I was looking into video cameras for our OT department to use "in the field" and in prac exams with students. I found this excellent website Gizmodo where they review anything "techno", and really get into the nitty gritty of what each device can and cannot do. As it is a forum other reviewers post …
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Most online health resources are not created by healthcare professionals (Potts, 2006). Resolving this requires understanding the value of and enhancing utility of Web2.0 tools by health professionals. Occupational therapists with these skills can lead teams in the implementation of online resources to disseminate quality health care information.What are you doing to become Web2.0 literate …
Professor Ann Wilcock first coined the phrase "Doing, Being and Becoming" in her Sylvia Docker address at the OTAustralia National conference in Canberra in 1999. The address is available through this link to the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Since that address Professor Wilcock has added "Belonging" to her model as she states that without BELONGING …
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TechnOT: More on Personal Learning EnvironmentsHere's a link to Michele Martin's discussion on Personal Learning Environments (PLE's) on her Blog The Bamboo Project.
Here's a link to learn about HealthWrights a non-profit organization committed to advancing the health, basic rights, social equality, and self-determination of disadvantaged persons and groups. PROJIMO believes that health for all people is only possible in a global society where the guiding principles are sharing, mutual assistance, and respect for cultural and individual differences.Nothing …
SCI PILOT contains the assistive technology experiences and insights of individuals who have had a spinal cord injury. Rather than a catalogue of products, you'll find advice and strategies from those who have first hand experience in getting and using assistive devices, and descriptions of practical, homemade inventions that solve real-world problems. Visit this link …
Virtual doctors about to be wheeled in.Nick Miller from The Age newspaper (May 2, 2008) reports that four hospitals in north-western Victoria, Australia, are about to use "virtual doctors" to help treat emergency and critical-care patients.The $12 million project comes at a time when specialists are in short supply in the bush, leaving sometimes inexperienced …
Ever thought about living completely in a virtual world? This book My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World was referred to me by my colleague Susan Burwash and is available as a downloadable pdf file or you can buy it online.Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life remains, to this day, the best book …
SEARCH stands for: Swift, Efficient Applicaiton of Research in Community Health. This independent not-for-profit corporation was initially launched by AHFMR in 1996. You can find background information about SEARCH Canada by visiting the website One funded initiative is a desktop application for service providers (including support personnel) to search for evidence on topics related to …
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