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Andrew Grock1, Eric J Morley2, Lynn Roppolo3
1Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sylmar, California; University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
|February 18, 2017
Summary
This study reviewed 35 emergency medicine blogs and podcasts on cutaneous emergencies. While none earned the top rating, four received honorable mentions, offering valuable educational insights for clinicians.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine Education
- Medical Social Media
- Cutaneous Emergencies
Background:
- The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch curates high-quality, open-access emergency medicine (EM) educational resources.
- Resources are evaluated using the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) Approved Instructional Resources (AIR) series and its professional counterpart.
- This installment focuses on cutaneous emergencies from the AIR series.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and highlight high-quality, open-access educational blogs and podcasts relevant to emergency medicine.
- To critically appraise social media content on cutaneous emergencies using a standardized scoring rubric.
Main Methods:
- Content was sourced from the top 50 most accessed sites within the last 12 months, aligned with the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) curriculum.
- Eight board members scored resources based on accuracy, educational utility, evidence, and references, using a 35-point scale.
- Resources scoring ≥30 received an AIR label; 27-29 received an "honorable mention" if deemed accurate and valuable.
Main Results:
- A total of 35 blog posts and podcasts on cutaneous emergencies were evaluated.
- No resources achieved the ≥30 points required for the AIR label.
- Four resources were awarded "honorable mention" status for their educational value.
Conclusions:
- The AIR and AIR-Professional series aim to identify top-tier open-access educational content for emergency medicine.
- This curated list provides expert-reviewed social media resources for clinicians, with this edition focusing on dermatologic emergencies.
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