You can still attend the IRLS 2012 for free by answering this question: How would you like to improve residency education?
Described by CBC Radio as “an original and provocative show demystifying the world of medicine”, White Coat, Black Art is a peek behind the scenes of Canada’s health care system. Host Dr. Brian Goldman, author of The Night Shift, Real Life in the Heart of the ER, answers questions from listeners about topics such as patient blacklisting and OR wait times. To provide extra insight, he also interviews doctors, nurses and other professionals in the field. Each episode is a wealth of information for medical students, residents and patients.
The Nurse Bullying Show is especially interesting in which guest columnist and medical student, Shara Yurkiewicz, explains how patients offer lessons in communication that medical school does not.
Click here for more information about Dr. Goldman and his show, available on CBC radio one and Sirius.
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Dr. Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto, spoke to a full house last month on the importance of changing the way we think about best practices in medicine. The general and endocrine surgeon, and journalist for The New Yorker, has been critical of the American healthcare system for over a decade. His observations, however, are equally applicable to Canadian and International healthcare concerns. In less than 20 minutes, Dr. Gawande analyzes the potential problems and offers a simple and logical solution: checklists and team work.
Recommended viewing by a Canadian resident in Emergency Medicine. Video produced by TED.com.
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Teaching can be one of the more overlooked and, at times, difficult elements of being a resident. To help, try reading Seven Mistakes to Avoid In Teaching Medical Students, a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Jerry Short, PhD, Associate Dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. This presentation has been recommended by a Canadian resident in Internal Medicine. Continue Reading »
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IRLS recently connected with Sathish Rajasekaran, PGY4 and Chief Resident in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Rajasekaran also plans to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine after his training program and is currently a member of the 2012 IRLS Planning Group.
What is one piece of advice you wished you had gotten as a junior resident?
I wish someone had given me more insight into the changes residents can make (taking a leadership stance).
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Residents from across Canada and worldwide submitted a diverse range of innovative and provocative proposals to the 2011 contest. After extensive debate, two winning entries were been selected:
- “A more efficient utilization of resources” by Dr. Bilal Hameed, University of Massachusetts and
- “Information websites specific to each Canadian specialty program” by Dr. Alexandre Lafleur, Université Laval.
Don’t forget the 2012 contest deadline is May 31.
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Residents, how would you improve residency education?
Answer that question and you could win free registration at IRLS 2012. IRLS is Canada’s premier resident leadership event.
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