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Continuing your PT Education

Homework for graduates. Continuing your PT Education. Staying current. 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

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Continuing your PT Education

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  1. Homework for graduates Continuing your PT Education

  2. Staying current • 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

  3. Online • 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.

  4. What is RSS? • 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

  5. RSS • Get the news you want • Get journal table of contents from the journals’ websites • Subscribe to specific searches on PubMed or CINAHL (e.g. lupus therapy or journal title) or any search engine and collect them in one place

  6. Scholarly RSS Feed Examples • Physical Therapy Journal • APTA Publications and Blogs • Database Search

  7. Blogs /web lɒg/ • 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

  8. Scholar-ish Publication

  9. Physical Therapy Blogs • PTThinkTank • Physiospot • AdvanceWeb's blogs • MyPhysicalTherapySpace • SomaSimple • AllTop Physical Therapy

  10. Other Useful Blogs • Health Sciences/Business • HealthNewsReview • Health Affairs Blog • Patient Blogs • Wheelchair Kamikaze • ButYouDon’tLookSick • Small Business • Duct Tape Marketing • Small Business Trends • Productivity/Life • Lifehacker • Personal Interests

  11. HIPAA • 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

  12. Podcast /pɒd ka:st/ • 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

  13. Podcasts FINDING PODCASTS PT EXAMPLES Physical Therapy Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Pediatric Physical Therapy University of VA Health/Medicine Podcasts Health Literacy Out Loud • Keep an eye out at favorite news sources, journals, blogs, radio shows, etc. • iTunes • Podcast Alley • PodBean • Zune Software

  14. iTunesU • Audio & Video Content • From Universities and Educational Organizations • Presentations, Lectures, Demonstrations

  15. Social Networks WHY? PLACES Message Boards/ListServs APTA Facebook Twitter LinkedIn • Connect with colleagues • Network • Stay up to date on news and research • Connect with patients

  16. Personal vs. Professional

  17. Awareness • 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

  18. Continuing Education Courses • APTA • PT in Motion: News Now • State/Local/Regional Organizations • Sections based on interest • Inquire about before Meetings/Conferences • Local universities • Sponsored by vendors

  19. Resources • This presentation: http://bit.ly/usaptce11 • Links: http://aptaweb20.wikispaces.com/ • Biomedical Library: http://bl.southalabama.edu • Librarian: Andrea Wright, Technology Librarian, awright@bbl.usouthal.edu, 251-461-1424

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