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Homework for graduates
Take part in the discussion of current issues Follow the literature, blogs, podcasts,
and discussions on social networks Contribute
Be involved in national and local organizations Attend Continuing Education Courses Affect Practice & Policies
I’m mostly going to focus on ways to keep current and aware through technology.
Dr. Irion will make sure you’re up to date everywhere else.
RSS = Really Simple Syndication
Allows one to take content from all over the internet and keep up with it in one place
Notifies you when a new item is posted to a website, database, or blog
RSS in Plain English Video
Get the news you wantGet journal table of contents from
the journals’ websitesSubscribe to specific searches on
PubMed or CINAHL (e.g. lupus therapy or journal title) or any search engine and collect them in one place
Physical Therapy JournalAPTA Publications and BlogsDatabase Search
Blogs are written on almost every topic
Aggregate important news and conversations around topics of interests
Great for long-form articles and up-to-the-minute scholarly discussion
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PTThinkTankPhysiospotAdvanceWeb's blogsMyPhysicalTherapySp
aceSomaSimpleAllTop Physical Therap
y
Health Sciences/Business HealthNewsReview Health Affairs Blog
Patient Blogs Wheelchair Kamikaze ButYouDon’tLookSick
Small Business Duct Tape Marketi
ng Small Business Tr
ends
Productivity/Life Lifehacker Personal Interests
18 identifiers that must not be present in the case description
Do not blog about patient in any HIPAA-identifiable way
Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics
Podcast = iPod broadcast (audio files that play on most portable devices, some have video)
Portable - you can take it with you
Can subscribe via RSS Can listen on computer, PDA,
iPod Most major journals feature
weekly audio summary of contents
Listen when commuting to work or exercising
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FINDING PODCASTS
Keep an eye out at favorite news sources, journals, blogs, radio shows, etc.
iTunes Podcast Alley PodBean Zune Software
PT EXAMPLES
Physical Therapy Journal of Neurologic
Physical Therapy Pediatric Physical The
rapy University of VA Healt
h/Medicine Podcasts Health Literacy Out
Loud
Audio & Video ContentFrom Universities and Educational
OrganizationsPresentations, Lectures, Demonstrations
WHY?
Connect with colleagues Network Stay up to date on
news and research Connect with
patients
PLACES
Message Boards/ListServs APTA
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
All of these tools help keep the user aware of news and developments in the field
They also can bring your attention to formal continuing education courses nearby and online
APTAPT in Motion: News NowState/Local/Regional OrganizationsSections based on interest Inquire about before
Meetings/ConferencesLocal universitiesSponsored by vendors
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