Can J Emerg Med
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The trainee in difficulty is someone who is either marginal or at risk of failing in his or her clinical performance. Dealing effectively with these learners can pose problems even for seasoned medical educators. This article discusses some of the common mistakes made by educators in dealing with the trainee in difficulty and offers suggestions for a systematic approach. Further, the roles of faculty, including the program director and associate dean's office, and some of the legal issues are described.
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The authors of studies often report their results using abbreviated terms such as RR, OR, ARR, RRR and NNT. These terms are quantities that express the strength of association between the dependent and independent variables and are collectively referred to as measures of association. The similarity between these measures and the multiple terms by which each is referred can be confusing. The purpose of this article is to explain in a straightforward manner the purpose, derivation, and limitations of some of the more commonly used categorical measures of association, including relative risk, odds ratio, absolute and relative risk reduction and number needed to treat, using results from recent emergency medicine studies published by Canadian researchers.
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To assess the current level of development of emergency medicine (EM) systems in the world. ⋯ Basic emergency medicine components now exist in the majority of countries surveyed. These include many specialty, academic, patient care and administrative systems. The foundation for further EM development is widely established throughout the world.