OTdirect: Links: Newsgroups and discussion groups

Newsgroups and list groups

• Occupational Therapy mailbase [www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occupational-therapy.html. Part of the National Academic Mailing List Service Quite a high level of postings, mostly UK-related, a reasonable level of debate, and no junk. 388 members at 13/04/2001.
• Occupational Science mailing list [http://listserv.csu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/occsci] for discussion of occupational science topics across the global community of occupational scientists and others interested in occupational science.
• OTnow [http://otnow.com/otbb/] Bulletin board replacing the now closed OTnow mailing list.
• Occup-Ther A reasonably high level of postings, no junk and some prominent names. "An international mail group open to all qualified occupational therapists - clinicians, managers and academics - who are interested in discussing issues related to occupational therapy education, research and / or practice. Members are encouraged to ask questions, offer ideas or initiate discussion on any relevant topics." See instructions for usage
• Forensic OT group: "A new discussion e-group for forensic occupational therapists to allow for effective networking on a range of professional issues for occupational therapists workling in forensic care."
• Newsgroup: misc.health.therapy.occupational Mostly junk. Don't post to this (or any) usenet newsgroup using your real email address unless you want tons of junk. If you don't have a news reader you can view and post messages through Mailgate at the following link: misc.health.therapy.occupational.
• OT-peds email discussion list for paediatric OTs. To subscribe, send the command: "subscribe OT-Peds" to majordomo@dartmouth.edu
• OT-psych email discussion list for mental health OTs. To subscribe, send the command: "subscribe OT-Psych" to majordomo@dartmouth.edu
• OT-geri email discussion list for OTs working with elders. To subscribe, send the command: "subscribe OT-Geri" to majordomo@dartmouth.edu
• Sensory Integration Disorder Group [groups.yahoo.com/group/sid_dsi/] "a free space for discussion about sensory issues, occupational therapy, biomed stuff, mercury toxicity, vaccines, and all topics and therapies related to Sensory Integration Disorder (also known as Sensory Integration Dysfunction).". Over 500 members and over 2000 postings some months.
• Yahoo Clubs: Occupational Therapy various groups, including real time chat and message boards.
• Newsgroup: sci.med.occupational. This group has a low level of postings and many of them seem to relate to Occupational Health, not OT. Can also be accessed if you don't have a news reader through sci.med.occupational

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Last updated: 19th January 2003

Author: Mike Griffin, DipCOT, SROT

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