Occupational Therapy Resources

JCU Library Resources

• InfoHelp home page - questions answered, assistance given online, or by phone or email

Catalogue

• Tropicat - JCU's library catalogue

Databases - General Information

• Electronic Databases - a listing of all databases available through JCU
• How To Guides - read them online or print out for help on how to use Internet resources better

Indexing/Abstracting Databases

Off campus access is available for most databases and electronic journals. Simply click on this link, and follow the instructions. You will be returned to this page and can then simply click on the required resource to access it. If a password is required, this can be obtained from InfoHelp

• OTDBASE - an index and abstracts database covering c.20 key occupational therapy journals.
• MEDLINE via OvidSP - the premier database for every aspect of health
• Medline - the premier database for every aspect of health via the PubMed service
• CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature covering 1200+ journals. Via OvidSP.
• Web of Science / Current Contents - indexes 8,500 of the world’s most cited journals across all disciplines
• Informit - indexes published and unpublished Australian articles including those in these health related databases:
  • AMI: Australasian Medical Index - covers 100+ Australian health and medical serials not indexed in Medline
  • APAIS: Health - covers legal, social, economic and ethical (but not clinical) aspects of Australian health and medicine
  • ATSIhealth (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bibliography) - covers indigenous health
  • AusportMed - from the Australian Sports Commission covers medical and health issues in sport
  • DRUG - Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) covers the psychosocial aspects of substance abuse
  • Health & Society - covers health policy, services, social, ethical, psychological, and legal issues connected with health
  • RURAL - covers Rural and remote health issues
• PsycINFO - indexes and abstracts the psychological literature
• Sociological Abstracts - indexes and abstracts journal literature in sociology, social policy and related disciplines via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• ERIC - (Education Resources Information Center) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• Ingenta.com - search for journal articles (was UnCover Plus): online articles searches c5,500 electronic journals; fax/Ariel articles searches the Tables of Contents of c.28,000 print titles.

Full text databases

• InfoTrac - indexes more than 2,000 journals with full-text articles from over half available online
• ProQuest 5000 - another indexing and full-text database complementing InfoTrac
• Blackwell Scientific - full text of Blackwell Scientific journals via Synergy
• ScienceDirect - online access to 290 Elsevier, Harcourt and Academic Press journals (subsumes IDEAL)
• Wiley Interscience - full text of Wiley journals

Electronic Journals

• Electronic journals - hot-linked, alphabetical listing of full-text journals available to members of James Cook University
• You can also link directly to journals via Tropicat: the JCU Library Catalogue using the web (but not the text) version
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journals - links to lots of physical medicine and rehabilitation journals including OT
• Australian Journals On-line - includes links to health journals [National Library of Australia]
• Biomedical Journal Title Search - links to sites that return the full journal title from an abbreviation or vice versa
• List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus - bibliographic and other information on all serials indexed by Medline [US National Library of Medicine]

Occupational Therapy Community

• OT Australia - Australian Association of Occupational Therapists: the peak body representing Occupational Therapy in Australia
• Australian Association of Occupational Therapists NSW branch - contacts, Internet links and the AAOT code of conduct
• Council of Occupational Therapists Registration Boards (Australia and New Zealand) Inc (COTRB)
• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• British Association (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT)
• World Federation of Occupational Therapists
• Graduate School Directories - Occupational Therapy - directory of international graduate and post-graduate programs
• America's health care source - US job listings for OTs and other health professionals
• Therapy UK - UK job listings for OTs and other health therapists
• OT email Discussion Lists and Newsgroups - link up with the worldwide OT community

Occupational Therapy Resources (General) on the WWW

• Wilma L West Library of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation - excellent resource with access to OT databases and links to useful OT sites, discussion lists, chat rooms etc
• Accessible Technology Knowledgebase - US database of answers to assisted technology and other disabilities-related questions [ITTATC at Georgia Institute of Technology]
• Internet Resources for Occupational Therapy - links from the University of South Australia Library
• NMAP - expert-reviewed guide to Internet resources in the Allied Health Professions with many OT sites.
• Occupational Therapy & Disability Web Site Links - very useful gateway from St Loye's School of Health Studies (UK)
• OTdirect - resources for occupational therapists

