Come Join the FOAM Party!
Ok, by now you’re absolutely sick of hearing about FOAM…
But it’s safe to say that it’s not going to go away.
I was lucky enough to be involved in the fantastically fun and educational Bedside Critical Care 2012 conference at Daydream Island in the Whitsundays (how’s that for a conference venue!). To my initial bemusement, I was asked to give a dinner speech on social media and critical care. The words ‘social media’ are like the Black Death to any talk aimed at doctors, but what I came up with is now on Intensive Care Network as Podcast 31: Chris Nickson on Erectile Dysfunction and #FOAMed (includes audio and video formats).
Here are the slides as a taster:
And here’s the youtube version on a handheld camera courtesy of @rollcagemedic:
The talk goes best with a few beers on board I suspect…
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
On Bluesky, he is @precordialthump.bsky.social and on the site that Elon has screwed up, he is @precordialthump.
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