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Drawing facilitates children's reports of factual and narrative information: implications for educational contexts

APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 7 2009
Julien Gross
In the present study, we examined the effect of drawing on children's reports of an educational event. Five- and 6-year-old children visited a local museum and were interviewed either 1,2 days or 7 months later. After each delay, half of the children were asked to tell about what they had learned during their visit to the museum and the other half were given the opportunity to draw while telling. All children were also given a standard comprehension test, covering material that the museum staff considered to be most relevant to the visit. When tested after a short delay, children who drew while talking reported more factual and more narrative information than children who did not draw. When tested after a long delay, drawing only enhanced children's reports of narrative information. After both delays, children's verbal descriptions of the event exceeded their scores on the comprehension test. These data have important practical implications for the educational value of museum visits and suggest a new method of assessing children's learning in educational contexts. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Learning to collaborate: A case study of performance improvement CME

THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, Issue 3 2008
Marianna B. Shershneva MD
Abstract Introduction: Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME) is a mechanism for joining quality improvement (QI) in health care to continuing medical education (CME) systems together. Although QI practices and CME approaches have been recognized for years, what emerges from their integration is largely unfamiliar, because it requires the collaboration of CME providers and stakeholders within the health care systems who traditionally have not worked together and may not have the same understanding of QI issues to close performance gaps. This study describes how an academic institution and a community-based primary care practice collaborated to enhance patient care in the area of hypertension. It offers lessons learned from a PI CME activity in the area of hypertension. Methods: This was an observational case study. Data were collected through interviews, observations of educational events, and review of documents such as learning logs, which were designed to: (1) help physicians learn and change, (2) satisfy requirements for CME credit, (3) serve as the basis for reimbursement, and (4) provide data for the case study. Results: Nine clinicians from one clinic completed the PI CME activity, achieved measurable improvements in their practice, and contributed to systems change. The study highlighted (1) the value of shared goals and agreement on the process among the participants, planners, and others involved; (2) the advantage of a multidisciplinary approach; (3) the importance of supporting clinicians' continuing motivation to participate; and (4) the need to allow sufficient time to enable the initiative to evolve. Discussion: PI CME required unprecedented collaboration between CME planners and QI stakeholders to enable change in clinical practice. [source]

Web-Based Virtual Cardiac Symposia: A New Approach for Worldwide Professional Medical Education

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, Issue 2 2007
Sergio J. Dubner M.D.
Aim: The Internet is an extremely powerful tool for the transmission of data and knowledge, and the question is whether this technology can be used effectively in continuing medical education. We present our experience with worldwide, web-based virtual symposia for practicing physicians. Methods: The International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiography (ISHNE) decided four years ago to conduct a series of cardiology-related educational activities for physicians utilizing a web-based approach. Six educational events under the format of virtual symposia were held on the Internet during the years 2002 to 2006. These Internet events included symposia on Brugada syndrome (2002), the long QT syndrome (2004), arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (2005), atrial fibrillation (2005), heart failure (2006), and sudden cardiac death (2006). Results: During the past four years, there has been a dramatic and progressive increase in the number of physician registrants, the number of countries represented, and the number of lectures downloaded with each subsequent virtual symposium. For example, during the month of October 2006, the Internet-based sudden cardiac death symposium involved 14,087 physician registrants from 120 countries with 64,939 lectures downloaded. The top lecture was downloaded 11,251 times, and over 200 e-mail questions and replies were exchanged. The average time per visit to the web site was 12.5 minutes. Conclusion: The progressively increasing numbers of physician registrants from around the world who participated in these web-based, virtual symposia suggest that this approach is answering an unmet professional educational need. This Internet approach adds an important, new, low-cost dimension to continuing medical education. [source]

"Sim Wars": A New Edge to Academic Residency Competitions

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 2009
Yasuharu Okuda
Introduction: Simulation training is an educational modality that is increasingly being utilized by emergency medicine programs to train and assess residents in core competencies. During a recent national conference, patient simulators were used in a competition to highlight multitasking, teamwork, and patient care skills. The combination of audience participation and an expert panel provided a creative forum for learning. Methods: the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies (FERNE) and the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) sponsored an innovative competition between emergency medicine residencies during the 2008 Scientific Assembly of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). This competition used high-fidelity simulations to create scenarios on neurologic emergencies. Six teams were selected to participate in the three-hour single-elimination competition. The three-member resident teams were then randomly paired against another institution. Three separate 10 minute scenarios were created for the initial round, allowing paired teams to compete on the same scenario. An expert panel provided commentary and insight on the management by each team. In addition, the experts provided feedback in the areas of communication and team training. Each round's winners were determined by the audience using an interactive system. Results: Based on the immediate feedback from participants, audience members and the expert panelists, this event was an entertaining and successful learning experience for both residents and faculty. Like the Clinical Pathological Cases (CPC) competitions, "Sim Wars" provides a showcase for residencies to demonstrate practice philosophies while providing a unique emphasis on teamwork and communication skills. The ability to expand this program to include regional competitions that lead to a national contest could be the framework for future exciting and educational events. [source]