MedWorm: News for Physical Therapists

Check out the latest news in the PT world, via MedWorm's Physical Therapy section.

MedWorm is run by Frankie Dolan, a UK based IT developer, and collects updates from over 6000 authoritative data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds. From the data collected, MedWorm provides new outgoing RSS feeds on various medical categories that you can subscribe to, via the free MedWorm online service, or another RSS reader of your choice, such as Bloglines, Newsgator,or Google Reader. Or just bookmark the page.

Advance for OT Online: Patient Handouts

Advance for OT Online has links to patient handouts on topics such as:

Improving Balance Through Exercise
Hot and Cold Therapies
Balance Exercises for Fall Prevention
Balance Exercises with Therapy Ball
Balance Exercises with Therapy Bands

Also check out their Annual Continuing Education Directory:

NEW! CE Directory

Free MRI Safety Videos from IMRSER

IMRSER offers free MRI safety Videos on their website, in addition to Safety Guidelines, and Safety Papers. IMRSER looks at the pertinent peer-reviewed literature and and relies on each board member’s extensive clinical, research, or other appropriate experience. Notably, documents developed by the IMRSER incorporate MR safety guidelines and recommendations created by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Medical Devices Agency (MDA), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and other similar organizations.

UpToDate Swine Flu Information

Here are some links to UpToDate's sections on Swine Flu, which are available from any networked pc at Montgomery Hospital:
Epidemiology & Diagnosis
Treatment & Prevention
Patient Information

Drug Information at Montgomery: LEXI-ONLINE

From any hospital pc, you can access the Pharmacy's subscription to LEXI-ONLINE, which includes thorough drug information, and patient education leaflets in over 20 languages.

http://online.lexi.com/crlsql/servlet/crlonline

If you have any questions about remote access please contact
David Mihalic PharmD RPh
Montgomery Hospital Pharmacy
1301 Powell Street
Norristown, PA 19401
610-270-2693