Occupational Therapy Assistant: Web Sources
Online research guide for OTA majors
Human Anatomy
- Get Body Smart!A collection of images of and quizzes on human anatomy.
- Healthline Body MapsFree 3D models of the human body with detailed information on functions of systems, organs, etc.
- Health Videos (MedlinePlus)"These animated videos show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them." - Website
- InnerBodyUnder Human Body Explorer, browse through the body's skeletal, muscular, lymphatic, cardiovascular, and many more systems. It provides close ups and proper names and definitions for each part of the anatomy.
- ZygoteBody3d anatomy viewer
OT Search Engine
| OTSeeker | A web-based search engine that you can use to find full-text articles or citations and abstracts. If you find an article that is not available in full-text, search our article databases and Google Scholar. Still no full text? Ask the library to find a copy of the article for you. OT Seeker also provides a list of the journals they index, and they note whether each journal provides open access to articles on the web. See the tutorial here. |
Topics
- ClinicalTrials.govClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions. The Web site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Health Videos (MedlinePlus)"These animated videos show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them." - Website
- Kaiser Family FoundationResources covering health, health care, and US health care policy from a non-partisan source.
- MedscapeRegister for a free account in order to access content. Provides news, conference proceedings, journal articles (some free access), pathfinders, commentary by physicians and other subject specialists, a continuing medical education component, discussion boards, blogs, drug reference/interaction checkers, physician directory, MEDLINE search, podcasts, and email newsletters. Also provides searchable access to eMedicine, a sister site that offers overviews of 6,500 medical topics.
- National Rehabilitation Information CenterFind disability resources, articles, books, and research projects. If you find the title of an article or book that you would like to read, contact the library to obtain a copy.
- OTA Occupational Outlook Handbook - OTAInformation about an OTAs job outlook, salary, etc. Compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- OT Planallows you to find occupational therapy activities for children by selecting skills you want to develop and materials you want to use
- MedscapeRegister for a free account in order to access content. Provides news, conference proceedings, journal articles (some free access), pathfinders, commentary by physicians and other subject specialists, a continuing medical education component, discussion boards, blogs, drug reference/interaction checkers, physician directory, MEDLINE search, podcasts, and email newsletters. Also provides searchable access to eMedicine, a sister site that offers overviews of 6,500 medical topics.
- My OT SpotBlog, resources, and job openings
- CommunOTofficial blog of the AOTA
- Pediatric OT Therapy Tipsblog by Ann Zachary, a pediatric OT for 24 years.
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