SGEM Xtra: Is #FOAMed Scary?

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Date: October 26th, 2016

Guest Skeptic: We have a number of guest skeptics for this episode. Dr. Munsif Bhimani is the program director of the CCFP-EM program at Western University. Drs. Kevinjeet Mahngar, Kelsey Cassidy, Jatin Kacker and Ben Fregeau are residents in the CCFP-EM program at Western University. Dr. Sean Ryan is a front line physician working in community emergency departments.

This is an SGEM Xtra. From time-to-time we like to pause from our usual structured critical appraisals and do a big picture issue. Being close to Hallowe’en we thought we would re-visit the issue of social media and ask…is #FOAMed scary?

We have addressed the issue of #FOAMed a few times before and the last time we had the Godfather of #FOAMed, Dr. Joe Lex on when he gave his famous quote in his best Marlon Brando impression.

Here are previous episodes on this topic of #FOAMed:

SGEM#30: My Generation (Social Media and Medical Education)
SGEM#35: We are Young (Social Media and Medical Education)
SGEM#72: Tiny Bubbles (#FOAMed and #MedEd)
SGEM#77: Take the Hashtag, Leave the Classroom (Pro #FOAMed Argument)

Listen to the podcast and hear what the program director, residents and a community EM physician think about #FOAMed.

Questions for Dr. Bhimani:

Dr. Munsif Bhimani

Is #FOAMed scary?
How is the residency program using #FOAMed?
Is the residency program creating any original #FOAMed content?
What is your biggest concern about #FOAMed?
What do you think would make #FOAMed better?
What do you think your staff views of #FOAMed are into integrating this into their bedside teaching?

Questions for the Residents:

Western University CCFP-EM Residents

Is #FOAMed scary?
How do you use #FOAMed?
How do you know what to trust?
What is the best part about #FOAMed?
What is the worse part of #FOAMed?
What has been your experience with staff?

Questions for Dr. Ryan:

Dr. Sean Ryan

Is #FOAMed scary?
What do community doctors think of #FOAMed and how are they using it?
Are you have concerns about #FOAMed quality/content?
Do you still subscribe and read journals?
Can you comment on the residency training and how new grads are using social media?
Does it annoy you when a trainee says I heard this on a podcast or read this on a blog?
Are you paying for any education resources and how do you think they compare to the #FOAMed resources?

Other #FOAMed Questions:

What are your top #FOAMed resources and why?
- Dr. Bhimani: Would you encourage other programs to use #FOAMed and where do you see #FOAMed in the next 3-5 years in the medical education world?
- Residents: What advice would you give other residents in using #FOAMed for their education?
- Dr. Ryan: What advice would you give to practicing doctors on how to get started on using #FOAMed?
Any final thought about #FOAMed?

Happy Hallowe’en SGEMers! We will be back next time with a new critical review trying to cut the knowledge translation window down from over ten years to less than one year using the power of social media.

Keener Contest: The last winner of the keener contest was Brad Kinder from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Brad knew clindamycin is commonly used to treat MRSA infections and has a Black Box Warning for C. diff colitis by the FDA. There is no question this week but listen next time for a chance to win a cool skeptical prize.

Additional Resources:

Thoma et al. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Blogs and Podcasts: Establishing an International Consensus on Quality. Annals of EM 2015
Thoma et al. Five Strategies to Effectively Use Online Resources in Emergency Medicine. Annals of EM 2014
Folkl, Chan and Blau. Use of Free, Open Access Medical Education and Perceived Emergency Medicine Educational Needs Among Rural Physicians in Southwestern Ontario. Cureus 2016
Nickson C. Hacking Medical Education with FOAM. AMSJ