iPhone uses in the Emergency Department

Occasionally, I get a rare – “Hey congrats on the article!” comment from residents or students. It’s usually in reference to my ACEP News column that comes out every 3 months on Tricks of the Trade. However, I got about 3 shout-outs in the past 2 days. How odd.

Then I saw one of our office staff who was reading EM News. “Hey cool!” she said. Totally confused, I realized that I was quoted on the front page of this week’s publication about iPhone applications in EM. Many months ago, I had done a brief telephone interview with the writer.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T19:01:35-08:00Feb 18, 2010|Social Media & Tech, Tricks of the Trade|

Free videos and podcasts from "All LA Conference"

I recently discovered a little gem of a website, which houses video and podcast recordings of joint conferences by the Los Angeles EM residency programs since 2007.

http://AllLAconference.com/

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2018-10-28T21:19:22-07:00Sep 3, 2009|Social Media & Tech|

Hot off the press: Podcast on ED crowding and education

Dr. Rob Rogers (Univ Maryland) has come up with yet another podcast edition for the EMRAP Educator’s Edition website. In this recording, Rob interviews EM faculty about education issues. Go to EMRAP Educator’s Edition website to listen to podcast.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-18T11:11:09-08:00Aug 11, 2009|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Three phases of educational technology in the classroom

I recently encountered a thought-provoking video about how technology is transforming education in the classroom setting. We are slowly experiencing a culture shift in how learners are learning. It follows that this should affect how teachers should be teaching. Briefly, the author lays out the progression of educational technology in 3 phases.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-10-26T17:05:43-07:00Jul 24, 2009|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Cool web tip: Getting a "reader" – bringing web content to you

Do you feel like you are routinely checking various websites to follow up on recent journal publications, reading blogs, catching up on the news? What’s new in Annals of EM or Academic EM? What’s on today’s CNN or EducationPR blogs?

I’m a firm believer that technology should make things streamlined and easier, rather than creating more steps and hassles. I recently discovered online RSS readers on the web. If you don’t have one, you should get one.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T19:01:59-08:00Jul 2, 2009|Social Media & Tech|

Blogs – perfect for medical education

I started this blog on life in academic emergency medicine after having read many articles about how a blog (short for “web log”) is the communication and teaching tool of the future. This is an example of Web 2.0 technology.

I found a great slide set by Frank Calberg, an innovator and educator from Switzerland. Step through the following slides to read more about how blogs are great for teaching and are here to stay.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2017-03-05T14:18:36-08:00Jun 14, 2009|Social Media & Tech|

Joining the blogging world

I am joining the Web 2.0 world of social networking and am inspired by all the medical blog sites out there. As an Emergency Medicine faculty member at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, the county affiliate hospital to UCSF, I have gravitated towards a niche in medical education and particularly how it intersects with new technologies.

By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-10-26T17:05:45-07:00Jun 5, 2009|Social Media & Tech|