The new issues of Physical Therapy (2007 Sep 4) and Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (2007 Aug;37(8))
As usual, to view the table of contents of both journals, click on the “Top Physiotherapy Journals – Current Tables of Contents” link on the right hand side of this blog, scroll down to the appropriate journal’s title and click on it – a new window with the most recent table of contents will open up with your results.
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Amazing! Here is a short story from BBC that mentions that: “Most UK adults are so unwilling to exercise that not even the threat of an early death is enough to get them off the sofa”
Some quotes:
Only 38% of people questioned by YouGov said they would do more exercise if their life depended on it.
And British Heart Foundation figures show only a third of people manage to do enough exercise to achieve the minimum recommended amount.
It is very interesting to read this story in Vancouver, where it seems that people exercise at least twice a day 🙂
Read the full story on the BBC site here.
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In July 1, 2007 issue of American Family Physician, there was a short “Cochrane brief” piece on – “Exercise for Older Patients Who Are Acutely Hospitalized”
Cochrane Briefs from the American Family Physician are excellent, short, clinically-oriented articles that discuss a recent Cochrane review about a specific topic.
This one is not an exception. Please read the whole thing in full text here (scroll down to the second Cochrane article).
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The new issues of Physiotherapy – 2007 Sep; 93 (3) and Physiotherapy Canada – 2007 Summer; 59 (3) are online in CINAHL database now.
Reminder: PABC members can now access the full text of both journals using our online electronic library accessible via PABC members only site.
To view the table of contents of both journals, click on the “Top Physiotherapy Journals – Current Tables of Contents” link on the right hand side of this blog, scroll down to the appropriate journals title and click on it – a new window with the most recent table of contents will open up with your results.
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As many PABC folks already know, now we have access to numerous health full text databases and full text journals , after joining the Electronic Health Library of British Columbia initiative.
Consequently, our workshops format has changed. I decided to ask you to come to one 5hrs. workshop only , which will provide you with all info you need in one package.
This is a combined 5 hours überworkshop that will be covering the following information tools and services:
* Mastering Google for Physiotherapists (1 hour workshop)
* Mastering PubMed for Physiotherapists (1 hour workshop)
* Staying up-to-date with your practice – current awareness for health professionals (1/2 hour workshop)
* Lunch break – lunch is not provided – 1 hour
* eHLbc resources: CINAHL, Evidence Based Medicine Reviews (EBMR), PsychINFO, PsychARTICLES, SPORTDiscus, and more (1 1/2 hours workshop)
If you have already attended our Google or PubMed workshops just skip them and come to the ones you need.
All workshops will run on Saturdays on UBC campus in Point Grey – since this is the only place I can book a big enough computer lab to accommodate as many physios as I can from the Lower Mainland.
Here are some dates for October and November 2007:
1. Library workshop for physiotherapists – Sat 06 Oct 2007,
10:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Koerner Library : Room 217, View more info and register here.
2. Library workshop for physiotherapists – Sat 03 Nov 2007
10:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Koerner Library : Room 217 , View more info and register here.
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The latest issue of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy is available online at: http://jmmtonline.com/current/.
From the editors email to this blog:
In addition to subscriber-only material –which for this issue includes a paper by Cleland et al on the relevance of audible cavitation when providing thoracic manipulation to patients with mechanical neck pain, a paper by Fleming et al on prognostic variables for patients with cervicogenic headache, and a paper by Pettman on the history of manipulative therapy—we have as always also made relevant material available online for non-subscribers.
The open-access material for this issue includes the abstracts of all presentations for the upcoming AAOMPT conference in St. Louis, MO (http://jmmtonline.com/documents/v15n3/AAOMPTV15N3.pdf ); a paper by Graziano et al illustrating and discussing clinical reasoning with regard to cervical artery compromise (http://jmmtonline.com/documents/v15n3/GrazianoV15N3E.pdf); some very interesting letters to the editor on the topics of chiropractic challenges to the PT scope of practice and classification and management of low back pain (http://jmmtonline.com/documents/v15n3/LetterstotheEditorV15N3E.pdf); and an announcement of awards bestowed on two most deserving PT colleagues, Brian Mulligan and Robin McKenzie (http://jmmtonline.com/documents/v15n3/WCPTAwardsV15N3E.pdf).
We invite you all to visit, read, and perhaps contribute by way of a submitted paper or letter to the editor.
Enjoy 😉
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The last issue – 2007;53(3) – of the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy is online in PubMed now.
