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JEFFSelects: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Rehabilitation
Medicine
Occupational Therapy
- Jefferson Help Documents
Produced by Scott Memorial Library Information Services staff, and available via the Jefferson Digital Commons.
- ABLEDATA
Maintained for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research, ABLEDATA is a national database of information on assistive
technology and rehabilitation equipment. It lists over 23,000 products
from approximately 2,600 domestic and international manufacturers and
distributors.
- Americans
with Disabilities Act Home Page (ADA)
Provides information about the nature and enforcement of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, which is intended to prohibit discrimination
on the basis of disability. Special sections include: status reports,
technical assistance, certification, and settlement information.
- American Occupational
Therapy Association (AOTA)
Includes information about accreditation, continuing education, professional
ethics and legislation. Special sections include areas for students,
consumer information, and news. The AOTA and its Foundation also provide
OT Search, a database of occupational therapy literature, available
to Jefferson faculty, students and staff with JEFFLINE user names and
passwords.
- American Occupational
Therapy Foundation (AOTF)
The site provides information about the goals and objectives of the
foundation, a listing of available scholarships and research grants,
an interactive forum for occupational therapy researchers, professional
news and events. Back issues of the Occupational Therapy Journal of
Research are searchable. The AOTF and AOTA also provide
OT Search, a database of occupational therapy literature, available
to Jefferson faculty, students and staff with JEFFLINE user names and
passwords.
- Center for Applied Special
Technology (CAST)
The home page for CAST, a not-for-profit organization whose mission
is to expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities through
use of innovative computer technology, provides information about and
access to CAST programs and resources. Includes BOBBY,
a service which analyzes the accessibility of Web pages.
- National Rehabilitation
Information Center (NARIC)
Includes:
- OT Search
Bibliographic records for materials in the American Occupation Therapy Foundation’s library: AOTA serial and monographic publications, non-AOTA journals about occupational therapy, and selected relevant articles from other specialty journals.
- OT Seeker
For abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
Physical Therapy
- Jefferson Help Documents
Produced by Scott Memorial Library Information Services staff, and available via the Jefferson Digital Commons.
- Association of
Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
Includes information about the professional practice of physiatry,
information about membership in the association, listings of publications,
and notices of professional conference. A career section features
employment opportunities. GME information is also provided, including
lists of unfilled residency positions.
- American Physical Therapy
Association (APTA)
Provides an overview of the PT profession, an APTA resource catalog,
and access to highlights from the current issue of PT Magazine, as well
as links to conference notices, news and current events. Also includes
professional ethics, legislation, research and public relations.
- Physician and
Sportsmedicine Online
Includes the current issue of the journal, searchable full text of back
issues, a resources center and professional directory, and a forum for
earning Category I CME credits and CEUs on-line.
- PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Covering randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Produced by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy in Australia.
- PTCentral
Aimed at both clinicians and health care consumers, PTCentral
includes links to educational materials and a regional on-line guide
to related associations, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and rehabilitation
services. Resources include the Hosford
Muscle Tables: a comprehensive and descriptive directory of each
muscle of the human body.
Rehabilitation Medicine
- American Academy of
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
Includes topical information for member physicians, on-line CME resources,
as well as a staff directory and a news section.
- American Pain Association
(APA)
As a multi-disciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated
to serving people in pain, the APA provides resources for professional
practice and patient education, as well as membership information, publications
and news.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA)
Includes separate resource areas for professionals, students and health
care consumers.
- Association of
Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
Aimed at providers of pediatric, geriatric, long-term, sub-acute, and
home health care, the ARN site includes membership information and sections
for education and certification, professional resources, and discussion.
- National
Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
The mission of the NCMRR is to foster development of scientific knowledge
needed to enhance the health, productivity, independence, and quality
of life for persons with disabilities. The site provides information
about related programs, research projects and available funding opportunities.
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Model Systems (TBI)
Funded through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR), the site hosts:
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