Kinedoc

To promote access to French-language documentation in Masso-Kinesitherapy / Physiotherapy

Project start date : 23/01/2009

Beneficiary country : France Morocco Tunisia Canada Cameroon Togo Ivory Coast Lebanon Senegal Niger (the)

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Primary healthcare
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Chronic diseases
  • Cardiovascular illnesses
  • Cancer
  • Oral health
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency services
  • Other

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Other(s) (specify)

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)

Area where the project is utilised

  • International (in several countries)

Economic model(s)

  • Other (please specify)

About the project

Kinedoc consists of a voluntary document sharing intiaitive based on the remote participation of French-speaking publishers, universities and institutions across four continents. Consulting the documentary database using the site’s search engine is free of charge.
Kinedoc allows you to index and upload various types of documentation :

publications (articles and books);
professional recommendations ;
grey literature (theses, dissertations, notices, etc.);
congress proceedings ;
official texts (laws and regulations).

This resource is constantly updated by an international network of professionals and institutions.
The website interface allows for quick and easy online indexing with 24/7 access.


In Africa, there is no production of physiotherapy literature, and it is difficult for health professionals and populations to access existing literature.


Kinedoc provides 30,000 free bibliographic references, of which one third of the complete texts can be downloaded for free.

N/C Full-Time equivalents

N/C Employees

150 Volunteers

N/C Service providers

Kinedoc

247 272

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Entire population
  • Sick people
  • Dependents/persons with disabilities
  • Pregnant women
  • Children - adolescents (ages 6-18)
  • Young children (0-5 years)
  • Patient family/entourage

Project objectives

  • Decreased morbidity
  • Reduced suffering
  • Improved treatment
  • Other (please explain)

Materials used

  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Internet
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

About the sponsor

Association pour la Promotion des Professions Para-Médicales (A-3PM)

The A-3PM aims to promote the paramedical professions. It is a non-profit association under the 1901 law. Its main aim is to train health professionals who are well-rounded and responsible for their decisions and actions. Its values promote the dynamism and autonomy of its users and actors. The A-3PM benefits from the proximity and diversity of the Berckois health establishments with which it forges privileged links.

Sector : Healthcare (professionals and structures)

Country of origin :

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Offline use

No

Open source

No

Open data

Yes

Independent evaluation

No

Partners

  • Département d'information et d'Informatique Médicales) du CHU de Rouen

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)