Homework for graduates. Take part in the discussion of current issues Follow the literature, blogs, podcasts, and discussions on social networks

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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Health Sciences/Business HealthNewsReview Health Affairs Blog

Patient Blogs Wheelchair Kamikaze ButYouDon’tLookSick

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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

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Physical Therapy Journal of Neurologic

Physical Therapy Pediatric Physical The

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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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