Tactical Medicine News Blog
Trick of the trade: Single digital block
Posted by Stella Yiu, MD on
Your next ED chart: Finger injury The finger needs to be anesthetized. Patient: “I have had this freezing before. The needles really hurt! Is there anything else less painful? “
Tips to building authenticity into your talk
Posted by Michelle Lin, MD on
For lecturers, much focus is placed on improving the visual display and factual content of your talk. Keep slides simple Add relevant, non-extraneous images Avoid cramming too much information into your talk
5 rules for creating great Powerpoint presentations
Posted by Michelle Lin, MD on
As much as people talk about “Death by Powerpoint”, many of us still use Powerpoint despite its many shortcomings. So how can we make our Powerpoint talks better? This video reviews 5 great rules to live by. Interestingly, this dynamic video was built using Powerpoint by Nancy Duarte from Duarte Design. Of note, Duarte Design was the company behind the stunning slides which Al Gore used to present his compelling talk on An Inconvenient Truth.
Trick of the Trade: Toenail splinting for ingrown toenails
Posted by Stella Yiu, MD on
It is 4 a.m. You pick up a chart. Toe pain. Thinking this could be an easy injury, you walk over to the patient, only to discover: bilateral ingrown toenails. Your heart sinks. In your head, you are thinking: Lateral nail resection? Nail removal? This could take a while. Is there a less invasive method for treating an ingrown toenail?
New guest blogger: Dr. Stella Yiu!
Posted by Michelle Lin, MD on
Welcome to our new superstar, educator-extraordinaire, guest blogger, Dr. Stella Yiu. Today's post is her first (of hopefully many). After graduating residency from the University of Ottawa, Stella has been working as a staff physician at University Health Network in Toronto. She is involved in curriculum design in undergraduate emergency medicine clerkship at the [+] The post New guest blogger: Dr. Stella Yiu! appeared first on ALiEM.