Technology in the Physical Therapy World

Dale Boren Jr., PT, MPT, OCSand

Casey Kirkes, PT, DPT

Technology in the PT world

ObjectivesThe audience will be able to access and

navigate at least two websites for enhancing evidence based practice in physical therapy at the conclusion of the lecture.

The audience will understand how to incorporate at least two websites and two mobile applications for increasing the efficiency of physical therapy practice by the end of the lecture.

ObjectivesThe audience will value the importance of

social media in marketing for physical therapy at the conclusion of the lecture.

The audience will demonstrate the ability to use at least one mobile application for objective physical therapy measures by the conclusion of the lecture

ObjectivesThe audience will recall the steps involved

to be able to download a mobile application to a mobile device for collecting objective physical therapy measures by the conclusion of the lecture.

The audience will understand how mobile applications can enhance and encourage the use of evidence based practice for physical therapy by the end of the lecture.

Key Areas of PracticeEBP

How can technology help you keep up with the most current evidence?

EfficiencyHow can technology help make my practice

more efficient?

Key Areas of PracticeMarketing

How can technology help to promote my practice and my profession?

TreatmentHow can technology help provide the best

possible treatment for my patients?

Technology and EBP

PhysiopediaWiki platform for PT’s worldwidePlace for PT’s to contribute and share

knowledgeEvidence based resourceCervical Myelopathy

Technology and EBP

EVERNOTEProject organizationArticle organization

Technology and EBP

Data basesCI’s inquire about access to online libraries

Most schools provide access

APTA Open Door

Technology and EBPEducata

Online continuing education PT, physicians, and allied health professionals

Educata has partnered with many state PT associations to provide discounted CEU’s.

Oklahoma next???

Technology and EBP

Evidence in MotionWeb-Based Online Course OfferingsEIM Mobile PT app – evidence based push

service that delivers PT news, blogs, and journals to mobile devices

Myphysicaltherapyspace.com – online professional network for all things PT

OCS Prep Course

EfficiencyGoogle calendar

Multiple CalendarsSync to mobile deviceMultiple users for clinic calendarInvitesAlerts

EfficiencyElectronic Medical Records

Paperless documentationCloud based storage Improved Compliance

EfficiencyElectronic Medical Records

OptimisPTWeb PTAPTA Connect

MarketingSocial Media

FacebookTwitterYouTubeLinkedin

Social Medial Revolution

MarketingFacebook

More than 500 million active users

People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics

MarketingTwitter

Twitter now has 105,779,710 registered users.

Twitter users are, in total, tweeting an average of 55 million tweets a day

Twitter’s search engine receives around 600 million search queries per day

http://tweettwins.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/twitter-statistics-2010/

TreatmentBlogs

Mike ReinoldJeff Cubos EIM BlogAPTA Moving Forward Blog

TreatmentProtocols

Orthopedicprotocols.com Up-to-date evidence based protocols

Exercise idea resourcesExrx.net

Excellent source for therapeutic exercise ideas

http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tourlife/instruction/08/02/cochran_080208/index.html

Mobile TechnologyApplications that make you better

Research AppsiAnnotatePapers

Efficiency AppsDropboxWorldCardDocsToGoGoTomeetingKeynote

Marketing AppsFlipboardFacebookTwitterHootsuite

Treatment AppsExercise

Go to app store.Search iGoniDownload install FREE iGoni appWe’ll come back to it after it downloads.

Treatment AppsClinically Relevant

“I would recommend this to all clinicians who perform orthopedic examinations.”

J M David, DPT, MS, PT, OCS, CSCS. Book Reviw. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2011;41(4):283-287.

Treatment AppsMedCalc ProiGoni

Exercise

Questions