Smacc foam q/a
One of the more experimental sessions at SMACC earlier this year was a free-form two hour session on FOAM that consisted of an ad hoc discussion involving some prominent creators of FOAM with the opportunity for audience interaction and questioning. Sometimes teetering on the verge of an AA-style meeting for FOAMaholics, the discussion will be of interest to anyone interested in online learning, especially that which is free and open access to everyone. Educational, entertaining and controversial — what more could you want?
The people on the sofas up on the SMACC stage were:
Scott Weingart of EMCrit
Joe Lex of Free Eme...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 24, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Chris Nickson Tags: eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured FOAM FOAMed Intensive Care Social Media Twitter Web 2.0 Chris Nickson joe lex mike cadogan minh le cong oli flower Q&A scott weingart simon carley SMACC Source Type: blogs
SMACC FOAM in Review
Well what an honour it was to be part of SMACC2013. I had the huge task — and huge privilege — to review the best of Free Open Access Meducation of 2012. What a cracker of a year it was for the #FOAMed world.
When I set out to write this talk I new I was in for a big job, due to the shear amount of quality content I would need to cover and review! The other daunting prospect was that many of the authors of the content I would be talking about would be sitting in te audience! I hope I managed to give all their hard work the credit it deserved.
Check out the slides below and have a listen to the talk — to find out for...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 24, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Kane Guthrie Tags: Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured Intensive Care LITFL review SMACC Website FOAM FOAMed smacc2013 Source Type: blogs
The International OCD Foundation: Hoarding Center
Have you seen the television show The Hoarders? Many people who watch this show may feel that this is just a very few people who experience such things, and those people on that show are not exactly “normal.” Well, unfortunately, this is more normal than most people think. Hoarding is very closely related to obsessive compulsive disorder, and there are people who have rooms and buildings and storage sheds that are full of items of things that they may never see again (or know they even have to begin with).
Thankfully, there are places that know about this kind of situation and are willing to help. The I...
Source: PsychSplash - July 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Abnormal Anyone Articles Assessment Instruments Attachment Behaviour Management Books Clinical Tools Collaborative News Consumers e-learning Emotional Health Features File Sharing For Foundation Website General Psychology Source Type: blogs
Doctors are bottlenecks
Doctors think of themselves as being
indispensable . Most have pretty high self-esteem – after all, in order to
successfully get through medical college , you need a lot of physical stamina
and mental energy. You need to perform well academically , in order to graduate
, and if you are used to being in the top 10 % of our class, you start thinking
of yourself as being special !
The fact that their patients are so
dependent on them – and that they are willing to wait patiently for hours for
their advice , it’s easy to understand why doctors get used to being put on pedestal.
It's hard to think of yourself as being ...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - July 13, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: blogs
TechTool Thursday 034
TechTool review of PalmEM by PalmER Worldwide LLC on iOS and Android
Website: – iTunes - Android - Website
Last year I reviewed PalmEM’s younger sibling PalmPedi and I really liked it. PalmEM includes the PalmPedi content, and aims to cover everything you might need to know about Emergency Medicine). Is that really possible? It just might be.
Design and User Interface
Simple, clean and lovely. As with any text-based app, it is difficult to make it interesting for the user. But this app does it as best as any I’ve seen. The text is clearly readable with no distractions, but there are a few ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 11, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Tessa Davis Tags: Android Application Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured iOS Reviews TechTool iPhone App palEM PalmEM palmER Tech Tool Source Type: blogs
TechTool Thursday 034
TechTool review of PalmEM by PalmER Worldwide LLC on iOS and Android
Website: – iTunes - Android - Website
Last year I reviewed PalmEM’s younger sibling PalmPedi and I really liked it. PalmEM includes the PalmPedi content, and aims to cover everything you might need to know about Emergency Medicine). Is that really possible? It just might be.
Design and User Interface
Simple, clean and lovely. As with any text-based app, it is difficult to make it interesting for the user. But this app does it as best as any I’ve seen. The text is clearly readable with no distractions, but there are a few ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 11, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Tessa Davis Tags: Android Application Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured iOS Reviews TechTool iPhone App palEM PalmEM palmER Tech Tool Source Type: blogs
Veterans Crisis Line
The Veterans Crisis Line through the Veterans Administration helps connect veterans with mental health treatment they need. There are confidential toll-free hotlines to call, online chatrooms, or text messages to help a Veteran in need of therapy and mental health treatment.
It’s all free, is around 24/7 for 365 days a year, and there is support for deaf and hard of hearing customers as well. There are Suicide and Crisis Resources, and Self-Check Quizzes.
For all the Veterans who deserve all of our support for possibly giving up their lives for our country, the Veterans Administrations Crisis Line is well worth t...
