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 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

 Physical Therapy Journal Physical Therapy Journal  APTA Publications and Blogs APTA Publications and Blogs  Database Search Database 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 /w  b l ɒ g/

 PTThinkTank PTThinkTank  Physiospot Physiospot  AdvanceWeb's blogs AdvanceWeb's blogs  MyPhysicalTherapySpace MyPhysicalTherapySpace  SomaSimple SomaSimple  AllTop Physical Therapy AllTop Physical Therapy

 Health Sciences/Business  HealthNewsReview HealthNewsReview  Health Affairs Blog Health Affairs Blog  Patient Blogs  Wheelchair Kamikaze Wheelchair Kamikaze  ButYouDon’tLookSick ButYouDon’tLookSick  Small Business  Duct Tape Marketing Duct Tape Marketing  Small Business Trends Small Business Trends  Productivity/Life  Lifehacker 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 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 /p ɒ d ka:st/

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

 Audio & Video Content  From Universities and Educational Organizations  Presentations, 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

 APTA APTA  PT in Motion: News Now PT in Motion: News Now  State/Local/Regional Organizations  Sections based on interest  Inquire about before Meetings/Conferences  Local universities  Sponsored by vendors

 This presentation:  Links:  Biomedical Library:  Librarian: Andrea Wright, Technology Librarian,