Post on 05-Dec-2014
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Hand Therapy 2.0 Networks are made of people.1
Hand Therapy, you say?
Search strategies for different people.
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The patient Looking for reliable opinions online
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Patient/ Client
• Information about any condition.
• Expert opinion.
• Solutions/ Centers.
• Surgery.
• Exercises.
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The average, non-expert physiotherapist That's me.
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Average PT/ OT
• Google & Bing
• Google +
• Facebook groups and profiles.
• Twitter users.
• Linkedin discussion groups.
• Blogger, wordpress...
• And others...
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The Hand Therapist Have you seen this boy?7
Experts and hand therapists
• Journals.
• Associations' forums and sites.
• Conferences and meetings.
• Hand therapy focused websites.
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Experts and hand therapists
• Journals.
• Associations' forums and sites.
• Conferences and meetings.
• Hand therapy focused websites.
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Experts and hand therapists
• Journals.
• Associations' forums and sites.
• Conferences and meetings.
• Hand therapy focused websites.
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Limited access: Payment or membership required
• Sharing vs business.
• That's ok for big communities or mainstream PT/OT information, because there are more sources.
• But this is not our scenario.19
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The forum leecher
Only the 10% of the forums/networks' users contribute with content.
90% of people just read that content.211
You are not a representative sample
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3Official sites are not so good
Free access websites not updated.
Empty Facebook groups or Twitter accounts.
Old links don't work.
No content.
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British Associationof Hand Therapists
• Free access forum
• Old posts (only 2 have less than 3 months)
• Good CPRS information
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European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy
• One clinical guidelines document about Mallet Finger available.
• No documents in Research or Assesment Tools
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So, it's time to start doing something
Yes, it's your turn.
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Why should I share content?
RCTs Meta-analyses
Clinical guidelinesCases
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Why should I share content?
RCTs Meta-analyses
Clinical guidelines
Hand therapy knowledge & expertise
Cases
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Why should I share content?
RCTs Meta-analyses
Clinical guidelines
Hand therapy knowledge & expertise
...are going public anyway!
Cases
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Worldwide physiotherapy pain
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Why should I share content?
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Why should I share content?
Don't let the "internet gurus" take control
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Why should I share content?
Don't let the "internet gurus" take control
Oh wait!
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Hand Therapy resources
The truth is out there
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HandLab
Judy C. Colditz22
eHand.com
Charles Eaton. Since 1997
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HandTherapy.com
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Centers' sites Fort Lauderdale Hand Clinic
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No active groups in spanish
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LinkedInHandWeb 452 members
1 month old threads
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So,I decided to create the spanish group
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ASK FOR PAPERS!
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SomaSimple
12.725 threads135.783 posts
7.876 members487 active users (16%)
Diane Jacobs32
Google+
Hand Therapy#HandFun
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Not a single hand or upper extremity was hurt during the
making of this keynote.
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