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"The Rx for Change database summarizes current research evidence about the effects of strategies to improve drug prescribing practice and drug use. This database houses summaries of key findings from systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of strategies targeting professionals, the organization of health care, and consumers."

"They review some classics including: "The rational clinical examination. Is this patient having a myocardial infarction?" in JAMA 1998. "The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease" in JAMA 2000. "Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis" in NEJM 2003. "The Canadian C-spine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma" in NEJM 2003. "Computed tomography of the head before lumbar puncture in adults with suspected meningitis" in NEJM 2001."

"In preparing a module on health literacy for a physician audience, I had the opportunity to review some papers on principles of patient-centered care."

" The BEME Collaboration is a group of individuals or institutions who are committed to the promotion of Best Evidence Medical Education through: the dissemination of information which allows medical teachers, institutions and all concerned with medical education to make decisions on the basis of the best evidence available; the production of appropriate systematic reviews of medical education which reflect the best evidence available and meet the needs of the user; and the creation of a culture of best evidence medical education amongst individual teachers, institutions and national bodies."

"And yet a lot of people don't know how to listen to someone venting. Usually, people take one of two attitudes. Option 1 is to jump in and give advice -- but this is not the same as listening, and the person doing the venting may respond with "Just listen to me! Don't tell me what to do." Option 2 (usually attempted after Option 1) is to swing to the other extreme, and sit there silently. But this doesn't actively help the person doing the venting to drain their negative emotions. Consequently, it is about as rewarding as venting to your dog."

"Social media use in medical education is an emerging field of scholarship that merits further investigation. Educators face challenges in adapting new technologies, but they also have opportunities for innovation."

Ninety-seven articles were included from 182 full-text articles of the initial 2,001 hits. All studies were of average or good quality and the majority had an observational study design.Ninety-six studies provided insight into the effect of 'the level of experience of residents' on patient outcomes during residency training. Within these studies, the start of the academic year was not without risk (five out of 19 studies), but individual progression of residents (seven studies) as well as progression through residency training (nine out of 10 studies) had a positive effect on patient outcomes.

"Pediatrics presents its own set of challenges: memorizing different parameters of normal vital signs, learning how to interact with children and their parents, and studying a fascinating constellation of congenital anomalies and syndromes."

"Overall this app fulfills a need among surgical residents to use downtime to prepare for the in-service exam"

Blended and interactive learning by means of serious games may be applied to train both technical and non-technical skills relevant to the surgical field. Games developed or used for this purpose need validation before integration into surgical teaching curricula.

"I've just discovered Instacast, an app that makes it astonishingly easy to subscribe to and follow podcasts on an iPhone or iPad. Subscriptions are entered by touching one button, podcasts can be streamed or downloaded for off-line viewing, show notes can be browsed or followed while listening to or watching a podcast."

"While research in this field needs improvement in terms of rigor and quality, high-fidelity medical simulations are educationally effective and simulation-based education complements medical education in patient care settings."

"Without some definitions, all attempts to improve teaching wander aimlessly in a sea of conflicting ambitions. In this essay, we offer a way across those troubled waters. With a definition of good teaching clearly in mind, we can then offer some insights into how the best teachers achieve them. "

"Recognizing those limitations, the success of the program, and the fundamental role of patient participation in evolving care models, Mayo is rebuilding the software platform so it can be used to create and deliver care plans in multiple types of surgical practices. "

"for long-term retention of lecture material, self-questioning may be a more effective study strategy than summarizing. "

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