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View article: A User’s Guide to Open Educational Resources in Medical Education
A User’s Guide to Open Educational Resources in Medical Education Open
Open educational resources (OERs) such as blog posts, podcasts, infographics, and videos focusing on medical topics are frequently published online. Their objectives are variable and include the critical appraisal of individual research ar…
View article: Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career
Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career Open
To many physicians and professionals, social media seems to be a risky business. However, recent literature has shown that there is potential to enhance your scholarly brand by engaging your stakeholders online. In this article, we discuss…
View article: Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career
Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career Open
To many physicians and professionals, social media seems to be a risky business. However, recent literature has shown that there is potential to enhance your scholarly brand by engaging your stakeholders online. In this article, we discuss…
View article: Guidelines: The Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources
Guidelines: The Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources Open
Background: In medical education, there is a growing global demand for Open Educational Resources (OERs). However, OER creators are challenged by a lack of uniform standards. In this guideline, the authors curated the literature on how to …
View article: An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study
An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study Open
Objectives: Podcasts are increasingly being used for medical education. A deeper understanding of usage patterns would inform both producers and researchers of medical podcasts. We aimed to determine how and why podcasts are used by emerge…
View article: Replacing high-stakes summative examinations with graduated medical licensure in Canada
Replacing high-stakes summative examinations with graduated medical licensure in Canada Open
KEY POINTS Disruptions to medical licensing exams in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic have raised an opportunity for reexamination of processes for licensure. No evidence supports the effectiveness of current licensure exams in ensurin…
View article: The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Education innovations (part 3)
The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Education innovations (part 3) Open
Objective: The scholarly dissemination of innovative medical education practices helps broaden the reach of this type of work, allowing scholarship to have an impact beyond a single institution. There is little guidance in the literature f…
View article: Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Teaching with Technology
Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Teaching with Technology Open
Introduction: Modern learners have immediate, unlimited access to a wide variety of online resources. To appeal to this current generation of learners, educators must embrace the use of technology. However, educators must balance newer, no…
View article: Using Google Scholar to track the scholarly output of research groups
Using Google Scholar to track the scholarly output of research groups Open
Introduction: It is often necessary to demonstrate the impact of a research program over time both within and beyond institutions. However, it is difficult to accurately track the publications of research groups over time without significa…
View article: Replacing high-stakes summative examinations with graduated medical licensure in Canada
Replacing high-stakes summative examinations with graduated medical licensure in Canada Open
KEY POINTS Disruptions to medical licensing exams in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic have raised an opportunity for reexamination of processes for licensure. No evidence supports the effectiveness of current licensure exams in ensurin…
View article: The effect of an infographic promotion on research dissemination and readership: A randomized controlled trial
The effect of an infographic promotion on research dissemination and readership: A randomized controlled trial Open
Objective: Journals use social media to increase the awareness of their publications. Infographics show research findings in a concise and visually appealing manner, well suited for dissemination on social media platforms. We hypothesized …
View article: The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Education innovations (part 3)
The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Education innovations (part 3) Open
Objective: The scholarly dissemination of innovative medical education practices helps broaden the reach of this type of work, allowing scholarship to have an impact beyond a single institution. There is little guidance in the literature f…
View article: The impact of social media promotion with infographics and podcasts on research dissemination and readership
The impact of social media promotion with infographics and podcasts on research dissemination and readership Open
Objective: In 2015 and 2016, the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) Social Media (SoMe) Team collaborated with established medical websites to promote CJEM articles using podcasts and infographics while tracking dissemination an…
View article: Thinking Critically About Appraising FOAM
Thinking Critically About Appraising FOAM Open
[para. 1]: " The dawn of the 21st century has certainly left us with new issues and problems that we have seldom encountered before. “Fake news,” misinformation are rife on social media, and the need for increased criticality in reading an…
View article: The effect of an infographic promotion on research dissemination and readership: A randomized controlled trial
The effect of an infographic promotion on research dissemination and readership: A randomized controlled trial Open
Objective: Journals use social media to increase the awareness of their publications. Infographics show research findings in a concise and visually appealing manner, well suited for dissemination on social media platforms. We hypothesized …
