Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine

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. CONTENTS Section 1: Background/Introduction 1 Adult Learners in the Emergency Department Ellen J. O'Connell and Kurt C. Kleinschmidt 2 Obstacles to Teaching in the Emergency Department David K. Duong, Esther K. Choo and Jeffrey A. Tabas 3 Teaching and Patient Care in Emergency Medicine Michael A. Bohrn and David A. Kramer 4 Mentoring in Emergency Medicine Gus M. Garmel Section 2: Teaching in the Emergency Department and Beyond 5 Bedside Teaching in the Emergency Department Kevin G. Rodgers 6 Teaching Invasive Medical Procedures Siamak Moayedi and Mercedes Torres 7 Providing Feedback in the Emergency Department David A. Wald 8 The Computer as a Teaching Tool Joshua S. Broder 9 Educational Technology: Web 2.0 Michael C. Bond and Robert Cooney 10 Teaching the Intangibles: Professionalism and Interpersonal Skills/Communication David K. Zich and James G. Adams 11 Teaching Lifelong Learning Skills: Journal Club and Beyond Christopher R. Carpenter 12 Medical Podcasting 101 Scott D. Weingart and Robert Orman 13 Use of Simulation in Emergency Department Education Traci L. Thoureen and Sara B. Scott Section 3: Teaching Specific Groups 14 Teaching medical students David E. Manthey 15 Teaching Residents from Other Services in the Emergency Department Michelle Lin and Amer Z. Aldeen 16 The Education of Resident Physicians in Emergency Medicine Jonathan G. Wagner, William K. Mallon and Stuart P. Swadron 17 Teaching Residents How to Teach Carey D. Chisholm 18 Teaching to an International Audience Terrence M. Mulligan 19 The Emergency Department Consultation: Teaching Physician–Physician Communication to Improve Patient Outcomes Chad S. Kessler, Yalda Afshar and Albert C. Vien Section 4: Improving as an Educator in Emergency Medicine 20 Characteristics of great teachers Jennifer Avegno and Peter M. C. DeBlieux 21 Effective presentation skills Joseph R. Lex, Jr.and Zachary Repanshek 22 Small-Group Discussion Skills Matthew D. Deibel and Mary Jo Wagner 23 Faculty Development as a Guide for Becoming a Better Teacher Gloria J. Kuhn Section 5: Teaching Techniques and Strategies 24 Strategies for Effective Clinical Emergency Department Teaching Glen W. Bandiera and Shirley Lee 25 Pearls and pitfalls in teaching Brian Clyne and David G. Lindquist Index