The first rule of SMACC CLUB is you MUST talk about SMACC CLUB! So, what is SMACC CLUB? SMACC CLUB is a chance for anyone anywhere in the world to take part in the SMACC conference online, whilst championing the critical appraisal of the emergency medicine and critical care literature. It is also a chance [...]
The 2013 Course is Coming!

Yes, it’s already time to start planning the 2013 International Emergency Medicine Teaching Course. This year’s course was incredibly popular, and it has convinced me that people are truly starving for a course like this. The faculty at the University of Maryland delivered an excellent educational experience for the course fellows, and it is indeed [...]
IEM Teaching Course Day 4

Day 4 of the International Emergency Medicine Teaching Course has come and gone. A particular highlight for me was Haney Mallet’s talk on social media in education (yes, I’m biased!) — he’s on Twitter as @CriticalCareNow. You can follow events as they unfold on Twitter by using the #IEMTC12 hashtag and check out what happened [...]
IEM Teaching Course Day 3
Day 3 of the International Emergency Medicine Teaching Course is over. The morning was great – we got to check out the Resident Teaching Conference in the morning, had a tour of the ED and witnessed first hand the power of teaching procedures in the cadaver lab. In the afternoon it was back to the [...]
IEM Teaching Course Day 2
Now that Day 2 of the International Emergency Medicine Teaching Course is done and dusted, we can review all the tweets from a big day of learning about learning. Remember to follow events as they unfold on Twitter by using the #IEMTC12 hashtag and recap Day 1 here. Here are the metaeducational tweets for day [...]



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