FOAM Primer for NSLIJ Emergency Medicine Orientation

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David Marcus, MD - @EMIMDoc/EMIMDoc.orgAPD – LIJ Emergency/Internal Medicine

Co-Director of Student Education – LIJ Dept of EMNSLIJ Emergency Medicine Orientation – July 17th, 2014

A Guide to Academic Independence

A Wise Man Once Said:"If you want to know how we practiced medicine 5 years ago,

read a textbook.

If you want to know how we practiced medicine 2 years ago,

read a journal.

If you want to know how we practice medicine now,

go to a conference.

If you want to know how we will practice medicine in the future,

listen in the hallways and use FOAM."- Prof. Joe

Lex

FOAM, You Say?

So Who's At the Party?

Free, Open Access Medical Education

Some Folks You Might Already Know

And a Few New Friends:

But I Have Enough Friends

• Keep up with cutting edge EM/CC• Participate in conferences happening anywhere• Converse directly with thought leaders...• Increase learning and retention through

Spaced Repetition• Stay up to date with new resources• Get a quick consult, feedback on your own ideas,

network, professional opportunities, etc...• Do it all on your own schedule (Asynchronous

learning)

Sure, but with FOAM:

Stuff I've LearnedNODESATPerimortem C-SectionDelayed Sequence

IntubationBath SaltsTox ReviewsAdvanced AW ManagementAdvanced EKGCritical Procedures in EM

On Board Yet?

Just yesterday...

The Six Steps to Academic

Independence

First, A Word About Protection

Rules of Engagement

Caveat EmptorAnonymity is deadNothing is deleteableEverything is discoverableTreat people with respect Maintain professional standardsDo not violate your local policies and lawsYou and your digital persona are

inseparable

Step #1:

Step #1: Make the Content Come to You

Register at Twitter.com• To get the most out of Twitter, install the App on

your mobile devices. Set up notifications via Settings.

• Follow users and hashtags (#)• You DO NOT have to contribute• It is OK to watch• Check the feed when you can and follow links or

conversations that appeal to you

Some Accounts to Follow

@emcrit@precordialthump@criticalcarenow@mdaware@pharmertoxguy@embasic@boringem@m_lin@emlitofnote

@lwestafer@amalmattu@eleytherius@I_C_N@broomedocs@KangarooBeach@poisonreview@srrezaieVarious medical societies

NY EM Residencies on Twitter@BethIsraelEMed

@LIJ_EM@KingsofCounty@JacobiEM@LincolnEM@Maimonides_EM@SinaiEM@StonyBrookEM@SLREMFor a list of all residencies on Twitter, see:

http://academiclifeinem.com/em-im-residency-on-twitter/

Some of the Locals

@ERcowboy@FarinG@DenaAReiter@Amatote@EMIMDoc

@TSlesinger@CirilliAng@Davis_Freddy@EMDexUS@ToxRunner

Hashtags - #Unify conversations on TwitterMany already established, new ones come

up often Used to identify conferences (#ACEP14,

#SMACCgold, #ALLnycEM6).

Your starting tags: #FOAMed , #EMTOT, #EMconf

FOAMfeeds.blogspot.com

Follow them all on one site:

Step #1: Make the Content Come to You

RSS – Really Simple Syndication Feedly, Pulse and other apps Subscribe to the sites you care about

Step #2:

Step #2a: Read Blogs

Independently published, freely accessible, medical education.

Your first stops: Academic Life in Emergency MedicineLife in the Fast Lane

Step #2a: Read Blogs

Some More Excellent Sites

EmcritEM Lyceum (journal club)The Poison ReviewDr. Smith's ECG Blog

(Advanced)PulmCCMCentralResusMER.E.B.E.L. EMSonoSpotBoringEM

BoringEMThe Short Coat (Students!)EMS12Lead

(Basic+Advanced)TheNNTEM Lit of NoteMDAwareBroomeDocsUnderneathEMPrehospitalmed.com

And many, many more...

Step #2b: Podcasts/Vodcasts

Audio/video recordingsSome are pay-protected (EM:RAP – free

via EMRA)Found on iTunes or via their own sitesSome are downloadable, all can be

streamed

Step #2b: Podcasts/Vodcasts

Some examples: Ultrasound Podcast (Mike Mallon, Mike Stone,

Matt Dawson) iTeachEM.net (Rob Rogers et al)SmartEM.org (David Newman/Ashley Shreves)

Step #2c: Compilations

Great for novices or when time is limitedSome examples:

FreeEmergencyTalks.net (>1000 talks curated by Joe Lex et al)

The LITFL ReviewFOAMEM.com

Step 2: Seek and Ye Shall Find

For a brief overview, visit this podcast/post by Dr. Bob Stuntz:

Blogs and Podcasts for the New EM Resident

Step #3: Focused Searches

FOAMSearch.netUnified search portal for all FOAM resources (previously

EMGoogle.com)

FOAMSearch.net

Step #4: Engage

Four Steps to Independence

1. Make the content come to you1. Twitter/G+2. RSS Feeds/Apps3. FOAMFeeds

2. Seek out new material1. Blogs2. Podcasts3. Compilations

3. Focused Searches: FOAMSearch.net 4. Engage

Learn

Interact

Just Do It

It's good for you.

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