Episodes
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How to support qualitative researchers whose work addresses challenging, difficult and sensitive topics?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Silverio and colleagues who brought awareness to the little attention that has been given to how we keep researchers safe. By documenting their experiences, they offer practical principles to promote wellbeing of researchers working with challenging, difficult and sensitive topics.
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Silverio, S. A., Sheen, K. S., Bramante, A., Knighting, K., Koops, T. U., Montgomery, E., ... & Sandall, J. (2022). Sensitive, Challenging, and Difficult Topics: Experiences and Practical Considerations for Qualitative Researchers. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069221124739.
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If not to promote learning, what do teaching evaluations actually do?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Ginsburg and Stroud who shed light on this critical question by bringing awareness to the numerous threats caused by the transactional nature of the system in which teaching evaluations operate.
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Ginsburg, S., & Stroud, L. Necessary But Insufficient and Possibly Counterproductive: The Complex Problem of Teaching Evaluations. Academic Medicine, 10-1097.
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What's behind prospective entrustment decisions?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Schumacher and colleagues who explored the factors that influence and determine prospective entrustment decisions made by members of such committees. And they found that trainees' ability to know limits and seek help are the foundation of such decision-making.
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Schumacher, D. J., Michelson, C., Winn, A. S., Turner, D. A., Elshoff, E., & Kinnear, B. (2022). Making prospective entrustment decisions: Knowing limits, seeking help and defaulting. Medical Education.
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What are the challenges of implementing CPD in rural settings?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Campos-Zamora and colleagues who explored the barriers that health professionals in a rural healthcare context in Mexico faced participating in CPD activities.
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Campos-Zamora, M., Gilbert, H., Esparza-Perez, R. I., Sanchez-Mendiola, M., Gardner, R., Richards, J. B., ... & Dobiesz, V. A. (2022). Continuing professional development challenges in a rural setting: A mixed-methods study. Perspectives on medical education, 11(5), 273-280.
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How can we optimise the educational value of indirect patient care?
In this episode, I feature a paper by O'Toole and colleagues who explored the perceptions of family medicine trainees and supervisors about indirect patient care activities. And in doing so, they uncovered a discrepancy that requires explicit pedagogical attention.
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O'Toole, D., Sadik, M., Inglis, G., Weresch, J., & Vanstone, M. (2022). Optimising the educational value of indirect patient care. Medical Education, 56(12), 1214-1222.
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How do service user educators experience their storytelling?
In this episode, I feature a paper by LeBlanc-Omstead and Kinsella who troubled the notion that storytelling of service user educators is a wholly positive or benevolent endeavour to bring awareness to its ethical implications.
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LeBlanc-Omstead, S., & Kinsella, E. A. (2022). âCome and share your story and make everyone cryâ: complicating service user educator storytelling in mental health professional education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1-24.
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How do research authors interpret and respond to peer-review feedback?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Watling and team who unpacked the complicated role of peer-review as feedback from the perspective of research authors. Despite its many challenges, many authors have come to view navigating peer review successfully as a key professional skill.
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Watling C, Shaw J, Field E, Ginsburg S. âFor the most part it worksâ: Exploring how authors navigate peer review feedback. Medical Education. 2022 Aug 28.
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What do composite narratives offer to medical education research?
In this episode, I feature a paper by McElhinney and Kennedy who explored the role, strengths, and weaknesses of narrative research, and described, in particular the valuable role of composite narratives in medical education research.
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McElhinney Z, Kennedy C. Enhancing the collective, protecting the personal: the valuable role of composite narratives in medical education research. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2022 Aug;11(4):220-7.
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What does it take to transform a cadaver into an educational tool?
In this episode, I feature a paper by MacLeod and team who engaged in a 2-year ethnographic exploration to reveal the expertise, skills and dedication of medical educators who work with cadavers. And in doing so, they revealed stories of contradiction and pride.
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MacLeod A, Cameron P, Luong V, Kovacs G, Patrick L, Fredeen M, Kits O, Tummons J. Negotiating humanity: an ethnography of cadaver-based simulation. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2022 Aug 22:1-23.
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Why is it that virtual care seem to be good for patients but not for learners?
In this episode I feature a paper by Shepherd and colleagues who explored the experiences of teachers and learners about learner integration into virtual care. Even though, faculty expressed a desire to keep virtual care as part of their future clinic practice, paradoxically, most felt that they were unlikely to include learners.
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Shepherd L, McConnell A, Watling C. Good for patients but not learners? Exploring faculty and learner virtual care integration. Medical Education. 2022 Jun 22.
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What does palliative care learning look like in rural contexts?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Kilbertus and colleagues who unravelled the memorable experiences that healthcare professionals recalled about palliative care learning in a rural setting in Canada. The common narrative arc revolved around difference, discomfort, disruption and departure.
