CORD Connects

Host: Jordan Spector, MD

Looking for ways to make Residency Graduation special this year, despite the social distancing mandates? We have collated a number of ideas and plans to help you deliver an event that is not only worthy of this wonderful occasion but may offer opportunities for your event to be even more broad and inclusive than in years past. CORD Connects on May 28, we hope to see you there!

Hosts: Tom Perera, MD & Matt Silver, MD

As a community, emergency medicine has had to rapidly adjust to the changes caused the pandemic. Social distancing forced drastic changes to resident conferences and we were not all fully prepared for these changes. In this episode of CORD connects we would like to discuss the successes and failures of this transition and suggest ways to improve even the most digitally facile program. 

At the end of the session learners should be able to:

1)    Discuss different platforms and resources that exist to support video conferencing and enable online learning.

2)    Describe pearls, pitfalls and best practices of online resident education.

3)    Incorporate into their conference some innovative learning methodologies to promote resident and faculty engagement.

4)    Identify elements of video conferencing that enhance education and will endure long after the COVID apocalypse ends.  

Hosts: Taketo Watase, MD & Jenelle Badulak, MD

Dr. Watase and Dr. Badulak were on the front-lines of watching COVID-19 unfold in the United States, specifically Seattle, WA. They have graciously given their time to inform others in the EM community what they did and what they have learned. 

Additional Resources shared by UW:
COVID intubation pre-entry checklist

Informational Guide on COVID-19

Host: Pik Mukherji, MD

Understand the common underlying assumptions of the dismissive learner
Utilize bedside teaching to diagnose the learner
Use diagnostic reasoning concepts to teach a rule for future cases
Address anchoring and biases learners may bring to their pt. interactions.

Hosts: Steven Nazario MD, FACEP FAAEM & 
Carmen J. Martínez Martínez, MD MSMEd FACEP

All ACGME-accredited programs must appoint a Program Evaluation Committee (PEC). This session will focus on the description, responsibilities, and purpose of this committee as well as the elements that should be included in the Annual Program Evaluation. The discussion will include hallmarks, pitfalls, and challenges associated with the committee.

Host: Dr. Jan Shoenberger

Communication skills are at the heart of good leadership. We have all worked with people who are fantastic communicators and are often seen as “natural leaders” and we have also encountered people whose communication skills and style just don’t seem to work well. During this session, we will discuss and identify various communication styles and their pros and cons. We will reflect on our own personal communication styles and consider ways we may be able to improve our skills.

Advising medical students is often the responsibility of the Clerkship Director, Program Director or APD's, but there is rarely formal preparation for this part of the roles, and as new situations arise, the wheel can need to be invented again and again. This talk will give a brief framework of what one should know going into the role, how to set up a schedule and "advising database” to follow both core and visiting students through the application season, and then cover common pitfalls and resources for climbing up out of them.

Host: Dr. Nicholas Kman

This CORD Connects session on Choosing an Academic Career will focus on strategies for residents, fellows, and recent graduates to plan for and obtain a position in Academic EM.

Separate topics will include skill sets necessary for success, whether to pursue fellowship, moving toward Medical Student Educator, moving toward Residency Educator and careers in Research.

Hosted By: Scott Leuchten, MD & Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD

The talk will focus on the requirements and opportunities associated with the Clinical Competency Committee. The discussion will focus on best practices in creating a CCC that can provide improved Assessment of the Learning as well as Assessment for Learning to create a well-meaning and well functioning committee.

Hosts: Cullen Hegarty, MD & Bradley Hernandez, MD

Interview season 2019-20 is slowly approaching!  To help prepare you for a successful recruitment season, we will go through the entire process from start to finish—application review/using ERAS, reading and writing SLOEs, interview days, staff and resident feedback on applicants, and generating a match list.  We will share with you our approach to all of these areas and also explain other ways to do things.  After our session, we’d be happy to field questions about interview season!

About the Session: This session will focus on how to improve your bedside teaching skills. The speakers will cover barriers to teaching and a brief overview of how adult learning theory can help you be a better bedside teacher. A review of models present in the literature will be covered, followed by a discussion around identifying teachable moments in our busy environment. Learners will walk about with earls you can use on your next shift!

Host: Arlene Chung, MD & Shivani Mody, DO, MSEd

July is a time when many EM residency programs provide orientation sessions for their new trainees. This CORD Connects will focus on best practices and innovative ideas for onboarding interns in order for them to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for success during residency.

Host: Nikita Joshi, MD

First and foremost - breastfeeding is important, however no one is less of a mother if they are unable to breastfeed. This is not meant to shame anyone who does not breastfeed their baby. Rather, this is a discussion about how to support those doctor moms who want to breastfeed when returning to work after maternity leave. 

Objectives:

1. Tips and tricks to breastfeed and pump for your baby while working as an EM doctor.
2. How to support your colleagues who want to pump to continue to breastfeed their babies after returning to clinical work.

Hosted by: Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton, MD, FACEP

Take one of your usual lectures and really spice it up by creating a escape room. This is a fun way to actively engage all learners, create a collaborative environment, and also have a little friendly competition.

Hosted By: Megan Fix, MD & Loice Swisher, MD, FAAEM

Loice and Megan will discuss different aspects of faculty resilience focusing on 6 "competencies" of wellness - Connection, Compassion, Calling, Counseling, Change and Congratulations.

