Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) for the emergency physician
This article defines FOAM, details its development and considers its role, particularly in relationship to scientific journals, textbooks and medical education as a whole.
Perfect Podcast Picks for Paramedics
We take a closer look at podcasts, what they are, how to get them, and how to use some of the more popular podcast apps.
Lessons learned from smaccGOLD – “Bye-bye dogma, hello best practice!”
Some of the major points from smaccGOLD (Social Media & Critical Care Conference) which took place from the 19th-21st March in Australia’s Gold Coast.
Now fully integrated with Read by QxMD
All references & citations on the site are now fully integrated with Read by QxMD. What is Read by QxMD? ‘Read by QxMD’ provides a single place to discover new research, read outstanding topic reviews and search PubMed. It provides a simple interface that drives discovery and seamless access to the medical literature by reformatting it. […]
#FOAMems is now here!
We’ve registered a new healthcare hastag for use on Twitter & Facebook for all things related to EMS & prehospital education and research – #FOAMems. This will allow for collection of all EMS and prehospital related material using one hashtag – and staying within the FOAM family solidifies our place within the medical community. What […]
A paramedic’s guide to Twitter
What is Twitter? Twitter is online social networking and microblogging service which allows users to post messages or “Tweets” via instant messaging apps, SMS or a web interface. As of February 2013 it has 200 million users. How do I sign up? Go to http://www.twitter.com Sign up for a new account (free) if you don’t already have one. What […]
What exactly is FOAM?!
FOAM stands for Free Open Access Meducation – Medical education for anyone, anywhere, anytime. Coined by FOAM inventors Drs. Mike Cadogan & Chris Nickson, the concept is simple – share medical education instantly and for free with everyone who’s interested, and thereby encourage further research, evidence-based practice and better patient care. FOAM is completely […]
Latest #FOAMtox Tweets
The latest tweets containing the hashtag #FOAMtox – Free, open-access toxicology medical education. Tweets about “#FOAMtox”
Latest #FOAMped Tweets
The latest tweets containing the hashtag #FOAMPed – Free, open-access paediatric medical education. Tweets about “#FOAMPed”
Latest #FOAMcc Tweets
The latest tweets containing the hashtag #FOAMcc – Free, open-access critical care education. Tweets about “#FOAMcc”
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- Free access: Resuscitation Today Vol 3 Issue 2 (27/06/16)
- Free CPD at the Emergency Services Show (23/05/16)
- Canadian Paramedicine Feb/Mar 2016 – Open Access Issue (11/04/16)
- Free access: Resuscitation Today Volume 3 Issue 1 (01/04/16)
- Introducing the Irish Journal of Paramedicine (22/11/15)
- Paramedic students…write something! (28/04/16)
- Understanding diagnostic tests 2: likelihood ratios, pre- and post-test probabilities and their use in clinical practice (30/01/15)
- Understanding diagnostic tests 1: sensitivity, specificity and predictive values (11/12/14)
- GRADE guidelines – best practices using the GRADE framework (22/11/14)
- How to get started with EMS research – JEMS (16/05/14)
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