Medicine subject guide - Links
Allied health
Databases | Goverment Sites | Educational sites | Research institutes | Organisations | Reference sources and e-texts | Other library guides
Databases
AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) - 1985 to Present
The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) is a unique bibliographic database produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. It covers a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine. Subject coverage includes Complementary medicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Rehabilitation, Podiatry, and Palliative care.
NMAP
A guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions.
PEDro: The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
PEDro is designed to give physiotherapists rapid access to bibliographic records and the abstracts of randomised controlled trials.
Goverment Sites
Canadian Physiotherapy Act - Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists Registration Regulations
Of special interest are the ethics component of the Regulations which detail potential conflict of interests and professional standards.
National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)- Recognition of Physiotherapy Qualifications in Australia
A document produced by NOOSR for the information of overseas trained physiotherapists who wish to obtain recognition of their qualifications in Australia.
Educational sites
Department of Podiatry - Curtin University of Technology
The Department of Podiatry homepage offers a new Podiatric Encyclopaedia prepared from undergraduate projects in podiatry.
School of Occupational Therapy - Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University School of Occupational Therapy offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in occupational therapy as well as excellence in research.
School of Physiotherapy - University of Sydney
The Faculty of Health Science's School of Physiotherapy offers academic and research programmes at all levels of study.
Research institutes
Australian Stuttering Resarch Centre - University of Sydney
The Centre conducts research into stuttering and its treatment. It also provides resources for adults who stutter, parents of children who stutter, and for speech pathologists.
Centre for Allied Research - University of South Australia
The Centre conducts research into ergonomics and occupational health safety.
Organisations
American Occupational Therapy Association
The ATOA provides professional support for practising occupational therapists in the United States.
Australian Physiotherapy Association
The Association represents physiotherapists, providing profeesional support and promoting physiotherapy in Australia.
Australasian Podiatry Council
The Australasian Podiatry Council sets professional standards for podiatrists in Australia. The site also provides a lot of information about podiatry in Australia, including roles, education, labour force data, and education.
Foot and Ankle Institute of Utah
The Foot and Ankle Institute of Utah publishes practical medical and general information about podiatry on the Internet.
Reference sources and e-texts
RehabTeamSite - PoinTIS
Point of Care, Team-based Information System (PoinTIS) provides access to online handbooks and tutorials in the areas of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for health professionals and patients.
Spinal cord Injury - Occupational Therapy
From the PoinTIS website, the spinal cord injury occupational therapy handbook provides information on the treatment of spinal cord injury, equipement necessary for treatment, and support groups and organisations available for health professionals.
Clinical gait analysis - Curtin University of Technology
This is a companion website to the CGA@info.curtin.edu.au e-mail list. It contains many online resources for the study of clinical gait analysis.
Glossary of physiotherapy terms
A glossary developed by Charlie Kornberg, manipulative physiotherapist. The site also contains clinical toimages related to the lumbar spine.
Hypermuscle: muscles in action
This site is designed to teach students how the muscles of the human body work. You will need Quicktime to view individual movies which demonstrate muscle action.
Clinical Protocol Documentation - University of Huddersfield
From the Department of Podiatry at the University of Huddersfield, the Clinical Protocols set out the protocols that podiatrists are expected to follow while on clinical duty.
Other library guides
Occupation and Leisure Sciences Guide
A guide to occupatio and leisure science resources available through Library services and on the world wide web.
Physiotherapy Guide
A comprehensive guide to physiotherapy prepared by the University of Sydney Health Sciences Library.