Online Resources

Available online

The following organizations and programs listed here stand ready to provide patients, families, and healthcare providers with information about growth-related disorders and diseases.

Stepping Stones

www.steppingstones.nutropin.com
The goal of Genentech's Stepping Stones program is to help you and your family work through the day-to-day demands of Nutropin therapy. The program offers regularly updated information, tools and resources—all geared toward helping you make the most of your child's Nutropin therapy.

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The MAGIC Foundation

www.magicfoundation.org
The 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.org
The Human Growth Foundation (HGF) is devoted to providing education, research, and advocacy for children and adults with growth hormone-related disorders and for their families. HGF has chapters in 30 cities in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It consists of healthcare providers, patients, family members, and friends of those affected by GH deficiency. Its goals include support of research into normal and abnormal growth, parent education and service, education of healthcare providers and the public, and advocacy on behalf of affected patients and their families.

The Endocrine Society

www.endo-society.org
The 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.com
AACE provides clinical endocrinology referrals for nearly 3,000 healthcare providers nationally and internationally.

Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Society (PENS)

www.pens.org
PENS is an international voluntary non-profit specialty nursing organization founded in 1986. PENS members have the opportunity to share their expertise, increase their knowledge by networking with colleagues, and enhance personal and provider development in the field of pediatric endocrinology.

Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES)

www.lwpes.org
The mission of LWPES is to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge of endocrine and metabolic disorders from conception through adolescence.

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