Occupational Therapy

St. Ambrose University Masters of Occupational Therapy Program

• A.O.T.A. Home Page--your basic professional association,  including OT Bib Sys to search the OT literature.
• Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners--a newsmagazine which also includes job listings and an "ask the expert" section.
• Age Source /Age Stats Worldwide -- "AgeSource Worldwide identifies several hundred information resources in some 25 countries which are significant either in size or in their unique coverage of particular aging-related issues.  The resources include, among others, clearinghouses, libraries, databases, training materials, major reports, and Web metasites. AgeStats Worldwide provides access to statistical data that compare the situation of older adults across countries or regions around a variety of issues, such as demography, pensions, health and long-term care. The most recent data and projections as far ahead as 2050 are provided where available. You may search either or both databases at one time. Access is free-of-charge.  AgeSource and AgeStats Worldwide have been created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging."
• Allen Cognitive Network  - Allen Cognitive Levels, Routine Task Inventory – Expanded and upcoming conference information
• Books -- Titles in the field.
• CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research -- "currently contains close to 100,000 citations of international rehabilitation research published between 1990 and the present"
• Disability Resources-- click here for Adaptive Technologies
• EthnoMed -- contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants.

• Fact Sheets on the Role of OT

• Global Health Policy -- from the Kaiser Foundation, includes Global Health Facts by country
• Healthy Computing -- an instructional guide on the physical risks associated with using a computer, such as repetitive motion, eyestrain, incorrect posture. Click here for the Microsoft official guide to Healthy Computing
• HSRA Cultural Competence Information -- Cultural Competence Resources for Healthcare Providers
• Model of Human Occupation Clearinghouse -- Information on the model and assessments
• Multinational Comparisons of Health Care--summary data.
• NBCOT -- National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT) is a not-for-profit credentialing agency that provides certification for the occupational therapy profession.
• National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives -- FAQs, webcasts, state by state info and links to access recent medical research literature on psychiatric advance directives citations. (SAU students should see your librarian to access the full-text through ILL.)
• Occupational Therapy Innovations  -- Information on Neuro-Occupation, Clinical Practice Information on Cognitive Assessment, Sensory Modulation and Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Practice
• Occupational Therapists -- the nature of the jobs, and the qualifications required for it as described in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides--the nature of the jobs, and the qualifications required for it as described in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Pain Definitions -- taxonomy from the International Association for the Study of Pain.
• SCI-Pilot -- a resource describing the Assistive Technology experiences of individuals with quadriplegia from their own perspective.
• Universidade Estudual de Santa Cruz -- This is the University that St. Ambrose has an exchange program with for the "Occupational Therapy in Brazil" course.

Evidence-Based Practice:

• Cochrane Library -- Good for evidence-based practice. Though access to the reviews requires subscription, one can search the abstracts for free.
• Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women -- in .pdf format
• Evidence-Based Health Care -- Guidelines to searching the Literature
• Evidence-Based Practice -- from the University of Iowa, some features are restricted, but others are free.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Health Technology Assessment -- from the NIH with some great links!
• Evidence-Based Practices in State Mental Health Systems -- from 2003 in .pdf
• The Millbank Memorial Fund Reports -- The following reports, listed beginning with the most recent, are available without charge from the Fund in .pdf format.
• PICO -- "a powerful new search engine. It comes through the NIH, and it searches for EBP type articles. You do not have to fill out every blank, but the more you can fill in, the more narrow your search. The initials stand for: Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome."
• School Based Occupational Therapy -- scroll down
• User's Guides to Evidence-Based Practice