This site is designed to inspire....enlighten....fascinate and encourage you throughout your stay in our beautiful and ever so slightly chaotic country.
As our CME programme runs independently to your exam teaching…it is based far more around practical skills, case-based scenarios, real time insitu simulation…and home-made baking.
We utilise the concept of the flipped classroom (see below for a description)
http://iteachem.net/2014/01/flipping-em-education/
…and each CME session will involve pre-reading based around 3 levels:
Introductory
For those who are completely new to a subject…or need a cheeky refresher.
Core
This is the important stuff that we hope you get to grips with during the module.
Advanced
The ‘consultoid’ issues…the ‘areas lacking consensus and clarity’..the stuff you can quote at the bosses to make you look cool…
Planning a teaching session
When you are allocated a topic, think about what you want your colleagues to get from the session (ie learning objectives), then have a search around the web for some resources.
These may be videos…podcasts…articles…etc etc.
If you havent already try using http://www.googlefoam.com.
You will see several websites referenced frequently eg
http://www.lifeinthefastlane.com
These are excellent and easy reads
Feel free to add to this list through the discussion blog and we will start a virtual library…not only of your presentations but of links etc that you found useful.
On the subject of presentations…
-try to get away from the passive didactic powerpoint ramble
-remember…your colleagues already have that background info (from your pre-reading), so your talk can be applied and to the point
-so engage the audience…
-use cases “….What would you do next?”
-Quizzes and Small group discussions are great at generating good discussion…the more interactive the better.
Otherwise if you can register with the website then I can make sure I have all your email addresses (dont worry I wont bombard you with emails).
Look forward to working with you all!