View the table of contents via our – “Top Physiotherapy Journals – Current Tables of Contents” category on the right hand side or click below:
– Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
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Here is a website by the U.S. National Library of Medicine that continues the theme of Harry Potter books.
Do Mandrakes Really Scream? Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter.
From the about page:
“There is more to the Harry Potter series than a child hero or a fantasy adventure —many of the characters, plants, and creatures in Rowling’s stories are based in history, medicine, or magical lore. Death, evil, illness, and injury affect the characters of Harry Potter’s imaginary world. In describing their experiences, Ms. Rowling has drawn on important works of alchemy and herbology. These works and other links to Harry Potter books are examined in this exhibition.”
Isn’t it fun to re-read HR that way?
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Here is a very recent article from the BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:103
The purpose of this study was to: “determine the extent to which personal characteristics and the characteristics of the social system in the workplace influence the propensity of physical therapists to adopt EBP.”
Some of the results:
There was a moderate association between desire for learning, highest degree held, practicality and nonconformity, and the propensity to adopt EBP. A negative correlation was found between age, years licensed and percentage of time in direct patient care. The findings demonstrated that the best three variables for predicting the propensity to adopt EBP in physical therapy were: desire for learning, highest degree held, and practicality.
The authors concluded that:
The study confirms there is no single factor to facilitate research evidence into day-to-day practice. Multiple practice change strategies will be needed to facilitate change in practice.
You can read this article in full text (free open access) on the BioMed Central site here.
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Finally, after weeks of preparations and working on details, we are happy to announce that the Electronic Health Library of BC (eHLbc) is available to all Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia members starting with September 1st.
eHLbc is a collection of online health library resources. The purpose of the eHLbc is to support and improve practice, education, and research in the health sciences.
This is how PABC members will get access to all our resources from any computer with Internet connection (remember – this blog is public, you will need to login to PABC members only site to access eHLbc databases and full text):
1. Go to PABC website – http://www.bcphysio.org
2. Log in with your CPA username and password
3. Click on the Library Services category (third from the top on the left)
4. Click on Databases and Full Text category
5. You will see a list with all our databases and full text, click on the appropriate title to go in and start searching
6. See tips and tutorials for our resources on the Tutorials and Training page under Library Services
What is available to PABC members in this package?
1. CINAHL with Full-text: CINAHL is a database combined with full-text articles covering the fields of nursing, rehabilitation sciences, allied health, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, and consumer health. This is a very good resource for physiotherapy and related topics. It covers unique physiotherapy journals not indexed in PubMed, such as Physiotherapy Canada or Physiotherapy. Moreover, this database includes the following physiotherapy journals in full text: Physiotherapy Canada (01/01/2004 to present), Physical Therapy (01/01/2000 to present), Physiotherapy Research International (03/01/2000 to present), Physiotherapy Theory & Practice (03/01/1999 to present), Physical Therapy Reviews (03/01/2003 to present), and many more. This is one of the most important resources that PABC members get access to via eHLbc.
2. EBMR (Evidence Based Medicine Reviews): This one is very exciting! You may all know that in medicine and health sciences, there is a move towards Evidence Based Practice. This is the resource that summarizes much of the evidence out there. EBMR includes the following databases: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (full-text); Database of Reviews of Abstracts of Effectiveness (full-text abstracts); Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (not full text); ACP Journal Club (full-text). In essence, it means that from now on PABC members have full-text access to all Cochrane reviews! Easy to search and browse, this is certainly the most important resource in Evidence Based Practice in today’s health sciences.
3. PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES: For those of you who deal with psychosocial aspect of health in their work, those are extremely important databases. PsychINFO contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations in the fields of psychology and other social sciences. PsycARTICLES contains full-text articles in general psychology and some allied health – very good coverage.
4. SPORTDiscus with Full Text [TRIAL]: This is a comprehensive international database that covers all aspects of sport and fitness, including: individual and team sports, coaching, exercise physiology, sports medicine, physical fitness, physical education, biomechanics, recreation and leisure, psychology, sociology, history, law, facilities and equipment. This is an excellent resource for all of PABC members practicing sports and orthopedic physiotherapy.
5. EBSCO Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Edition: This is a full text collection of journals covering such disciplines as clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences and the health care system. It includes some related full text journals with lots of physiotherapy coverage, such as Sports Medicine, Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine and many more.
6. LWW Total Access Journal Collection: This is another full text collection of health sciences journals containing essential core journals to specialized resources in such areas as medicine, nursing, and life sciences. Some very useful journals with lots of physiotherapy coverage, like BMJ or Spine are included there is full text!
Any questions? Please let me know!
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