Documentation
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)General information from the APTA and the World Health Organization
EBP Resources
- Evidence-Based Practice Resources (APTA)APTA membership required for access
- PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)PEDro is a free database of over 28,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
- Cochrane Rehabilitation ebook"Collects all the reviews of Rehabilitation interest that can be searched according to thematic indexes. For each review the summaries for different audiences are provided: researchers (abstract), practitioners, students, health managers & policy makers, consumers."
- ECRI Guidelines TrustFind guideline content from American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, and Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy.
Increase Visibility - Research & Publication
- Archive your research in a repository (GW Health Sciences Research Commons Repository)In November 2012, Himmelfarb Library launched a new institutional repository called Health Sciences Research Commons. The repository is intended to serve as a place for you to preserve and share your work with colleagues here at GW, and with the scholarly community at large.
- Create an ORCID account - Display your work & achievementsYour ORCID iD connects with your ORCID Record that can contain links to your research activities, affiliations, awards, other versions of your name, and more. You control this content and who can see it.
Stay Up-to-Date
- NIH Rehabilitation Research ListservInterested in rehabilitation research at NIH, including funding opportunities, notices, meetings, and job opportunities? Subscribe to the NIH Rehabilitation Research newsletter.
- Rehab+"by McMaster University's School of Rehabilitation Science in collaboration with the DeGroote School of Medicine's Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Health Information Research Unit. It incorporates the McMasterPLUS(TM) email alerting system and searchable database of best evidence from the health care literature of particular interest to rehabilitation professionals. It is supported in part by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research."
Leverage Social Media with Altmetrics
Getting buzz online? Are people Tweeting about your article or downloading your report? Altmetric lets you promote that information!
Unlike traditional bibliometrics, altmetrics report the statistical impact of a source (ex. journal article, report, research poster...) on the Internet.
Altmetrics capture:
- Social Media Buzz - Facebook, Twitter, blogs, news media outlets
- Page View Hits & Downloads - How many times your work/webpage has been viewed; download statistics (ex. from journal's website or repository)
- Scholarly Bookmarks - Includes Mendeley, CiteULike and Twitter favorites
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Further Education and Funding
- Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR)"The Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR) offers the expertise, instruction, and mentorship to educate researchers on the meaningful use of a vast array of technologies in the lab, clinic and community."
Professional Advocacy & Related Legislation
- S.1679 - Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021117th Congress (2021-2022)
House bill: H.R.3320 - Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 - S.2612 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021117th Congress (2021-2022)
House Bill H.R.1611 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
