A primer to the use of open educational resources - FOAM - in Emergency Medicine Education. Delivered at the Stony Brook Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine.

1. Moving On...
David Marcus, MD - @EMIMDoc
Chief Resident, LIJ EM/IM Program
Stony Brook EM - September 18, 2013
A Six Step Guide to Academic Independence

2. Contemporary Med-Ed
The Fundamentals Cognition/Behavior CME
Knowledge
Base
Procedures Clinical Reasoning Staying Relevant
Textbooks
Clinical Experience
Mentorship
Simulation,Workshops
Case Reviews, M&MLectures Lectures
Recertification
Journals/Conferences
Med
Ed
Modern Med

3. 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

4. FOAM,You Say?
Free, Open Access Medical Education
So Who's At the Party?

5. Some FolksYou Might
Already Know

6. And a Few New Friends:

7. But, I Have Enough Friends

8. • Keep up with cutting edge EM/CC
• Participate in conferences no matter where you are
• Converse directly with thought leaders...
• Learn and retain more by Spaced Repetition
• Stay up to date on new resources and tools
• Get a quick consult, feedback on your own ideas,
network, professional opportunities, etc...
• Do it all on your own schedule
Sure, but with FOAM you can:

9. Stuff I've Learned
• NODESAT
• Perimortem C-Section
• Delayed Sequence
Intubation
• Bath Salts
• Tox Reviews
• Advanced AW
Management
• ECG Reviews
• Critical Procedures in EM

11. The Six Steps to
Academic Independence

12. But First,A Word About Protection

13. Rules of Engagement
• Caveat Emptor
• Anonymity is dead
• Everything is discoverable
• Nothing is deletable
• Treat people with respect
and maintain professional
standards.
• You and your digital
persona are inseparable.

14. Step #1: Join Twitter
• 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

15. Accounts to Follow
• @emcrit
• @precordialthump
• @criticalcarenow
• @mdaware
• @pharmertoxguy
• @embasic
• @boringem
• @m_lin
• @emlitofnote
• @lwestafer
• @amalmattu
• @eleytherius
• @I_C_N
• @broomedocs
• @KangarooBeach
• @poisonreview
• @jvrbntz
• Various medical societies

16. NY EM Residencies on Twitter
• @BethIsraelEMed
• @LIJ_EM
• @KingsofCounty
• @JacobiEM
• @LincolnEM
• @Maimonides_EM
• @SinaiEM
• @SLREM
• For a list of all residencies on Twitter, see: http://
academiclifeinem.com/em-im-residency-on-twitter/

17. Some Locals
• @TMoadel
• @SuffolkCoFRES
• @jeremyfaust
• @EMIMDoc

18. Hashtags - #
• Unify conversations on Twitter
• Many already established, new ones come up often
• # often used to identify conferences (#SMACC2013,
SAEM13).
•Your starting tags:
•#FOAMed , #EMTOT, #EMconf

19. Step #2: Read Blogs
• Independently published, freely accessible, medical
education.
•Your starting points:
•Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
•Life in the Fast Lane

20. Many Other Excellent Sites
• Emcrit
• EM Lyceum (journal club)
• The Poison Review
• Dr. Smith's ECG Blog (Advanced)
• PulmCCMCentral
• ResusME
• SonoSpot
• BoringEM
• The Short Coat (Students!)
• EMS12Lead (Basic+Advanced)
• TheNNT
• EM Lit of Note
• MDAware
• BroomeDocs
• UnderneathEM
• Prehospitalmed.com

21. And many, many more...

22. Step #3: Podcasts/Vodcasts
• Audio/video recordings by many of the bloggers
listed above, and more
• Some are pay-protected
• Found on iTunes or via their own sites
• Some are downloadable, all can be streamed
• Several offer free access via EM organizations

23. Step #3: Podcasts/Vodcasts
•Some examples:
• FreeEmergencyTalks.net (>1000 talks curated by Joe
Lex et al)
• EMRAP EE (Rob Rogers, Mel Herbert,Amal Mattu)
• Ultrasound Podcast (Mike Mallon, Mike Stone, Matt
Dawson)
• iTeachEM (Rob Rogers)
• SmartEM (David Newman - still absent from Twitter)

24. Step #4: Join GMEP.org
• The Global Medical Education Project
• Free, community driven EM/CC learning
• User & Admin submitted question banks
• Image collections and other downloadable materials
• See how you stack up against others
•Lovechild of Facebook, PEERVIII, LinkedIN

25. Step #5: Keep It All Straight
• FOAMem.com - Continuously updated collection of
all FOAM blog posts (RSS Feed). Check it out.
• GoogleFOAM.com - Unified search portal for all
FOAM resources (previously EMGoogle.com)
• FOAMfeeds.com
• Use your apps...

26. Step #6: Essential Apps
• Aggregators: Pulse, Feedly, Flipboard
• New posts appear automatically; no need
to go through multiple websites.
• After installing, search for and save all your
favorite blogs.
• View online or on any mobile platform

27. Step #6: Essential Apps
• QXMD Read
• A news feeder similar to Pulse, but based on
academic journals.
• Not FOAM, relies on journal access. But if your
organization subscribes to journals, full text is
easily accessible, many with downloadable PDF's.
• Install, enter your specialty and journals of interest,
and you'll never be out of something to read.
• Advanced users: proxy servers can be set up

28. The Six Step Plan
1. Twitter
2. Blogs
3. Podcasts
4. GMEP
5. Keeping it straight
1. FOAMEM.com
2. GoogleFOAM.com
3. FOAMfeeds.com
6. Apps: Pulse, Feedly, Flipboard, Upshot, QXMD Read
Learn, Interact
Stay Organized
Practice

29. Just Do It
It's good for you.