Fundamentals of telehealth: A learning compendium for residents.

Background: Telehealth is an integral part of modern care delivery. Accordingly, accrediting bodies have recognized the importance of telehealth in trainee education. In 2021, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) published a report identifying telehealth learner core competencies in six domains: patient safety and appropriate use, access and equity, communication, data collection and assessment, ethical practices and legal requirements, and technology for telehealth.

Telehealth equity and access communication skills pilot simulation for practicing clinicians.

Objectives: This pilot study evaluated a telehealth training simulation program for practicing clinicians, specifically focused on addressing patient issues of equity and access to healthcare via improving telehealth communication.

Methods: Participants participated in a one-hour simulation experience with two cases. Performance was assessed pre- and post-intervention using a checklist measuring communication domains related to equity and access in telehealth.

Trends and predictors of unfilled emergency medicine residency positions: A comparative analysis of the 2023 and 2024 Match cycles.

Background: The emergency medicine (EM) landscape has evolved due to the increasing number of programs paired with fewer applicants. This study analyzed the characteristics of EM residency programs associated with unfilled positions during the 2024 Match and compared them with data from the 2023 Match to identify persistent and emerging trends influencing these outcomes.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, observational study, we investigated factors associated with unfilled EM residency positions in the 2024 Match.

Simulated video-based telehealth training for emergency physicians.

Introduction: Little exists in the literature describing video-based telehealth training, especially for practicing Emergency Physicians.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective, pre- and post-assessment of physicians' knowledge and confidence on video-based telehealth after two simulated telehealth encounters. Attending physicians voluntarily participated in Zoom-based trainings and received feedback from the patient actors immediately after each simulation.

Digital Impact Factor: A Quality Index for Educational Blogs and Podcasts in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.

Study Objective: Given the popularity of educational blogs and podcasts in medicine, learners and educators need tools to identify trusted and impactful sites. The Social Media Index was a multi-sourced formula to rank the effect of emergency medicine and critical care blogs. In 2022, a key data point for the Social Media Index became unavailable.

A Fork in the Road for Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Blogs and Podcasts: Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Free open-access meducation (FOAM) refers to open-access, web-based learning resources in medicine. It includes all formats of digital products, including blogs and podcasts. The number of FOAM blog and podcast sites in emergency medicine and critical care increased dramatically from 2002 to 2013, and physicians began to rely on the availability of these resources.

Medical Care at a Large Vertical Running Event.

Objective: Vertical running events, during which participants race up the stairwells of skyscrapers, are becoming increasingly popular. Such events have unique and specific operational and clinical considerations for event medical directors, but descriptions of the medical care provided at these events are lacking. We sought to perform a descriptive analysis of the medical care delivered at a single, large vertical running event.

A review of human sensory dynamics for application to models of driver steering and speed control.

In comparison with the high level of knowledge about vehicle dynamics which exists nowadays, the role of the driver in the driver-vehicle system is still relatively poorly understood. A large variety of driver models exist for various applications; however, few of them take account of the driver's sensory dynamics, and those that do are limited in their scope and accuracy. A review of the literature has been carried out to consolidate information from previous studies which may be useful when incorporating human sensory systems into the design of a driver model.