1/ “Let’s hear about this patient at the bedside.”
As an educator or learner, does this sentence make you tachycardic??
It’s another #TweetorialTuesday from the @MedEdTwagTeam! #MedTwitter #MedEd #MedStudentTwitter #Tweetorial #FacDev
2/ We are still covering the foundations of inpatient teaching.
This week, we will focus on general strategies to incorporate bedside teaching effectively into your inpatient teaching tool box!
3/ First, there are many benefits to teaching @ the bedside for learners, educators, & patients alike.
See articles:
⚡️@DanielRicottaMD TWDFNR @JHospMedicine: tiny.cc/RoundsTWDFNR
⚡️@OlleTenCate Review on Bedside Teaching / tinyurl.com/BedsideReview
4/ Let’s be real tho…
As an EDUCATOR, how do you feel when you imagine yourself teaching or asking for presentations at the bedside with your inpatient team?
5/ And let’s be honest…
#MedStudentTwitter, as a LEARNER, how do you feel when your attending says, “Let’s learn/present at the bedside”?
6/ I think most of us believe that we SHOULD be teaching & learning more at the bedside. But there are certainly challenges and perceived barriers to bedside teaching.
7/ Despite these challenges, I’d like to encourage us that bedside teaching is done in many ways! Please see 👇🏼 for options.
Read on for strategies to overcome common pt, learner, & content-based challenges to bedside teaching that can be utilized in any of these settings.
8/ Learners often feel bedside teaching takes too much🕐, become disengaged in a large group @ the bedside, or worry a/b seeming uncertain in front of pts.
Please refer to my prior tweetorial for additional details about these strategies:
9/ I’ll note that learner buy-in for bedside teaching (esp bedside rounds) can be challenging if you’re @ an institution where it’s not part of the culture.
I’ve personally learned that as the attending, my team’s culture is what I make it.
If you believe it, stick to it!
10/ For pts, it’s important to maintain privacy & comfort while still engaging them. Use my acronym “PATIENTS”👇🏼
And… unless a pt is @ danger of harming self/others, no one is too “difficult”/ “boring.”
More detailed tips in my tweetorial:
11/ Finally… Yes! It can be intimidating to decide WHAT to teach at the bedside.
Remember to:
⚡️FOCUS. Less=more during bedside teaching
⚡️Identify the relevance
⚡️Check out them resources!
More details on these tips:
12/ The framework👇🏼for bedside teaching is one that I modified from Janicik. It incorporates strategies to overcome learner, pt, & content challenges.
You can consolidate outside room tasks to before/after rounds rather than each pt encounter if you’re rounding @ the bedside.
13/ Need more bedside teaching pearls?
Stay tuned! Later in the fall the @MedEdTwagTeam will cover tips on how to teach:
🔥history taking
🔥physical exam at the bedside
🔥communicating with interdisciplinary staff & patients
14/ For now, I’ll wrap with some additional reading and references for bedside teaching.
Please scan the codes to download a file with relevant articles, and a pocket card cheat sheet ☺
15/ #MedTwitter, how do you teach at the bedside? Drop us some of your tips!
Also, stay tuned for a VERY SPECIAL @MedEdTwagTeam ANNOUNCEMENT next week!
In the mean time, make sure to follow @GStetsonMD, @JenniferSpicer4, @YihanYangMD so you don’t miss any of our content!
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