Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM): the Rise of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Blogs and Podcasts (2002-2013)

Overview

Journal Emerg Med J

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2014 Feb 21

PMID 24554447

Citations 134

Authors

Mike Cadogan

Brent Thoma

Teresa M Chan

Michelle Lin

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Abstract

Disruptive technologies are revolutionising continuing professional development in emergency medicine and critical care (EMCC). Data on EMCC blogs and podcasts were gathered prospectively from 2002 through November 2013. During this time there was a rapid expansion of EMCC websites, from two blogs and one podcast in 2002 to 141 blogs and 42 podcasts in 2013. This paper illustrates the explosive growth of EMCC websites and provides a foundation that will anchor future research in this burgeoning field.

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