Medical Education
Ray Moynihan: Ten things I wish I’d been told as a junior academic.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:13h | UTCRay Moynihan: Ten things I wish I’d been told as a junior academic – The BMJ Opinion
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:36h | UTCPhysician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related:
[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Perspective: Hospital Administration Response to Physician Stress and Burnout
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Beware survivorship bias in advice on science careers – “For objective careers advice, talk to those who left science as well as those who stayed”.
28 Sep, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCBeware survivorship bias in advice on science careers – Nature
Opinion | Don’t make early career researchers ‘ghost authors.’ Give us the credit we deserve.
14 Sep, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCDon’t make early career researchers ‘ghost authors.’ Give us the credit we deserve – Science
Drowning in the literature? These smart software tools can help.
3 Sep, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCDrowning in the literature? These smart software tools can help – Nature
Digital transformation of major scientific meetings induced by the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the ESC 2020 annual congress.
25 Aug, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
One of the COVID-19 induced challenges: How to run a major scientific online meeting as the annual European Society of Cardiology congress with >125.000 registrants?! Read all about it in EHJ – Digital Health https://t.co/Zv2pu6vv5n@escardio @ProfMartinCowie @rafavidalperez pic.twitter.com/utgsebYMoB
— Nico Bruining (@BruiningNico) August 23, 2021
Survey: Workplace mistreatment reported frequently by emergency medicine residents.
22 Aug, 2021 | 22:18h | UTCWorkplace Mistreatment Reported Frequently by Emergency Medicine Residents – HealthDay
Original study: Prevalence of Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the US – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, 45.1% of emergency medicine residents reported exposure to workplace mistreatment. Interventions should be developed to ensure resident wellness and career satisfaction. @ABEMCert @EmoryMedicine @NUFeinbergMed @Rutgers_NJMS @UWMedicine https://t.co/dTrUH14NxB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 20, 2021
The use of Twitter by medical journals: systematic review of the literature.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The Use of #Twitter by Medical Journals: #SystematicReview of the Literature by Erskine & Hendricks https://t.co/3M8UgqmghI
"4 key strategies implemented by #medjournals: tweeting the title & link of the article, infographics, podcasts, & hosting monthly … journal clubs."
— Carrie Price (@carrieprice78) August 16, 2021
Scientific medical conferences can be easily modified to improve female inclusion: a prospective study.
17 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCAuthor Interview: Victoria Salem on improving female inclusion in conferences
Commentaries:
Women participate less at conferences, even with gender-balanced delegates – Imperial College London
Women participate less at conferences, even if gender-balanced – study – The Guardian
Commentaries on Twitter
🗣conference organisers take note: female chairs and picking first questions from females are easy modifications for scientific medical conferences to improve female inclusion https://t.co/pt722RB6E8
— Dr Sharleen O’Reilly (@OReillySharleen) August 5, 2021
"If women are not visible at conferences, they cannot act as role models…creating a self-perpetuating cycle."
How scientific medical conferences can be easily modified to improve female inclusion. Read in @TheLancetEndo—https://t.co/3vK5KCdqco #GenerationEquality pic.twitter.com/YPaqnlcCZo
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 30, 2021
Excellent study @Soc_Endo – a female session chair and the first question asked by a woman significantly increases active female participation at a scientific conference – read @TheLancetEndo and listen to first author Victoria Salem, highly recommended! @MDSEquality @500womensci https://t.co/PWECJ7TLFU
— Wiebke Arlt 💙 😷 Birmingham, Yes Birmingham (@WiebkeArlt) July 30, 2021
Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
A study in @SciReports concludes that depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among PhD students and programs to monitor and promote mental health are urgently needed. https://t.co/zTWxGC4Rs0 pic.twitter.com/tINXMmeJWj
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 27, 2021
*New* meta-analysis of >15K PhD students finds that 24% have clinical symptoms of depression & 17% of anxiety.
As a baseline: The prevalence of major depression among young adults in the US is ~13% & anxiety disorder is 4%.
Ht @wormmaps https://t.co/QPxHj0tgTc
— Amy Maxmen, PhD (@amymaxmen) July 13, 2021
Using Updated PubMed: New features and functions to enhance literature searches.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:32h | UTCUsing Updated PubMed: New Features and Functions to Enhance Literature Searches – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Impact factor abandoned by Dutch university in hiring and promotion decisions – “Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to open science”.
28 Jun, 2021 | 09:37h | UTCImpact factor abandoned by Dutch university in hiring and promotion decisions – Nature
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject) AND A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science AND A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature
AGS publishes updated AGS Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students.
