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How to get FOAM to work for you
ED Rounds – Jan 2019
Dr. Kavish Chandra presents rounds on Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) and how to make it work for you
How to get FOAM to work for you
“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 (good) conference. If you want to know how we will practice medicine in the future, listen in the hallways and use FOAM. — from International EM Education Efforts & E-Learning by Joe Lex 2012
Definition
FOAM (free open access medical education) is a collection of resources, a global community and an ethos for anyone, anywhere and anytime.
Globally, there has been an exponential increase in the number of active emergency medicine and critical care websites, blogs and podcasts.
Cadogan et al. (2014)
What are we doing at sjrhem.ca?
- Over 40 resident clinical pearls
- Medical student pearls
- EM reflections (summary and learning points of high risk cases)
- Trauma reflections
We also have our own online journal channel at Cureus.com. Articles are submitted by local as well as international authors, and reviewed by peers and finally approved by local channel editors
The practical guide (adapted from Thoma et al. (2014)
Step 1 – Get an RSS aggregator
Then within the program, search blogs and website by name or URL. The programs above generally search your created list and populate a “to read list” with direct links and the option to defer until you have more time
Examples of websites and blogs
1. SJRHEM http://sjrhem.ca/news
2. CanadiEM https://canadiem.org
3. BoringEM http://boringem.org
5. EM Literature of Note http://emlitofnote.com
6. The NNT http://thennt.com
7. Academic Life in EM http://academiclifeinem.com
8. Life in the Fast Lane http://lifeinthefastlane.com
9. St. Emlyn’s http://stemlynsblog.org
10. The SGEM http://thesgem.com
11. Pediatric EM Morsels http://pedemmorsels.com
12. Rebel EM http://rebelem.com
13. Don’t Forget the Bubbles http://dontforgetthebubbles.com
14. The Poison Review http://thepoisonreview.com
15. Trauma Pro’s Blog http://regionstraumapro.com
Step 2 – connect with social media (SoMe)
Use SoMe to connect with the largest online medical community
Participate in post publication reviews
If anything, take away one of the many pearls
SJRHEM @sjrhem
ECCU course @eccucourse
The Bottom Line @WICSBottomLine
Rob Bryant @robjbryant13
Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis
Rob Rogers @EM_Educator
FOAM cast @FOAMpodcast
FOAM Highlights @FOAM_Highlights
Radiopaedia.org @Radiopaedia
Casey Parker @broomedocs
Ryan Radecki @emlitofnote
Chris Nickson @precordialthump
Matta nd Mike @ultrasoundpod
Leon Gussow @poisonreview
Bryan D. Hayes @pharmERToxguy
Simon Carley @EMManchester
Haney Mallemat @CriticalCareNow
Rob Cooney, MD, MEd @EMEducator
Brent Thoma @Brent_thoma
FOAM Starter @foamstarter
See the attached image for “How to Twitter”
Please find the entire rounds presentation below
What we missed in FOAM October 2017
Welcome to SJRHEM’s newest feature, “Best of FOAM”. This is a quick curated list of the best free open access medical education the internet has to offer!
Subscribe to our twitter feed for regular updates and enjoy!
EM procedures
- See how Justin Morgenstern optimizes the basics in emergency airway management and some great videos to go along with it
https://first10em.com/2017/10/23/airway-optimizing-the-basics/amp/ - Learn how to use bedside US as an adjunct to your abdominal exam in a patient with suspected acute appendicitis. Start scanning “where it hurts the most” and identify the iliac crest, iliac artery and psoas muscle
http://5minsono.com/appy/ - The “easy IJ”, internal jugular vein catheterization in stable patients where peripheral access has failed
https://sjrhem.ca/rcp-easyij/
Clinical summaries
- Because the type of fluid you use in resuscitation matters…see why you’re next sepsis patient should be getting Ringer’s Lactate for fluids http://epmonthly.com/article/in-sepsis-fluid-choice-matters/
- Next time you order broad spectrum antibiotics for your patient in the ED, take a moment to see if they cultured any resistant organisms previously
https://eminfocus.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/review-the-damn-cultures/ - Liver function tests decoded!
http://www.tamingthesru.com/blog/r1-diagnostics/decoding-lfts - Why is perichondritis more than just simple cellulitis and what can you do to avoid the disfiguring result of untreated perichondritis http://rebelem.com/perichondritis-not-just-simple-cellulitis
Kavish Chandra, R3 FMEM, Dalhousie University, Saint John, New Brunswick
What we missed in FOAM Sept 2017
Welcome to SJRHEM’s newest feature, “Best of FOAM”. This is a quick curated list of the best free open access medical education the internet has to offer!
Subscribe to our twitter feed for regular updates and enjoy!
EM procedures
- Scott Weingart’s approach on how to safely place central lines. These videos serve as reminder on how to acquire central access with fully sterile precautions
https://emcrit.org/central-lines/ - Have a patient with a serious hand injury? Want to block all of the nerves of the hand with more confidence? See Jacob Avila’s approach to US guided hand block that takes you away from the hand and into the forearm where you can minimize damage to “accidental bystanders”
http://blog.5minsono.com/hand_block - While the traditional “blind” ulnar nerve block may have worked, look at this resource on how to maximize your success with an US guided approach and change the site of needly entry
https://www.aliem.com/2016/trick-of-the-trade -
Two links on difficult airways from the two world renowned experts…one on how to deal with massive fluids in the airway, the other on tips in dealing with the awake intubation
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EMcrit post on how to successfully intubate someone awake…”dry ‘em out, topicalize, sedate”
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/awake-intubation-update/
Clinical tools
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What’s the Gorelick score? See how Dr. Claudius approaches pediatric dehydration in this EEM Short
Clinical summaries
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A plug for our local attending, Dr. Clouston, and her summary on pregnancy of unknown location, early pregnancy loss and some good take home points
Kavish Chandra, R3 FMEM, Dalhousie University, Saint John, New Brunswick