Conference ReportsCritical Care
Rich Carden and Chris Gray reflect on SMACC Dublin in 2016 from a trainee perspective. Their account connects clinical debate and diagnostic reasoning with fear, wellbeing, gender equity and the personal encounters that made the conference a reflective as well as educational experience.
Conference ReportsSocial Media
A short postcard from the eve of SMACC Dublin in June 2016. After a five-kilometre run, the St Emlyn’s team recorded a brief podcast capturing the pre-conference atmosphere as they prepared workshops and talks for the week ahead.
Journal ClubCommunication Skills
Resources from the ‘Gambling with the Evidence’ workshop at SMACC Dublin in 2016. This collection takes clinicians from asking a useful question and finding research through critical appraisal, interpreting statistics and using journal clubs to bring evidence into practice.
Conference ReportsMedical Education
Notes and recordings from the 2015 Teaching Course in New York on building better presentations. Natalie May introduces approaches to planning, rehearsal, storytelling, slides and delivery, alongside practical design resources and Scott Weingart’s method for organising a conference talk.
How can educators incorporate FOAMed into an existing teaching programme? Drawing on an ICEM 2016 talk, Simon Carley explores course resources, problem-based learning, flipped classrooms and educational prescriptions, while emphasising critical appraisal, curriculum context and the educator’s role in guiding learners.
Conference ReportsSocial Media
An introduction to FOAMed from Iain Beardsell’s AGN 2016 talk, with English and German transcripts. The post explores how blogs, podcasts and online discussion can support flexible, proactive learning, while stressing critical appraisal and their role alongside traditional teaching.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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