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ABSTRACT: Continuing professional development: putting the learner back at the centre.

Continuing professional development (CPD) is changing. Once seen as flexible on the basis of personal choice and mainly consisting of conferences and lecture style meetings, it is now much more likely to be specified, mandatory and linked to specific regulatory or quality improvement activities. This may not be well aligned

Posted on 21 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Why assessment in medical education needs a solid foundation in modern test theory.

Despite the frequent use of state-of-the-art psychometric models in the field of medical education, there is a growing body of literature that questions their usefulness in the assessment of medical competence. Essentially, a number of authors raised doubt about the appropriateness of psychometric models as a guiding framework to secure

Posted on 21 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Upgrading a Social Media Strategy to Increase Twitter Engagement During the Annual Meeting

Microblogs known as "tweets" are a rapid, effective method of information dissemination in health care. Although several medical specialties have described their Twitter conference experiences, Twitter-related data in the fields of anesthesiology and pain medicine are sparse. We therefore analyzed the Twitter content of 2 consecutive spring meetings of the

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Patients with heart failure as co-designers of an educational website: implications for medical education

OBJECTIVES: To identify the learning needs of patients with heart failure between outpatients follow-up visits from their perspective and to ascertain what they emphasize as being important in the design of an educational website for them. METHODS: We conducted a two-step qualitative study at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Twenty patients with heart failure

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Patient Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Gestalt assessment of online educational resources may not be sufficiently reliable and consistent

PURPOSE: Online open educational resources are increasingly used in medical education, particularly blogs and podcasts. However, it is unclear whether these resources can be adequately appraised by end-users. Our goal was to determine whether gestalt-based recommendations are sufficient for emergency medicine trainees and attending physicians to reliably recommend online educational resources

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: The Leadership Case for Investing in Continuing Professional Development

Continuing medical education (CME) has the power and capacity to address many challenges in the health care environment, from clinician well-being to national imperatives for better health, better care, and lower cost. Health care leaders who recognize the strategic value of education and engage their people in education can expect

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

ABSTRACT: Defining Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine: A Qualitative Study

INTRODUCTION: There are now more than 50,000 hospitalists working in the United States. Limited empiric research has been performed to characterize clinical excellence in hospital medicine. We conducted a qualitative study to discover elements judged to be most pertinent to excellence in clinical care delivered by hospitalists. METHODS: The chiefs of hospital medicine

Posted on 8 Mar 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Study skills in anatomy and physiology: Is there a difference?

Many factors influence the way individual students study, including but not limited to: previous coursework, attitudes toward the class (motivation, intimidation, risk, etc.), metacognition, and work schedules. However, little of this research has involved medical students. The present article asks the question, "Do individual medical students study differently for different

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Actual drawing of histological images improves knowledge retention

Medical students have to process a large amount of information during the first years of their study, which has to be retained over long periods of nonuse. Therefore, it would be beneficial when knowledge is gained in a way that promotes long-term retention. Paper-and-pencil drawings for the uptake of form-function

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Anatomy education for the YouTube generation

Anatomy remains a cornerstone of medical education despite challenges that have seen a significant reduction in contact hours over recent decades; however, the rise of the "YouTube Generation" or "Generation Connected" (Gen C), offers new possibilities for anatomy education. Gen C, which consists of 80% Millennials, actively interact with social

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

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ABSTRACT: Continuing professional development: putting the learner back at the centre.

ABSTRACT: Why assessment in medical education needs a solid foundation in modern test theory.

ABSTRACT: Patients with heart failure as co-designers of an educational website: implications for medical education

ABSTRACT: Gestalt assessment of online educational resources may not be sufficiently reliable and consistent

ABSTRACT: The Leadership Case for Investing in Continuing Professional Development

ABSTRACT: Defining Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine: A Qualitative Study

ABSTRACT: Study skills in anatomy and physiology: Is there a difference?

ABSTRACT: Actual drawing of histological images improves knowledge retention

ABSTRACT: Anatomy education for the YouTube generation

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