AAP 2016 Top 10 #2: A metronome in simulated CPR
The second article in the Top 10 list from the AAP Section on Emergency Medicine 2016 sessions is all about the use of a metronome during CPR.
Tech Tuesdays: Make a map of regional referring hospitals using Google’s My Maps
I was recently thinking about the number of facilities that refer patients to our ED in good ole Cincinnati, OH and I realized that the number is quite large. I also wanted to understand better their locations as it relates to transit time for patients coming to the ED. So I made a custom Google Map, which I embedded below. [...]
Tech Tuesdays: Scheduling a meeting? Use Doodle
Getting more than 3 people to agree to a date and time for a meeting is a Herculean task. The easiest way I've found to find an agreed upon date is to use Doodle. No doubt many of you have already used this helpful service. If you haven't then give it a try the next time you have to get [...]
Tech Tuesdays: Go Pro or go home
Recently the Emergency Medicine docs at TamingtheSRU.com and University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Program have been sharing some innovate first person videos focused on procedures in the ED. Here is an example of pericardiocentesis. You may be familiar with the diminutive Go Pro (GoPro.com) as the camera of choice for extreme sports enthusiasts, but it has several [...]
Check out Tech for Teachers: My Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows Conference Plenary
If you were unable to attend the conference in Philadelphia this weekend, or you are interested in the use of technology in education check out a (slightly) abridged version of my talk that I recorded especially for the PEMBlog. In it I review: The web has evolved into a constant flow of information. The job of medical educators is to [...]
PEMdatabase: A site worth checking out
I've been regularly checking out the PEM Database Online for several years now. It is a good example of a hyper-focused content aggregation site. What do I mean by content aggregation? Well, in general on a website you either create content, share content that other people have produced - or both. The PEMBlog is an example of the latter. I [...]
Tech Tuesdays: Toggl
This week on Tech Tuesdays I am delighted to present a post from a special guest author - Dr. Jeffrey Hill from the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine. Jeffery Hill, MD I am a second year Education Fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, a position accepted after having completed my residency training [...]
Tech Tuesdays: Options for editing documents on iOS devices
I am an Apple device user, and I appreciate the portability of my iPad, but I haven't found a single fantastic option for editing my documents, presentation and spreadsheets. I still prefer the desktop versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint as nothing touches their power and flexibility. Nevertheless, I figured I'd share a few that I've tried (and continue to appraise). The [...]
Tech Tuesdays: The right way to shoot video using your phone
Whether for teaching purposes, or for family videos please remember to shoot videos on your smartphone holding the phone in landscape orientation. Your audience will thank you. That is all.
Tech Tuesdays: Totally Timed Tweets
Do you want to start a #FOAM conversation online, but don't want you tweets to be visible forever? Seriously, I've thought about this. Or perhaps you want to have an active link available only for a short period of time. If this is the case, then you could try out Spirit, a Twitter focused service that allows you to set up tweets [...]