Source: PsychSplash - July 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Anger Anxiety Behaviour Management Collaborative News Combat Stress Consumers Depression e-learning Emotional Health Features For Information Links Multimedia Online Counselling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Resources So Source Type: blogs
Graduation Day at Roche Digital Academy: What's Next?
The Roche Digital Academy concluded with a Graduation day on July 1. This training program, developed by the Digital Team Roche Italy, in collaboration with the School of Communication and Iulm in Milan, was attended by 80 professionals working in the company. Graduates received a Master in Digital Marketing, specifically designed for the pharmaceutical industry.I was a guest "lecturer" at the Academy in June (see here) and received the Academy's 2013 Award for "Performance in Excellence in Social Media Regulatory Management." (Left to right: Alessia Ferrario, eLearning Specialist; Gaetano Vancheri, eMarketing Specialist;...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - July 3, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Roche Digital Pharma Source Type: blogs
Recent Survey Shows the Need for Education on the Differences Between BioSimilars
The North American for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) recently announced the results of a survey of oncologists, rheumatologists, managed care professionals, pharmacists, and primary care learners. The study, conducted in April 2013, focused on awareness of and need for information on biosimilar agents, with results strongly supporting the need for comprehensive education on this topic. Over 400 health professionals participated in the survey, revealing:
More than half of respondents said their understanding of the differences between biosimilars versus generics was only fair to poor
Over 67% of surv...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 1, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
TechTool Thursday 033
TechTool review of ICU Trial by ClinCalc at and Journal Club App by Peripheral Brain LLC on iPhone, iPad and Android
ICU Trial – iTunes - Android – Website versus Journal Club - iTunes - Android - Website
This week I’m going to try something a little different. It’s been suggested to me (by @srrezaie) that two apps – ICU Trials and Journal Club – are both aiming for a similar goal.
They both summarise trials/research for us to keep up-to-date with current best practice. So, are they both worth investing in, or is there one clear winner?
Design and User Interface
The apps focus on de...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 27, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Tessa Davis Tags: Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured android App ICU Trials iOs iphone Reviews Tech Tool TechTool Source Type: blogs
TechTool Thursday 033
TechTool review of ICU Trial by ClinCalc at and Journal Club App by Peripheral Brain LLC on iPhone, iPad and Android
ICU Trial – iTunes - Android – Website versus Journal Club - iTunes - Android - Website
This week I’m going to try something a little different. It’s been suggested to me (by @srrezaie) that two apps – ICU Trials and Journal Club – are both aiming for a similar goal.
They both summarise trials/research for us to keep up-to-date with current best practice. So, are they both worth investing in, or is there one clear winner?
Design and User Interface
The apps focus on de...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 27, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Tessa Davis Tags: Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured android App ICU Trials iOs iphone Reviews Tech Tool TechTool Source Type: blogs
Overcoming Pharma’s Social Media Challenges: My Roche Digital Academy Presentation
I spent the last two weeks or so touring Germany and Italy -- specifically Berlin, Munich, and Milan -- stopping along the way to give presentations at Bayer Health in Berlin (see here) and at the Roche Digital Academy in Milan (see here). I met many digital pharma people working inside and outside these companies who are very passionate about what they are doing. I hope to highlight some of them in future posts and interviews. Right now, however, I will document my Roche Digital Academy visit with photos and the presentation itself.The Roche Digital Academy is a project that has enrolled over 80 Roche employees who are pa...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - June 22, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Roche Digital Pharma World Tour Source Type: blogs
Imagining the future
The ACEM conference in Hobart 2012 was an excellent event which juxtaposed art and science with inspiration and education in the setting of stimulation and entertainment.
Thankfully many of the talks and presentations are now being released for general consumption, and we will highlight some of the key speakers and talks on LITFL.
One session I was fortunate to be involved with was on ‘Imagining the future of e-learning and education’ with Prof Kendall Ho and Mr Stephen Atherton. Although this is a long 90 minute session and the slides appear intermittently – there are some great thoughts and learning p...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 21, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Blog Architecture Education Emergency Medicine Featured Networking Social Media Web 2.0 Web Culture ACEM Conference eLearning hobart Imagining the future Kendall Ho Stephen Atherton Video Source Type: blogs
Free Stuff
FOAMed is about FREE stuff
Not everything of course is free – and the new resource of learned Ultrasound teaching will not be free – but neither should it be. The guys from UltrasoundPodcast have been working morning and afternoon to get the second volume of amazing video teaching into an online format for global dissemination.
…and we will review both volumes on LITFL soon
But in the meantime – there are TWO FREE copies to be given away
How do I become eligible for Free Stuff?
Be a member of GMEP (see GMEP Homepage)
Be linked to an affiliate University (see University page)
Have more than 1000 ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 21, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Book Review Education eLearning Featured Ultrasound Web Culture free stuff iBook ultrasound podcast Source Type: blogs