Occupational Therapy Resources (Specialised) on the WWW

Ageing

• Websites on Ageing - impressive collection of links courtesy the US Administration on Ageing

Anatomy/Physiology

• The Visible Human Project - complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional sectioned representations of the male and female human bodies

Arthritis

• Arthritis and Occupational Therapy - resources on maximizing the independence of arthritic patients

Assistive Technology

• ARATA Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association - a wide range of resources and links
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America: RESNA - an interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies
• Adaptive Technology for the Internet: Making Electronic Resources Available to All - free online text by Barbara Mates
• AbilityNet - assisting those with disabilities to use and benefit from computers with get-around and specific technology  (UK)
• Alliance for Technology Access - information and support to increase the use of technology tools by those with disabilities
  
• CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology - using technology to expand the opportunities of those with disabilities
• Closing the Gap - resource directory for hardware, software and organizations for special education and rehabilitation
• Trace Research & Development Center - web, computer and information technology accessibility resources

Asthma

• Asthma Management Handbook - An Australian guide to the disease and its management
• National Asthma Council Australia Online Publications - a range of free asthma-related online texts

Biomechanics

• Biomechanics Worldwide - biomechanics links from the University of Alberta

Breast Cancer

• National Breast Cancer Centre - a one-stop site for information about breast cancer in Australia

Developmental Delays

• Child Development and Rehabilitation - resources and links from the Sunny Hill Health Centre in British Columbia
• Development Delay Resources - links to therapeutic approaches

Disabilities

• Disability Information for Students and Professionals - an large resource compiled by Mike Pegg
• disABILITY Information and Resources - an excellent site maintained by Jim Lubin, a C2 quadriplegic
• Esmerel's Collection of Disability Resources - compendious links to adaptive resources and specific disability resources
• Disability Programs - Australian Government's Office of Disability provides information, contacts and links
• Disability Information in South Australia - provides information on disabilities and disability links
• VICNET Disability Page - links to Australian and worldwide Information, including Access Tools and Designing an accessible World
• W3C Web Accessibility (WAI) - resources to make the web more accessible for people with disabilities
• Apple Disability Connection - Apple Macintosh computer technology for those with disabilities
• Microsoft Accessibility Page - Microsoft computer technology for those with disabilities

Drug and Alcohol

• NCADI - National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Street Drug Reference Guide - information on use, effects, symptoms etc of commonly abused drugs

Ergonomics

• Internet Resources for Ergonomics - from the University of South Australia Library
• Occupational Therapy/Ergonomics Resources - from System Shawtec
• Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury - includes links to other computer ergonomics information as well

Evidence based health care

• Evidence-based Occupational Therapy - a brief introduction to evidence-based practice for OTs
• OTseeker : occupational therapy systematic evaluation of evidence - online database of abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy [Australian]
• Occupational Therapy Evidence-Based Practice Research Group - includes downloadable review tools (McMaster)
• Cochrane Library - primary source of evidence-based health-care research and reviews of clinical trials [free via the Australian Government]
• Evidence based medicine links - sites which help you find, understand and use evidence based health information [JCU]

HIV/AIDS

• HIV InSite - a leading HIV website effectively linking together credible and reliable web resources
• HIV/AIDS: Putting the Pieces Together - manual with links to a variety of online and other resources

Indigenous and Transcultural

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in Queensland
• Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet - formerly the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse
• Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
• Queensland Health cultural matters page - guides to support culturally sensitive health care
• Working with Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities - practical resources for health professionals, especially in remote areas of Australia

Magnetic Resonance Imagery

• Magnetic Resonance Imagery Tutorials

Multiple Sclerosis

• Multiple Sclerosis Tutorial - lecture notes with graphics and videos
• What is Multiple Sclerosis - from the International MS Support Foundation, includes therapeutic resources

Neurosciences

• Whole Brain Atlas - the Brain, its structure and disorders with over 13,000 images and a neuroimaging primer
• Neurosciences on the Internet - search/browse neuroscience resources
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - neurological information and publications on c.200 disorders
• Traumatic Brain Injury - online manual for Occupational Therapists [University of Miami]

Occupational Health and Safety

• National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health - excellent site with full text documents and links to a wide range of OT related topics
• National Injury Surveillance Unit - a wide range of injury-related information from Flinders University
• National Occupational Health & Safety Commission - excellent gateway to federal government information, state workcover sites and occupational health and safety sites worldwide

