Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine

by Rogers, Robert L.; Mattu, Amal; Winters, Michael E.; Martinez, Joseph P.; Mulligan, Terrence

• ISBN13: 9780470671115
• ISBN10: 0470671114
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-03
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Emergency medicine attendings who wish to hone their teaching skills can find a number of books on educational strategies written by physicians from other disciplines. However, until the publication of the first edition of this book, they did not have access to a text written by emergency medicine physicians on methods of teaching that are directly applicable to teaching EM. This book was compiled to meet that need. Following the introductory section, which provides important background information, the book's contents are organized into 4 sections that correspond to the core needs and interests of EM educators: Section 2 focuses on practical and ethical considerations of teaching in the ED; Section 3 provides strategies for teaching specific groups of learners; Section 4 looks at the skills that are characteristic of the best EM educators; and Section 5 looks indepthly at specific teaching techniques and strategies. Now more than ever this book addresses the needs of physician educators from all over the world. New chapters discuss lecturing to an international audience; using simulation as a teaching tool; how to make journal club work for you, and other topics that are of broad interest to medical educators in this field. In general, each chapter has been updated and reviewed to make sure the content was something that emergency physician educators could use in any country . The chapter contributors are widely regarded as leaders in the field of emergency medicine education and faculty development. Authors were given free rein to develop their chapters and write in their own style. They were asked to present their personal views on how to successfully teach the art of emergency medicine, rather than review evidence-based guidelines regarding medical education. As a result, most of the chapters have few references. This first-person approach to a multi-authored textbook yields a compilation that varies in style from chapter to chapter and exposes the reader to a variety of communication techniques.

Author Biography

Chief Editor

Chief Editor

Robert L. Rogers, FACEP, FAAEM, FACP; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine; Director, Undergraduate Medical Education; Director, Teaching Fellowship; Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Associate Editors 

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair; Director, Faculty Development Fellowship; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Michael E. Winters, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine; Director, Combined EM/IM Program; Co-Director, Combined EM/IM/Critical Care Program; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Joseph P. Martinez, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Terrence M. Mulligan DO, MPH, FACOEP, FNVSHA, FACEP, FAAEM, FIFEM, Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Extraordinary Senior Lecturer / Visiting Assistant Professor, Stellenbosch University, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa.

Table of Contents

Preface to Second Edition List of Contributors

Background/Introduction

Adult Learners in the Emergency Department

Obstacles to Teaching in the Emergency Department

Teaching and Patient Care in Emergency Medicine

Mentoring in Emergency Medicine

Teaching in the Emergency Department and Beyond

Bedside Teaching in the Emergency Department

Teaching Invasive Medical Procedures

Providing Feedback in the Emergency Department

The Computer as a Teaching Tool

Educational Technology: Web 2.0

Teaching the Intangibles: Professionalism and Interpersonal Skills/Communication

Teaching Lifelong Learning Skills: Journal Club and Beyond

Medical Podcasting 101

Use of Simulation in Emergency Department Education

Teaching Specific Groups

Teaching medical students

Teaching Residents from Other Services in the Emergency Department

The Education of Resident Physicians in Emergency Medicine

Teaching Residents How to Teach

Teaching to an International Audience

The Emergency Department Consultation: Teaching Physician-Physician Communication to Improve Patient Outcomes

Improving as an Educator in Emergency Medicine

Characteristics of great teachers

Effective presentation skills

Small-Group Discussion Skills

Faculty Development as a Guide for Becoming a Better Teacher

Teaching Techniques and Strategies

Strategies for Effective Clinical Emergency Department Teaching

Pearls and pitfalls in teaching

Index

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