| Author | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| D. Brian Wood, MD | St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stockton, California |
| Jaime Jordan, MD | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California |
| Rob Cooney, MD, MSMedEd | Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Katja Goldflam, MD | Yale University, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Leah Bright, DO | Johns Hopkins University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Michael Gottlieb, MD | Rush University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois |
West J Emerg Med. 2020 July; 21(4):999–1007.
Conference Didactic Planning and Structure: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
Wood DB, Jordan J, Cooney R, Goldflam K, Bright L, Gottlieb M
Erratum in
West J Emerg Med. 2020 September; 21(5):1287. Author name misspellled. The fourth author, originally published as Katja Goldfam, MD is revised to Katja Goldflam, MD.
Abstract
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.
PMCID: PMC7390555 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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