Therapist Assistant - THER 140 - Recreation Therapy Assistant: Principles & Practice I

Evidence-Based Free Online Portals

• OTseeker: A free database providing abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. 
• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)   The Center collects, catalogues, and disseminates the articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products of the research projects funded by the US National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research
• PEDro   Physiotherapy Evidence Database: A free database providing abstracts trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.  [Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP), University of Sydney, Australia. Canadian Physiotherapy Association is a partner]

Patient Information Websites

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: OrthoInfo Patient Education Library
• Patient Care [American Physical Therapy Association]

Association Websites

• British Columbia Therapeutic Recreation Association (BCTRA)
• Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
• Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)
• Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC)
• Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta (ThAAA)
• Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia  (PABC)
  • Member services (register via CPA website) include: professional development, access to health databases, and research assistance from the PABC clinical librarian (Email address:  librarian@bcphysio.org)

Non-Profits

• Physiopedia  [A registered non-profit company in the United Kingdom to provide physiotherapy information]
• SUMSearch 2 Searches for original studies, systematic reviews and practice guidelines from multiple sources [University of Kansas School of Medicine & Medical Center]

Diseases & Disabling Conditions Websites

• HealthLinkBC: Browse and search under Illnesses & Conditions / Health Topics
• BC Ministry of Health: Clinical practice guidelines and protocols in British Columbia (BC Guidelines for health practitioners & professionals) - browse by alphabetical listing, download PDF guides for patients. For a full list of disease-specific support organizations, see Self-Management British Columbia Community Resources (BC Ministry of Health - Patients as Partners Initiative)
• Health Canada: Diseases and conditions
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Chronic diseases
• MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine): Health topics
• Merck manual: The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy  (free on web) - lands in Professional version and can switch to Consumer version in everyday language & useful for patient education
• US Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Diseases & conditions
• US National Institutes of Health: Health information

Canadian Government Organizations

• Interior Health Authority
• HealthLink BC
• BC Centre for Disease Control
• BC Ministry of Health
• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
• Health Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Census 2021 (Statistics Canada)

US Government Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
• US National Institutes of Health

International Government Organizations

• UNICEF
• World Health Organization

Anatomy & Physiology Websites

• Anatomy atlases
• Gray's anatomy (20th ed.)
• Hosford Muscle Tables
• Master Muscle List [Loyola University]
• Muscles in Action [University of Michigan]
• Visible Human Project [US National Library of Medicine