Top 10 reasons why Yoda would be a terrible mentor and teacher in medicine
This is based on an article from GeekWire that lists the top ten reasons why Yoda would make a terrible mentor and teacher. Let’s see if I can make a derivation and convert these reasons as to why Yoda would make a terrible mentor/teacher in medicine. [+]
Trick of the Trade: Ring removal using oxygen mask strap
Creative emergency physicians exist worldwide. Check out this nifty trick on ring removal by Dr. Simon Carley (Centre For Evidence Based Emergency Care at Manchester Metropolitan University) of St.Emlyns fame. [+]
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Conference: Faculty development and teaching course
The always-innovative, premiere educator Dr. Rob Rogers (Univ of Maryland) is hosting an international faculty development conference in November 2011. I’m guessing that this course is also open to U.S. physicians as well. [+]
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Sort me! Paucis Verbis cards now catalogued
After much recent feedback on the poll about the Paucis Verbis cards (thanks to all who responded!), I see trends: Several have commented that it is getting increasingly difficult to find a card that they are searching for. There are over 100 cards now! So, I managed to figure out how to embed a Google Doc spreadsheet into the blog, which now allows you to sort and search for particular cards (minor HTML coding necessary). This list will permanently live on the Paucis Verbis page. [+]
The essay of all essays: The biology of Emergency Medicine (2 of 2)
This is part 2 of my review of Dr. Rosen’s 1979 article on “The Biology of Emergency Medicine” (see part 1). According to Dr. Rosen, there are 3 broad categories of ED patients: The emergent The urgent The non-urgent We must know how to identify and prioritize these. Medical students and residents are poorly taught the differences. [+]
The essay of all essays: The Biology of Emergency Medicine (1 of 2)
This post is based on one of the most interesting articles I have ever read in EM. The article written by Dr. Peter Rosen in 1979 and published in The Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (later become Annals of Emergency Medicine) is a landmark piece. It defines the specialty with so much precision that even contemporary authors find very little discrepancy of what Dr. Rosen wrote and the state of EM in present time. [+]
Poll: Is anyone using the Paucis Verbis cards?
Feedback is essential for continued growth and improvement in any longitudinal project that you work on. Thus annually, I conduct a poll to see if I can improve anything on the blog. This year, I wanted to focus on the Paucis Verbis pocket cards. There are over 100 cards now, which are each based on recent peer-reviewed publications. I try to make them as practical as possible with the goal of improving evidence-based practice at the bedside. [+]
Trick of the Trade: Massaging a mandibular dislocation back in
Continuing the theme of mandibular dislocation tricks (protecting your thumbs, post-reduction stabilization), Dr. Daniel Gromis from Advocate Christ Medical Center describes a novel reduction technique, based on the Cunningham shoulder reduction technique using muscle relaxation. [+]
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Welcome to the blog team: Dr. Javier Benítez
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the newest member of the Academic Life in EM blog team — Dr. Javier Benítez. He is an extremely active EM Twitter educator (@jvrbntz), who can efficiently convey key concepts in 140 characters or less! Got a short attention span? Follow Javier’s Twitter feed. Currently, Javier is posting “Question of the Day” tweets, which reference the Paucis Verbis pocket cards on this site. It is a perfect example of a bridge between blogs and Twitter for medical education. He’ll also be posting on the blog as well. [+]
Video: A primer on social media (ICEM 2012)
At the recent International Conference in Emergency Medicine (ICEM), the professorial Dr. Mike Cadogan (Life In The Fast Lane) gave a talk on Social Media in Medicine. Thanks to Dr. Andy Neill (Emergency Medicine Ireland) for recording this. See below for the 36 minute video. Well worth a watch. [+]