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ADEPT (teaches more about searching the literature)
ADEPT : Applying Diagnosis Etiology Prognosis Therapy Filters

Allen Cognitive Network
a non-profit membership organization dedicated to creating opportunities for networking among rehabilitation professionals
www.allen-cognitive-network.org

AOTA One Minute Update
bi-weekly news brief for members of the American Occupational Therapy Association
http://www1.aota.org/1minupdate/links/012208.asp?PLACE=/1minupdate/links/012208.asp

AOTF (searching tutorials)

http://www.aotf.org/html/evidence.html

Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs
Promote the generation of ideas and philosophies and research related to occupational therapy education
http://www.acotup-acpue.ca/

CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (UK)

http://www.phru.org.uk/~casp/casp.htm

CDAA
A Graphic and Web design business
http://www.cdaa.com.au

Cochrane Library
Delivering information for healthcare decision making
http://www.update-software.com/cochrane

Free Medical Journals.com
Promoting free access to medical journals
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/htm/index.htm

GOOGLE
A popular search engine
http://www.google.com

GradSchools.com
Online resource for graduate school information with over 58,000 programs listed on the site. The site contains a unique and comprehensive directory categorized by curriculum and subdivided by geography. Users simply select their desired curriculum to receive thorough information about those particular graduate programs.
http://www.gradschools.com/

Integrated Homecare - IHC
This FP7-project researches better clinical continuity across the secondary-primary interface by integrated homecare (IHC) as a reaction to problems of a fragmented health care sector as focused by WHO. The frequent chronic conditions Stroke, COPD and Heart Failure are prioritated as prototypes of the basic patient values of integrated homecare (feeling safe, participation and transference).
http://www.integratedhomecare.eu

Journal of Occupational Science
The Journal of Occupational Science is committed to providing resources and publications based on the emerging discipline of occupational science. An International Peer reviewed journal, JOS is a joint publication from the University of South Australia, the University of Southern California and the Auckland University of Technology, and is the official publication of the Association of Occupational Science Inc.
http://www.jos.edu.au

Latrobe University School of Occupational Therapy
Information on taking Occupational Therapy at Latrobe University.
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/occtherapy/

MPOT
MPOT has been successfully helping individuals and companies achieve good health and receive quality rehabilitation and risk management programmes since 1998. In 2004, MPOT became an incorporated company following increasing demand for its professional and highly developed Occupational Therapist (OT) services.
http://www.mpot.com.au

My Future
Search this comprehensive database for an Award or Scholarship to suit you. You can search by region, organisation or subject.
http://www.myfuture.edu.au/

Netting the Evidence
This site provides an extensive listing of web sites related to evidence-based practice.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/netting

NGLS Civil Society Observer
The Civil Society Observer is a bi-monthly package of documentation of various kinds from all political persuasions to keep you informed of developments related to NGOs and civil society. To view previous issues online, visit
http://www.un-ngls.org/site/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=25

OOFRAS
Occupational Opportunities for Refugees & Asylum Seekers reflects who we are, who we work with and what we work for
http://www.oofras.com/index.php

OTseeker
OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy
http://www.otseeker.com

PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au

PubMed (free access)
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/

Rehabilitation International
RI is a global and diverse organization bringing together expertise from different sectors in the disability field, advancing and implementing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities
http://www.riglobal.org/

Research Centre for Occupation and Mental Health
The Research Centre for Occupation & Mental Health (RCOMH) launches in London on 29 January 2009. It has been set up in direct response to the challenges to researchers in "Recovering Ordinary Lives" (COT 2006). Our mission is to develop world class research in occupation and mental health to influence best practice.
http://www2.yorksj.ac.uk/default.asp?Page_ID=5314

Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney
The Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney is one of Australias leaders in spinal injury, brain injury and other rehabilitation services.
http://www.royalrehab.com.au

StrokEngine
A website which focuses on stroke rehabilitation and interventions. Information is derived from quality articles, websites and systematic reviews. All have been reviewed using a systematic process and StrokEngine Assess. A website that provides scientific evidence about stroke assessments.
http://www.strokengine.org

Swiss Paraplegic Research
To illustrate the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in rehabilitation practice, the project "Case studies describing persons with Spinal Cord Injury and their health care based on the ICF and the Rehab-Cycle" was started in the Swiss Paraplegic Research. The results are presented on this website
http://www.icf-casestudies.org/

The McMaster University Occupational Therapy Evidence-Based Practice Research Group
The McMaster Occupational Therapy Evidence-based Practice group focuses on research to critically review evidence regarding the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions and to develop tools for evaluation of occupational therapy programmes.
http://www-fhs.mcmaster.ca/rehab/ebp

THIIS (The Homecare Industry Information Service)
is used by all the pro-active companies in the UK homecare marketplace. A monthly magazine and a weekly email bulletin keeps members up to date with news and views. THIIS is used by dealers, retailers, manufacturers and suppliers and has members in most European countries as well as many other countries around the world
http://www.thiis.co.uk/

Traumatic Brain Injury
Second Chance to Live presents topics, concepts and practical solutions for living life on life’s terms.
http://secondchancetolive.wordpress.com/

UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) Year in Review 2006
Gives a snapshot picture of civil society engagement in the policy and normative work of the UN and reviews the various consultations, forums, policy dialogues, hearings, CSO advisory committees, that have taken place throughout the year 2006
http://www.un-ngls.org/site/IMG/pdf/YiR2006.pdf

World Health Professions Alliance
is a unique alliance of dentists, nurses, pharmacists and physicians to address global health issues striving to help deliver cost effective quality health care worldwide.
http://www.whpa.org/