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Occupational Therapy

ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy "Musings of an occupational therapist. Thoughts about what it means to work with people who have disabilities, and reflecting on their stories and how they make meaning of their lives."
AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association) - "Living life to the fullest" podcast series "A podcast series that features occupational therapists and their perspectives on consumer health topics."
Australia OT - Association of Occupational Therapists The peak professional body representing the interests of Occupational Therapists across the country. OT AUSTRALIA strives to ensure that members consistently receive quality, responsive services that add significant value to their careers.
CIRRIE database of international rehabilitation research Contains over 30,000 citations of international rehabilitation research published between 1990 and the present.
E-nableOT A blog by Anita, a UK based OT and her experiences as an OT working in the field.
Occupational Therapy Educational Issues (Blog) "A place to share thinking about the learning of occupational therapists."
OT seeker Is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability.
OTdirect: Occupational Therapy resources on the web A website from the UK created by OT professionals "in their spare time" gathering together educational resources in the occupational therapy field.
Salford University Occupational Therapy Education Blog A blog by Occupational Therapy Educators who work at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom."

Physiotherapy

Australian Physiotherapy Association The peak body representing the interests of Australian physiotherapists and their patients. The APA is a national organisation with non-autonomous state and territory branches and specialty subgroups.
PEDro - The Physiotherapy Evidence Database PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Physical Therapy (Physiotherapy) Podcasts A collection of podcasts on topics relevant to the field of physical therapy.
Physical Therapy Network "A place where physical therapists and individuals in related fields can connect and communicate."
Physical Therapy Web Space U.S. site offering articles, discussion and links to organisations schools as well as posting job opportunities.
PhysicalTherapist.com A collaborative informational web site designed for the physical therapy community. Our owners are physical therapists, well known and respected members of the profession.

Podiatry

Clinical Gait analysis Originally created by Chris Kirtley, this website presents clinical cases with video footage and questions for discussion
ePodiatry Website combining news, educational resources, research and communication.
The Australasian Podiatry Council The only professional representative organisation and more than 80% of practising podiatrists are members. The national professional body is the Australasian Podiatry Council, with which the State Associations and Podiatry New Zealand are affiliated.

Speech Pathology

American Speech and Hearing Association Podcasts Features interviews with [people] that are making news in the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
MedlinePlus: Speech and Communication Disorders MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
Speech Pathology Australia The national peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia. It seeks to prescribe, guide and govern the clinical and ethical standards of members in their practice of speech pathology and to represent the interests and views of members of the Association.
SpeechPathology.com Provides educational materials for "lifelong learning" for Speech language pathologists and other professionals
Talk About Speech A blog about Speech & language development, speech therapy, adult language and swallow disorders.
The SLP "start page" Created and maintained by Caroline Bowen, a speech therapist based in NSW and author of "Developmental Phonological Disorders", this site contains links to a host of excellent speech language resources, directories, listservs and sites of professional interest.

Professional Associations

The Australasian Podiatry CouncilThe only professional representative organisation and more than 80% of practising podiatrists are members. The national professional body is the Australasian Podiatry Council, with which the State Associations and Podiatry New Zealand are affiliated.
Australia OT - Association of Occupational TherapistsThe peak professional body representing the interests of Occupational Therapists across the country. OT AUSTRALIA strives to ensure that members consistently receive quality, responsive services that add significant value to their careers.
Australian Physiotherapy AssociationThe peak body representing the interests of Australian physiotherapists and their patients. The APA is a national organisation with non-autonomous state and territory branches and specialty subgroups.
SARRAH - Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied HealthSARRAH is nationally recognised as a peak body representing rural and remote allied health professionals. SARRAH advocates for rural and remote allied health professionals and allied health practice on local, state and national levels.

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