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ABSTRACT: Surgical residents’ perceptions of 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour regulations.

IMPORTANCE: In 2010, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) proposed increased regulation of work hours and supervision for residents. New Common Program requirements that took effect in July 2011 dramatically changed the customary 24-hour in-house call schedule. Surgical residents are more likely to be affected by these duty hour

ABSTRACT: How to Teach Medication Management: A Review of Novel Educational Materials in Geriatrics.

Medication management is an important component of medical education, particularly in the field of geriatrics. The Association of American Medical Colleges has put forth 26 minimum geriatrics competencies under eight domains for graduating medical students; medication management is one of these domains. The Portal of Geriatric Online education (www.POGOe.org) is

MANUSCRIPT: Improving antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial from Norwegian general practice (prescription peer academic detailing (Rx-PAD) study).

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a multifaceted educational intervention in Norwegian general practice aiming to reduce antibiotic prescription rates for acute respiratory tract infections and to reduce the use of broad spectrum antibiotics. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled study. SETTING: Existing continuing medical education groups were recruited and randomised to intervention or control. PARTICIPANTS: 79 groups, comprising

ABSTRACT: How we used two social media tools to enhance aspects of active learning during lectures.

Background: Medical education is evolving to include active learning approaches, yet some courses will remain lecture-based. Social media tools used by students may foster collaborative learning during lectures. Aim: We present preliminary results from a pilot study that integrated two social technologies, Google Docs and SurveyMonkey, into 22 hour-long lectures

ABSTRACT: A Randomized Trial of Two e-Learning Strategies for Teaching Substance Abuse Management Skills to Physicians.

PURPOSE: To compare the educational effectiveness of two virtual patient (VP)-based e-learning strategies, versus no training, in improving physicians' substance abuse management knowledge, attitudes, self-reported behaviors, and decision making. METHOD: The 2011-2012 study was a posttest-only, three-arm, randomized controlled trial in 90 resident and 30 faculty physicians from five adult medicine primary care