Occupational Therapy  

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New Occupational Therapy books from ebrary!  e-books are also in SetonCat (use limit to"ebooks")

SHU Libraries (library website!)

SetonCat (online library catalog)

SHU medical databases

School of Health & Medical Sciences

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

World Foundation of Occupational Therapists

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The Alzheimer's project  A set of 4 DVD's from NIH

Anatomy for Beginners  4 DVD's: Movement, Circulation, Digestion & Reproduction.

Cultural Diversity in Healthcare 

Professional behavior in healthcare professions

Safe transfers using proper techniques and mechanical lifts.

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Welcome to the University Libraries Occupational Therapy research guide.  I hope it will bring you and a wide range of resources together, and help you to find and enjoy all that our library has to offer.  This guide is a work in progress, and I welcome suggestions for improvement.  Please email me if you have comments or suggestions for improvement.

Fundamental to the mission of the occupational therapy profession is the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of participation in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings.  “Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well being, and quality of life”.  Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010)

More resources: About Occupational Therapy (AOTA)

The most common definition of EBM is taken from Dr. David Sackett's article. "Evidence-based Medicine: What it is and what it isn't" (BMJ 1996 Jan 13; vol. 312 (7023), pp.71-2). EBM is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."

Related Resources at SHU Library

Evidence-based rehabilitation : a guide to practice RM930 .E934 2008 (Reference)

Qualitative research in evidence-based rehabilitation. RM708 .Q35 2004

Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach EBM.  R723.7 .E954 2008

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