*Please note the time change, this session will be held 3:30pm EST*

Host: Anand Swaminathan, MD, MPH

Medical education continues to evolve at a rapid pace as an increasing number of technologies become available to the educator. In this seminar, we will explore the use of social media and free open access medical education (FOAMed) in learning.

Host: Kelly Williamson, MD

At some point, remediation will come up. This session will cover everything you thought you knew and more. Join Dr. Williamson for Remediation: From A to Z to better define common terminology related to remediation, review a step-wise standardized approach to remediation, discuss challenging remediation cases and the best ways to broach the topic with your residents.

Hosts: Laura Welsh, MD & Bjorn Watsjold, MD, MPH

Even the most naturally talented teachers are ineffective without an educational plan. A well-designed curriculum provides a road map for delivering quality education. Building off Curriculum 101, this session will take a deeper dive into the curricular development process, highlighting practical tips for conducting your needs assessment, articulating your objectives and incorporating innovative educational modalities. We will also discuss how to maximize your effort and turn your curriculum into a scholarly product.

Hosted by: Robert Cooney, MD, MSMedEd, FAAEM, FACEP

The flipped classroom is a didactic teaching technique that has garnered significant interest as easy to use technology has lowered the barriers to content creation. This session will explore the history of the flipped classroom, evidence of effectiveness, and finish with recommendations for successful implementation.

Twitter: @EMEducation

Host: Richard Byyny, MD

Unsure of how to apply for grant funding?  Dr. Byyny is here to enlighten the CORD Community on the fundamentals of grant writing - the good, the bad, and that which you should absolutely avoid. 

Join us at 3:00 PM Eastern as he lets us know his thoughts on what the best grants look like and answers your questions.  

Host: Rob Rogers, MD | medutopia

Originally developed and talked about the most in the business world, mastermind groups have become an incredibly popular way of growing and developing your career and other personal interests.  Conceptually, a mastermind group is a collection of people with similar interests who meet regularly to grow and benefit from the collective knowledge of the team members of the mastermind group. Just talk to anyone who has participated in a mastermind group. They will tell you about the tremendous benefits.

Hosts: Sean Kivlehan MD, MPH, (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) , Parveen Parmar MD, MPH (Keck school of Medicine) , Rebecca Walker MD, MPH (Stanford University School of Medicine)

International Emergency Medicine is a diverse field that includes everything from humanitarian response, emergency medicine systems development, teaching, research, policy making, direct patient care in austere settings, and more. As Emergency Medicine physicians, we possess a uniquely diverse skill set and systems focus that translates well to these varied settings. This webinar will explain the many paths a graduating resident can pursue with a fellowship in International Emergency Medicine. We will discuss the different structures of these fellowships and what we look for in an applicant.

Hosted by: Douglas McGee, DO for Academic Budgeting Basics. 

Program Directors must understand the basics of budgeting and various budget methods, particularly when the hospital uses a particular kind of budgeting model.  Understanding how to budget, and more importantly, how to negotiate for the program’s budget is critical to the program’s financial health.

At the end of this presentation, the learner will:

• Describe the purpose and implications of a residency budget
• Describe two budget methods including budget scripting

Hosted by: Jessica Smith, MD & Moshe Weizberg, MD

Are you tasked with designing a curriculum for your residency program? Then you definitely do not want to miss the CORD Connects Curriculum Development 101. This session will introduce you to the basics of curriculum design, provide you with some great cutting edge educational tools to implement into your conferences, and guide you towards constructing a highly powerful curriculum that your residents will learn a ton from and will truly love. Hope you can join us on the webinar!!! 

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Hosted by: Mary C. Haas, MD & Rachel Solnick, MD

As residents, we often find ourselves in "survival mode," expending a great deal of energy and time to simply complete our basic requirements to become board-certified emergency physicians. This makes thinking about long term career goals and plans especially challenging. However, being intentional about finding your passion and long-term career planning can significantly improve your overall wellness and fulfillment.

Hosted by: Philip Shayne, MD

I will describe my leadership history, the decisions points in my life, and where I made correct and incorrect choices. What has helped me be successful and how I have learned to manage and motivate others. I will focus on the pearls from my own experience in academic emergency medicine rather than a review of the copious literature on leadership. I will also add my thoughts on managing a work life and a home life.

Hosted by: Ashely Alker, MD

What makes a leader? Are leaders smarter? Stronger? Faster? Why do we follow leaders? As a resident you are busy, but you may still have time to be leader, you just need the right opportunity. Let us show you leadership opportunities in Emergency Medicine. Let us make you a leader!

Hosted by: Mike Gisondi, MD  & Jeremy Branzetti, MD

Why do some coffee drinkers pay $4 for a cup of coffee when there are just as tasty options available for 99 cents? The answer is simple: branding. In this webinar, Jeremy Branzetti and Mike Gisondi will build off their previous presentations at the CORD Academic Assembly and ACGME Annual Educational Assembly to discuss the principles, process, and importance of residency brand development.

Hosted by: Jeff Riddell, MD

Whether you know it or not, you have an online professional identity. Dr. Riddell will argue that establishing it has never been more important for clinician educators. From baby-steps to advanced tech-nerd strategies, he will demonstrate how we can effectively tell our stories in the digital space.