Pain Management

• International Association for the Study of Pain - a massive online resource - note particularly the Occupational and Physical Therapy Curriculum and Unofficial Resources (Useful Links)

Pediatrics

• All Net Pediatric Critical Care Textbook - picuBOOK is an on- line interactive textbook of pediatric critical care

Psychology and Mental Health

• Health Psychology and Rehabilitation Psychology - in medical and rehabilitation (including OT) contexts
• Anxiety Disorders - information from the US National Institute of Mental Health

Public Health

• Health Promotion - from Flinders University, with publications and links to Australian and international resources
• Consumer Health & Patient Education - a guide to selected resources from the University of Rochester Medical Center

Rural Health

• National Rural Health Alliance - peak body for the health of Australians living in rural and remote areas with excellent links
• North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit - one you must visit, especially the NQRHTU Website Library with resource links to over 1,000 sites
• Rural Health - selected Australian and overseas links [Charles Sturt University]
• SARRAH - Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health

Spinal Cord

• Spinal Cord Injury Manual - online manual for Occupational Therapists [University of Miami]

Therapies

• Aquatic Resources Network - Aquatic therapies information
• Animal Assisted Therapy (Delta Society) - resources on the therapeutic use of pets

Health Resources (General) on the WWW

Professional

• CHID online: Combined Health Information Database - describes health information, education & promotion resources
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - a much commended subject listing of links to Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy; Public, Occupational and Environmental Health (including injury prevention) etc
• Health news stories - latest world-wide health news from Reuters: also try CNN Health News, BBC health news and ABC Health Matters
• HealthWeb - critically evaluated Internet health resources, including an OT-specific area
• Medical Dictionaries - links to a variety of online medical dictionaries from Medline Plus [National Library of Medicine]
• MEDLINEplus - quality, up to date information and resources listed by condition/disease [US National Institutes of Health]
• Medical Images and Illustrations - hundreds of sites providing health related images, illustrations and atlases [Karolinska Institutet]
• Virtual Hospital - from the University of Iowa includes online textbooks and patient teaching materials
• Yahoo Health - arranges links to health sites by subject and allows searches within the subject or across all Yahoo sites

Consumer

• HealthInsite - reliable health information for Australians sponsored by the Commonwealth Government
• InteliHealth - Consumer health information from sources such as the Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - one of the best and most useful free Internet health services

Government

• Queensland Government Workplace Health and Safety - full text of Queensland government documents: standards, guides etc
• Workcover Queensland - includes information for those involved in rehabilitation
• Queensland Health Web page - full text of documents, legislation etc
• Australian Department of Health and Aged Care - information about Department activities and downloadable publications
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) - reports, statistics and the health information Knowledgebase
• National Institutes of Health USA - reams of US government health information
• National Library of Medicine NLM (US) - primary site for all aspects of health information and research
• International Red Cross
• World Health Organization - full text documents relating to public and environmental health

Search Engines

• Google - simple, fast with excellent results (Australian Site)
• Alta Vista - good for complex searches (Australian Site)
• Ixquick Metasearch - gets selected results from 12 search engines simultaneously
• Searching the Internet - check out some other good search engines (and how to use them)

Research, Study and Assignment Aids

• InfoHelp VISA: Virtual Information Skills Activity - Become expert in finding and using information with JCU's online information literacy tutorial.
• Internet for Allied health - excellent online tutorial on Internet information skills in the allied health sciences, including OT.
• How to Read a Medical Journal Article - by Steve Simon, a medical biostatistician
• How to Read a Paper - Articles from the British Medical Journal to assist readers in evaluating journal literature
• How to research the medical literature - from cancerguide
• Evaluating Internet resources - links to information on distinguishing the good from the bad
• QuackWatch - “your guide to health fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions”
• Study Skills Online - Interactive, self-paced tutorials on writing assignments and other study skills
• Purdue Online Writing Lab has over 130 instructional handouts to help you write better
• Uniform requirements for manuscript submitted to biomedical journals [International Committee of Medical Journal Editors]
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences - links to Web sites providing instructions to authors (and home pages) for over 2,000 journals in the health/biomedical sciences [Medical College of Ohio]
• Referencing styles - JCU's guide to information on referencing and citing sources in assignments

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