View article: An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study
An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study Open
Objectives: Podcasts are increasingly being used for medical education. A deeper understanding of usage patterns would inform both producers and researchers of medical podcasts. We aimed to determine how and why podcasts are used by emerge…
View article: Guidelines: The Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources
Guidelines: The Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources Open
Background: In medical education, there is a growing global demand for Open Educational Resources (OERs). However, OER creators are challenged by a lack of uniform standards. In this guideline, the authors curated the literature on how to …
View article: The revised Approved Instructional Resources score: An improved quality evaluation tool for online educational resources
The revised Approved Instructional Resources score: An improved quality evaluation tool for online educational resources Open
Background Free Open‐Access Medical education (FOAM) use among residents continues to rise. However, it often lacks quality assurance processes and residents receive little guidance on quality assessment. The Academic Life in Emergency Med…
View article: The revised Approved Instructional Resources score: An improved quality evaluation tool for online educational resources
The revised Approved Instructional Resources score: An improved quality evaluation tool for online educational resources Open
Background Free Open‐Access Medical education (FOAM) use among residents continues to rise. However, it often lacks quality assurance processes and residents receive little guidance on quality assessment. The Academic Life in Emergency Med…
View article: The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Systematic reviews and the scholarship of integration (part 4)
The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Systematic reviews and the scholarship of integration (part 4) Open
Objective: Reviews help scholars consolidate evidence and guide their educational practice. However, few papers describe how to effectively publish review papers. We completed a scoping review to develop a set of quality indicators that wi…
View article: The impact of social media promotion with infographics and podcasts on research dissemination and readership
The impact of social media promotion with infographics and podcasts on research dissemination and readership Open
Objective: In 2015 and 2016, the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) Social Media (SoMe) Team collaborated with established medical websites to promote CJEM articles using podcasts and infographics while tracking dissemination an…
View article: The Massive Online Needs Assessment (MONA) to inform the development of an emergency haematology educational blog series
The Massive Online Needs Assessment (MONA) to inform the development of an emergency haematology educational blog series Open
Background: Online educational resources are criticized as being teacher-centred, failing to address learner's needs. Needs assessments are an important precursor to inform curriculum development, but these are often overlooked or skipped …
View article: The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Systematic reviews and the scholarship of integration (part 4)
The writer's guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Systematic reviews and the scholarship of integration (part 4) Open
Objective: Reviews help scholars consolidate evidence and guide their educational practice. However, few papers describe how to effectively publish review papers. We completed a scoping review to develop a set of quality indicators that wi…
View article: The Massive Online Needs Assessment (MONA) to inform the development of an emergency haematology educational blog series
The Massive Online Needs Assessment (MONA) to inform the development of an emergency haematology educational blog series Open
Background: Online educational resources are criticized as being teacher-centred, failing to address learner's needs. Needs assessments are an important precursor to inform curriculum development, but these are often overlooked or skipped …
View article: Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Teaching with Technology
Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Teaching with Technology Open
Introduction: Modern learners have immediate, unlimited access to a wide variety of online resources. To appeal to this current generation of learners, educators must embrace the use of technology. However, educators must balance newer, no…
View article: Using Google Scholar to track the scholarly output of research groups
Using Google Scholar to track the scholarly output of research groups Open
Introduction: It is often necessary to demonstrate the impact of a research program over time both within and beyond institutions. However, it is difficult to accurately track the publications of research groups over time without significa…
View article: Thinking Critically About Appraising FOAM
Thinking Critically About Appraising FOAM Open
[para. 1]: " The dawn of the 21st century has certainly left us with new issues and problems that we have seldom encountered before. “Fake news,” misinformation are rife on social media, and the need for increased criticality in reading an…
View article: The Social Media Editor at Medical Journals: Responsibilities, Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators
The Social Media Editor at Medical Journals: Responsibilities, Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators Open
Purpose To determine the responsibilities of journal social media editors (SMEs) and describe their goals and barriers and facilitators to their position. Method The authors identified SMEs using an informal listserv and snowball sampling.…
View article: What Are the Real-World Podcast-Listening Habits of Medical Professionals?
What Are the Real-World Podcast-Listening Habits of Medical Professionals? Open
Introduction Educational podcasts are increasingly being utilized by health professionals for continuing education, but how they are being used remains poorly understood. Given their extensive reach, they represent a phenomenal opportunity…