more.

iDEAS Kids

The North American Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society (IDEAS) provides iDEAS KiDS, a website is designed to provide support, education and resources for children, teenagers and parents who are affected by intestinal disease.

Incontact

Incontact is a national charity in the United Kingdom for people affected by bladder and bowel problems. They provide support and information and represent the interests of people with continence problems.

Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. Located in Sweden, the Karolinska Institutet´s mission is to improve the health of mankind through research, education, and information. They maintain a listing of many disease resources.

Mayo Clinic

Health and medical information and resources are available from the Mayo Clinic.

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.

Northwestern Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

The Northwestern Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders was created to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients with difficult and often poorly explained digestive symptoms. Their mission is to advance the understanding and treatment of functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders through an integrated approach to patient care, research, training and education.

UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women's Health

The UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women's Health is an NIH-funded, interdisciplinary basic and translational research program focused on various aspects of mind brain body interactions in health and disease. The Center seeks better understanding of such common gastrointestinal disorders as irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, and common urological disorders such as irritable bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis).

University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders

The University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders is a multidisciplinary facility dedicated to advancing the understanding and care of patients with functional disorders. Their web site offers up-to-date information on Functional GI and Motility Disorders for both the professional and the patient, and provides information on the Center and its research, training, patient education and clinical treatment.