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You FOAM, I FOAM, We All FOAM
David A. Marcus, MD@EMIMDoc – EMIMDoc.org
Residency Director – EM/IM/Critical CareLIJ Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hofstra-Northwell SOMEditor in Chief, theEMPulse.org
You FOAM, I FOAM, We All FOAM
David A. Marcus, MD@EMIMDoc – EMIMDoc..org – [email protected]
Residency Director – EM/IM/Critical CareLIJ Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hofstra-Northwell SOMEditor in Chief, theEMPulse.org
Disclosures
The Ecosystem
Mostly founded 2013-2016Grew out of specific content needSome started for asynchronous activitiesMany started by one individualContent mostly resident generated, faculty edited/reviewed100’s-10,000’s views monthlySome provide III creditSome give faculty academic activities creditHalf are funded by operators, half by residency or department
Nikita Joshi, James Liu, David Marcus, Alex Sheng (unpublished data)
Features
Foundations
FoundationsJournal Club
Features
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronous
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedules
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture Recordings
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure Videos
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.Recognition
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.RecognitionLinkage
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.RecognitionLinkageResident Tracks
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.RecognitionLinkageResident TracksRecruitment
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.RecognitionLinkageResident TracksRecruitmentAnnouncements
FoundationsJournal ClubAsynchronousSchedulesLecture RecordingsProcedure VideosP.R.RecognitionLinkageResident TracksRecruitmentAnnouncementsSpecial FeaturesLogistics/Policies
65%Have a
Website
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The Yeses Resident driven educationLocation for asynchronous materialsRepository for reliable resources and useful linksOpportunity for scholarship Promotes educational innovation, knowledge translation, discussionFostering an electronic learning environmentDissemination of FOAMExperiential learning of online safety and professionalism Learning by teachingAccess to conference/didactic materials for those who miss sessionsCommunication/Message boardMarketing
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The No’sUnreliable information, dangerousRequires additional resourcesNot recognized by ACGME Requires technical expertiseOverlapping resources as a waste of time/redundancy“FOAMarrhea” – too many people trying to make a name for themselvesBetter to have a small number of “central” high quality sitesNot as academically meaningful as traditional peer-reviewed outletsDistracts from traditional academic work/publication
BALANCE
Shouldn’t My Residency Have a Blog Too?
1. Our learners are already online2. Many training programs operate blogs3. Blogs and homegrown websites serve
academic and administrative needs4. Risks can be mitigated5. Benefits are likely significant6. Reliability is key
Nuemblog.comBrowncoatnation.comWikEM.orgEmdocs.netTamingtheSRU.com theEMpulse.orgHQmeded.comvimeo.com/user45771834TempleEM.com/blogCMCedmasters.comEmedHarbor.eduYaleEM.org Blog.ClinicalMonster.comOsuemed.wordpress.comPeoriaEmergency.com
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