Conference Didactic Planning and Structure: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
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Wood, D. Brian; Jordan, Jaime; Cooney, Rob; Goldflam, Katja; Bright, Leah; Gottlieb, Michael
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Emergency medicine residency programs around the country develop didactic conferences to prepare residents for board exams and independent practice. To our knowledge, there is not currently an evidence-based set of guidelines for programs to follow to ensure maximal benefit of didactics for learners. This paper offers expert guidelines for didactic instruction from members of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Best Practices Subcommittee, based on best available evidence. Programs can use these recommendations to further optimize their resident conference structure and content. Recommendations in this manuscript include best practices in formatting didactics, selection of facilitators and instructors, and duration of individual sessions. Authors also recommend following the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine when developing content, while incorporating sessions dedicated to morbidity and mortality, research methodology, journal article review, administration, wellness, and professionalism.
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Date of Publication
2020
Title
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume Number
21/4
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Wood, D. Brian; Jordan, Jaime; Cooney, Rob; Goldflam, Katja; Bright, Leah; Gottlieb, Michael