Weekly Updates - May 7, 2012

By heffe004@dhe.duke.edu

From the Director

Hi everyone! Lots to report this week - a big thanks and congrats to everyone who participated in or just appreciated the many talents of our residents and faculty at the Humanism in Medicine event. Special thanks to Organizers-in-chief intern Chris Hostler and SAR David Karol.  Next year, I will remind my family not to schedule any bar mitzvahs on the same day as the humanism event - trust me, my cousin did great but out family is glad we weren't showing off any dancing talent for you all. Also, the residents were pleased to provide a great warm up game as the faculty basketball team practiced for the 2012 SeniorOlympics. SAR Cheryl Robertson drained a few threes and many managed to avoid getting a flying elbow in the face as Joe Govert grabbed a game high 7,500 rebounds. And,  for those who may have missed it, we learned that coach Tony Galanos has a unique way of celebrating a win.  As always, pictures say so much more than words!  See you next year in Cameron. Heard that Intern Greg Brown stepped up and helped his team a lot on gen med - thanks Greg. Also I saw intern Scharles Konadu picking up her gold star. Fantastic SAR talks this week - Cheryl Robertson, Kristen Dicks, George Cheeley and Mariam Naveed. Catch them recorded on MedHub if you missed out. Other program news - A BIG congratulations to Shereen Katrak and John Mills on their recent wedding. We are at 74% on our ACGME survey! Lets break 90%!.. We will be talking about the curriculum tomorrow at noon conference - see you there. Have a great week Aimee

What Did I Read This Week (by Larry Greenblatt, MD )

[box]    Lecture Halls without Lectures — A Proposal for Medical Education;  Charles G. Prober, M.D., and Chip Heath, Ph.D.;  N Engl J Med 2012; 366:1657-1659  May 3, 2012   [/box] What an interesting and thought-provoking perspective piece!  These educators from Stanford propose some simple and elegant strategies for improving the very traditional and modestly effective methods that we too often use in medical education. What do they recommend? These authors highlight the efficiency of delivering content via video streaming rather than putting a teacher in front of a lecture hall. The classroom time can then be used for application of material covered in the lecture to real or fictional patients, problem solving, and other active learning methods. This not only makes a lot of sense, it has been shown to improve student satisfaction, classroom attendance, and test scores in a variety of settings. The lectures are kept brief (~15') and students are given a chance to apply their knowledge prior to coming to class using online quizzes. This is very similar to Kahn Academy which is used by millions students around the country to improve their math skills. Could we do this at Duke? Certainly, though it would require some significant investment. First, we would need to invest in the people and technology in order to put lectures, such as internal medicine noon conference topics, online. Next, we would need to ensure we have adequate staffing in the interactive sessions so that true active learning could take place. This might require more faculty to participate in teaching activities. One thing I like about this strategy is it does not require a wholesale reinvention of medical education but could be done in a stepwise fashion replacing traditional teaching with a more evidence-based approach step-by-step.  Could we start by replacing one noon conference lecture each week with this new strategy?  Sounds like a QI project!

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From the Chief Residents

Grand Rounds

Date Speaker Division Topic
5/11/12 Joel Morgenlander Neurology Spinal Cord Disease for the Internist
5/18/12 Dr. Powe MLK Visiting Professor George Phillips Memorial Visiting Professor

Noon Conference

Day Date Topic Lecturer Time Vendor
Monday 5/7 Townhall - Curriculum discussion Chiefs - Tara Weiselberg 12:00 Jersey Mike's
Tuesday 5/8 Business of Medicine 12:00 Dominos
Wednesday 5/9 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Ambrose Chiang 12:00 Saladelia
Thursday 5/10 SAR TALK Michael Chenier/Megan Brooks 12:00 Papa John's
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From the Residency Office

Medical Education Grand Rounds

"Team Leads Demo" with Dr. Ed Buckley and Dr. Colleen Grochowski, Duke School of Medicine - will be held the week of May 7th - 9th.  This session will focus on team based learning (TBL).  Sessions will be held:   Monday, May 7 - 7am - 8am (DN2001) *Breakfast will be available as you enter the session*;  NO TUESDAY SESSION;  Wednesday, May 9 - 4pm - 5pm (DN2002) *Snacks will be available as you enter the session*.  If you would like to attend this session and have not yet registered, please do so by clicking the following link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MedEdGrandRoundsReg2012 A complete calendar and course materials are available at the Duke Medical Center Library site for Medical Educators - http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/educators

General Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, May 8, 2012

7:30am to 8:15am;  3024 Pickett road, 2nd floor

 “Improving CPAP Compliance: What Primary Care Physicians Ought to Know”

 Presented by:  Ambrose Chiang, MD  

Senior PharmAssist - Survey Opportunity

Modupe Adigun is a pharmacist intern with us pursuing her master’s in public health from Walden University. She is interested in medication knowledge and adherence and how they are related to the appropriate use of medications in older adults and other factors that affect medication usage.  She has conducted literature searches and chart reviews and now needs feedback from healthcare providers who work with older adults in Durham County.  This survey should take 5-7 minutes and hopefully you will learn something along the way. We will work with her to pull off this feedback and make a few recommendations for improving the appropriate use of medications in older adults. We will share those ideas with you.    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CY8B6GB    Please take the quick survey by May 11th.

Dates to Add to Your Calendars /Contact Information

  • May 19 - Annual Picnic, Dr, Burton's Farm, from noon to 4:00
  • June 2 - Annual SAR Dinner (invitations only)
  • June 13 –Resident Research Event, 5-7pm
  • June 13 - Resident Research Night, Searle Center, from 5-7 PM

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