MedU at MedBiquitous Annual Conference

2nd International Conference on Virtual Patients
County Hall, London


Secrets of Creating and Maintaining Virtual Patient Case Collections
Monday, April 26, 2010

In their presentation entitled Secrets of Creating and Maintaining Virtual Patient Case Collections, Dr. Martin Fischer from Witten/Herdecke University in Germany and Dr. Norm Berman, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovative Technology In Medical Education and MedU Editor-in-Chief, discussed the importance of developing and maintaining curriculum based virtual patient cases (VPs) as well as the importance of integrating VPs effectively at the program level. In addition to suggestions for overcoming potential integration barriers, Drs. Fischer and Berman highlighted opportunities for VPs to cover the curriculum and addressed the impact different learning styles have on integration.

fmCASES at STFM's Annual Spring Conference

How to Integrate fmCASES Into Your Clerkship, Seminar S15

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4:00 PM

MedU's Family Medicine Computer-Assisted Simulations for Educating Students (fmCASES) will be hosting an integration seminar at STFM's Spring Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 24 to 28. This seminar will begin with a presentation on published and effective methods for integrating e-learning into the traditional curriculum including a demonstration of the online Family Medicine Computer-assisted Simulations for Educating Students (fmCASES). The group will also highlight additional resources available in the fmCASES Instructors' Area, effective strategies for using the cases within the clerkship, and the use of final exam questions based on the cases. Common barriers and effective methods for implementing pediatric CLIPP and internal medicine SIMPLE cases will be shared and participants will be encouraged to explore potential opportunities and impediments to implementing fmCASES at their own schools. For more information, please visit the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. You can also find fmCASES at the STFM Village!

fmCASES Editorial Board Members and Seminar presenters include: Jason Chao, MD, MS; Shou Ling Leong, MD; John Waits, MD; Stephen Scott, MD, MPH; Alexander Chessman, MD; Leslie Fall, MD