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Kilbertus F, King K, Robinson S, Cristancho S, Burm S. Understanding palliative care learning: A narrative inquiry exploring health care professionalsâ memorable experiences. SSM-Qualitative Research in Health. 2022 May 20:100098.
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What's the role of character-based leadership in medicine?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Torti and colleagues who explored the perceptions of healthcare professionals about the role of character in relation to effective leadership in medicine. As they uncovered, even though individuals believe that character matters, there's still work to do about the culture of the medical community.
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Torti, Jacqueline MI, Hamza Inayat, Ali Inayat, Lorelei Lingard, Wael Haddara, and Nabil Sultan. "Perspectives on physician leadership: The role of characterâbased leadership in medicine." Medical Education (2022).
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How do we keep an eye on salinization of our freshwater streams and rivers?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Kaushal and colleagues who developed a five stage scale to track the progression of the damage that salinization from winter road salts and other pollutants cause in our rivers.
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Kaushal, S. S., Mayer, P. M., Likens, G. E., Reimer, J. E., Maas, C. M., Rippy, M. A., ... & Becker, W. D. (2022). Five state factors control progressive stages of freshwater salinization syndrome. Limnology and Oceanography Letters.
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How are medical educators and trainees reconceptualizing their roles amidst Covid-19?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Luong and colleagues who unpacked the struggle medical education community members experienced during Covid-19 and how they are renegotiating their professional values, structures and practices.
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Luong, V., Burm, S., Bogie, B. J., Cowley, L., Klasen, J. M., MacLeod, A., & LaDonna, K. A. (2022). A phenomenological exploration of the impact of COVIDâ19 on the medical education community. Medical education.
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How can nuclear power help us reach zero carbon emissions?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Duan and colleagues who show how nuclear might play a crucial role to reduce carbon emissions especially in countries with low wind resources.
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Duan, L., Petroski, R., Wood, L., & Caldeira, K. (2022). Stylized least-cost analysis of flexible nuclear power in deeply decarbonized electricity systems considering wind and solar resources worldwide. Nature Energy, 7(3), 260-269.
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In a negotiation, how tough is your first offer usually?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Engler & Page who showed that first offers can have a significant impact in a negotiation. However, driving it too tough might not always be a good idea.
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Engler, Y., & Page, L. (2021). Driving a Hard Bargain is a Balancing Act: How social preferences constrain the negotiation process. Theory and Decision, 1-30.
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How can temperature be measured using stretchable electronics?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Wang and colleagues who developed soft temperature sensors that stretch and twist depending on the application. For example, these sensors can be applied to rescue machines that need to navigate complex contours or wearers of smart clothing. The design functions as a charged temperature-sensitive capacitor the generates voltages according to changes in temperature. The voltage is sensitive to temperature, but insensitive to stretch. This way deformation doesnât affect temperature measurements.
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Wang, Y., Jia, K., Zhang, S., Kim, H. J., Bai, Y., Hayward, R. C., & Suo, Z. (2022). Temperature sensing using junctions between mobile ions and mobile electrons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4), e2117962119.
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How could our daily smartphone usage betray our privacy?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Shaw and colleagues who analyzed smartphone usage across 780 individuals and found that it is possible to profile a personâs day-to-day use of different apps and that this profile remains consistent over time. This suggests that our daily smartphone usage serves as a digital fingerprint that pose risks for security and privacy.
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Shaw, H., Taylor, P. J., Ellis, D. A., & Conchie, S. M. (2022). Behavioral consistency in the digital age. Psychological science, 33(3), 364-370.
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How does our brain organize memories to plan future behaviour?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Shahbaba and colleagues who leveraged complex behavioural and statistical machine learning approaches to uncover the fundamental mechanisms by which our brain organizes memories into sequences. This research constitutes a critical early step in understanding memory failure in cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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Shahbaba, B., Li, L., Agostinelli, F., Saraf, M., Cooper, K. W., Haghverdian, D., ... & Fortin, N. J. (2022). Hippocampal ensembles represent sequential relationships among an extended sequence of nonspatial events. Nature communications, 13(1), 1-17.
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What does road salt have to do with safe drinking water?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Kaushal and colleagues who performed a comprehensive analysis of the effects of using salt for de-icing roads and fertilizing farmland on our freshwater supply. They refer to it as the Freshwater Salinization Syndrome, which is becoming one of the most pervasive and systemic water quality problems of this century.
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Kaushal, S. S., Likens, G. E., Pace, M. L., Reimer, J. E., Maas, C. M., Galella, J. G., ... & Woglo, S. A. (2021). Freshwater salinization syndrome: from emerging global problem to managing risks. Biogeochemistry, 154(2), 255-292.
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