22 Jun, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCNews release: AGS publishes updated AGS Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students – American Geriatrics Society
Recommendations: Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students
Challenges and solutions for physician mothers: a critical review of the literature.
6 Jun, 2021 | 23:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Challenges and Solutions for Physician Mothers: A Critical Review of the Literature in @MayoProceedings
By @sherry_chesak @anjalibhagramd et al.#WomenInMedicine @AMWADoctors https://t.co/RXvXt739PN pic.twitter.com/7aNuA9JVJQ— Mayo Clinic GRIT (@MayoGRIT) April 9, 2021
JAMA editor-in-chief stepping down after backlash from podcast that questioned racism in medicine.
2 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCSee also: JAMA editor in chief steps down over tweet that questioned racism in medicine – MarketWatch AND The Editor Of A Top Medical Journal Is Leaving After The Publication Said “No Physician Is Racist” – Buzzfeed News
JAMA Editorial: To Howard Bauchner, MD, Visionary Editor in Chief of JAMA—A Sincere Thank You and a Fond Farewell
Academic bullying is too often ignored. Here are some targets’ stories.
31 May, 2021 | 07:59h | UTCAcademic bullying is too often ignored. Here are some targets’ stories – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Highly Recommended (video): The Culture Of Medicine Kills Doctors And Patients (w/Dr. Robert Pearl)
3 May, 2021 | 05:32h | UTCThe Culture Of Medicine Kills Doctors And Patients (w/Dr. Robert Pearl) – ZDoggMD
Viewpoint | Industry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line?
14 Apr, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCIndustry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line? – JAMA
A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing
9 Apr, 2021 | 03:11h | UTCA guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject) AND A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
Perspective | Evidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCEvidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making
Commentary on Twitter
My latest substack on using EBM for medical decisions.
Mike, a middle-aged active person, has been told to take a #statin
Should he?
Mentions in the post — @AndrewFoy82 @LuisCLCorreia @ProfDFrancis @DrJHoward @RogueRad @ProfHayward https://t.co/XJ6eBQ7Zj7
— John Mandrola, MD (@drjohnm) April 7, 2021
Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries
5 Apr, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Online teaching during this pandemic is a struggle for students & teachers.
These tips from 20 professors in global health might help!https://t.co/pZJQvTgN2V pic.twitter.com/iVJEIlx3Al
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) April 3, 2021
Analysis of conflicts of interest among authors and researchers of European clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine
30 Mar, 2021 | 02:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
We've just published in @Clin_Med our analysis of financial conflicts of interest (CoIs) amongst the authors of 5 ESC Guidelines. What we found was quite surprising. We would love to know what you all think!https://t.co/U371ROXGAv
Let's start with a poll 👇🏽
— Benoy Shah MD 💙 (@dr_benoy_n_shah) March 28, 2021
Opinion | Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:16h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Excellent 2-pager on prioritising understanding of results over critical appraisal in EBM training. (Note: I want both, but understanding results should be first). @LoaiAlbarqouni @Tammy_Hoffmann have experimented with that. https://t.co/Fd88xaqgOu pic.twitter.com/0LYnmUmD4K
— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) March 18, 2021
We argue (with Gordon Guyatt) that evidence based medicine educators should spend much more time & emphasis on understanding of magnitude of effect & applicability of results; less time & emphasis to risk of bias in primary studies. Open access at https://t.co/E7NjzJwFxP #EBM pic.twitter.com/nMXp8hVzHb
— Kari Tikkinen (@KariTikkinen) March 18, 2021
Just published, exhorting the #EBM community to wake up to the fact that our teaching should focus on helping clinicians understand research results, not on conducting critical appraisal. @KariTikkinen https://t.co/07Hm8aSnAI pic.twitter.com/m2RWrBvCVT
— EBCPMcMaster (@EBCPMcMaster) March 22, 2021
Really interesting article in BMJ EBM. Are we prioritising the wrong things in critical appraisal training? "Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum" https://t.co/gXk1zLVUX8
— MPFT Library (@library_mpft) March 23, 2021
Junior doctors *usually* rely on guidelines/evidence summaries, NOT primary research studies.
"….notion that most clinicians emerging from professional training will regularly evaluate the risk of bias in methods and results of primary studies is deluded."
Seems fair enough… https://t.co/prv2ZuZ6Yp— David Henshall (@DavidHenshall8) March 22, 2021
Perspective | Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCLeveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research – New England Journal of Medicine
Study Commentary | Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls – Journal Feed
Original study: Association of resident characteristics with patterns of patient self-assignment – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)