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Edutainment: It’s Called a Lecture Theatre for a Reason

In Featured by Paul Olszynski4 Comments

“Are your simulations that good?” my wife joked as we stepped out of Star Tours (a pretty fantastic space flight simulator at EuroDisney). I pause…  “They’re a close second of course. Well, maybe a distant second, close third? It’s different, right?” As the day went on, more questions kept popping up in my mind.  Just how good are our simulation sessions? Star Tours was hugely entertaining (hard not to like flying a spaceship) …

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A Pictorial Approach to Ultrasound in Shock

In Medical Concepts by Paul Olszynski6 Comments

I just finished preparing an introductory talk on shock & ultrasound. Ultrasound in shock in 50 minutes! After having struggled considerably with the breadth of the topic, i struggled even more with the summary. How does one sum up such a huge topic? In the end, I decided to go with a picture (we all know the saying). Learning theories suggest that in order for a person to learn something new, that new …

New authors at BoringEM

In Knowledge Translation by Brent ThomaLeave a Comment

BoringEM is excited to announce the addition of two new authors! Please help to welcome them by following them on twitter and distributing their first posts. Joel D’Eath is a Canadian paramedic that has previously been active in the world of FOAM through his twitter account @cmedik and website Post 88. He has committed to compiling the Canadian FOAM of the Week on an ongoing basis and writing some posts on Boring Pre-hospital …