The use of an asynchronous learning network for senior house officers in emergency medicine.
Full-shift working by senior house officers (SHOs) is well recognised as a definite constraint to effective group learning, as it is practically impossible to gather all team members together for teaching sessions at any given time. Provision of a robust weekly teaching programme is further compromised in units where relatively few doctors participate in the rota in any case. Although practical skills tuition will always demand an intensive, hands-on learning environment, teaching in relation to case-based discussion, clinical problem solving and other group activities may well be suited to more innovative methods.
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Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. aashton@f2s.com
Bhati
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009862:Online Systems; D006113:United Kingdom