Why FOAM? Facts, Fallacies and Foibles

Still not convinced that you should be involved in FOAM? In this talk I explore the facts, fallacies and foibles of ‘Free Open Access Med(ical edu)cation’ and hope to convince you that FOAM cannot be ignored and that you have a moral imperative to get involved. I recorded the video for the first Slovenian emergency medicine trainees’ conference (@SolaUrgence on Twitter), being held at  the University Clinical Centre in Maribor, 6th and 7th December 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWBnq-Mgvvs Here are the slides: Here is the audio only version: References and Links Journal articles Berger E. Web 2.0 in emergency medicine; specialty embracing the future of medical communication. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Apr;59(4):21-23A. PubMed PMID: 22553857. [Free Full Text] Greene J. Social Media and Physician Learning: Is It All Twitter? Ann Emerg Med. 2013;Nov;62(5):11-13A [Free Full Text] Prober CG, Heath C. Lecture halls without lectures–a proposal for medical education. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1657-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1202451. PubMed PMID: 22551125. [Free Full Text] Reiter DA, Lakoff DJ, Trueger NS, Shah KH. Individual interactive instruction: an innovative enhancement to resident education. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;61(1):110-3. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.028. Epub 2012 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 22520994. Shaw G. Don’t Call It Social Media: FOAM and the Future of Medical Education. Emergency Medicine News Feb 2013 doi: 10.1097/01.EEM.00...
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