Hi. Spring is finally in the air so that I guess that means we're coming out of hibernation on the blog. Remind me to stop taking heed of the groundhog forecasts next year.
It is hard to believe that the end of our inaugural year is approaching - it has been quite a blur.
At QBOL, under the tutelage of Dr. Ward, we have started our monthly Journal Club so the concept of NNT (Number Needed to Treat) has been coming up. It's fascinating to see where we have good evidence for tests and interventions and very telling when we don't.
During the discussion surrounding one of the papers at Journal Club, the idea of "Number Needed to Teach" came up (because Journal Club is always serious...). But wouldn't it be interesting to see how many residents had to be taught / unit time to effect a desired learned outcome and then to see how different teaching interventions impacted this type of NNT?
But seriously, this informal use of NNT is also a reminder to me to welcome our incoming cohort of PGY-1 residents to QBOL. We were ecstatic to find we had matched fully in the first round this year and are looking forward to getting to know our next wave of residents while we expand and refine our learning experiences at our site.
As a parting shot, I'll leave you with the link to a website called TheNNT which Dr. Ward shared with our resident group. On this site, you can learn about some of the NNT's for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Or, if you are ready to be put in your place, on the site, you can also be quizzed about some of the concepts and specifics around NNT (usual definition).
We would be delighted to discuss teaching tools, online resources, and such so if you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to comment below or contact us!
Documenting the start of the new Queen's Family Medicine training site based in the Region of Durham and the hospitals of Lakeridge Health. Here, you will be able to find out about what we offer as a site in terms of curriculum, communities, and activities.
