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The MAGIC Foundation
www.magicfoundation.orgThe MAGIC Foundation provides support and education services for pediatric and adult patients with chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes, and diseases related to growth and/or growth hormone deficiency. Founded in 1989 as a nonprofit organization to help families affected by growth disorders, MAGIC has expanded its original charter to assist individuals with adult growth hormone deficiency. Its new adult division offers a separate newsletter as well as other services focused on adult issues.
Human Growth Foundation
www.hgfound.orgThe Human Growth Foundation (HGF) is devoted to providing education, research, and advocacy for children and adults with growth hormone–related disorders and their families. HGF has chapters in 30 cities in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It consists of healthcare professionals, patients, family members, and friends of those affected by growth hormone deficiency. Its goals include support of research into normal and abnormal growth, parent education and service, education of healthcare professionals and the public, and advocacy on behalf of affected patients and their families.
The Endocrine Society
www.endo-society.orgThe Endocrine Society is dedicated to promoting excellence in research, education, and clinical practice in the field of endocrinology. Founded in 1916, the Society is internationally known as the leading source of state-of-the-art research and clinical advancements in endocrinology and metabolism.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
www.aace.comAACE provides clinical endocrinology referrals for nearly 3,000 physicians nationally and internationally.
Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Society (PENS)
www.pens.orgPENS is an international, voluntary, nonprofit, speciality nursing organization founded in 1986. The members of PENS are committed to the art and science of pediatric endocrinology nursing; they support the development of standards of practice in nursing, the enhancement of nursing research, the advancement of clinical expertise, as well as the promotion and recognition of excellence in nursing.
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES)
www.lwpes.orgThe mission of LWPES is to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge of endocrine and metabolic disorders from conception through adolescence.
