Large Group Teachings

Journal Club - A Placebo Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses

  • Number of learners: 35 learners
  • Experience of learners: Included P4 students, P1 and P2 CAVHS residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists
  • Date/setting/length: August 9, 2017; Setting was in a conference room at CAVHS and over VANTS; Length was ~12 minutes
  • Preparation time involved: ~5 days analyzing article and preparing presentation
  • Participants comfort level in leading the activity: I was able to lead a journal club many times throughout pharmacy school, so I felt comfortable with this activity. However, the VANTS line was distracting with listeners calling in at different times. I also felt rushed while teaching due to starting later than scheduled.
  • Teaching/assessment materials used: Handout provided
  • Methods for assessing learners understanding: Audience had the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation
  • Teaching goal/s addressed: 2 and 3
  • Reflection of teaching experience: This was my first journal club presented during my residency year. The strengths of this journal club presentation were that I included a chart of treatment options for the IDSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infection guidelines and also talked about what is typically done at CAVHS and how that related or differed from the journal article. From this presentation I learned that I need to work on looking less at my handout and not having so many papers to shuffle through in future journal club presentations.
  • Abscess Journal Club Handout

Fall Grand Rounds - Atypical Pneumonia

  • Number of learners: ~40 learners
  • Experience of learners: Included P4 students, P1 and P2 CAVHS residents, UAMS resident, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists
  • Date/setting/length: September 27, 2017; Setting was at CAVHS in a large classroom and over VANTS; Length was ~40 minutes
  • Preparation time involved: Spent ~1 month preparing presentation; sent presentation slides it to 2 pharmacists and 1 PGY1 resident to review before giving final presentation
  • Participants comfort level in leading the activity: I was uncomfortable with this activity as it was my first long presentation of the residency year and grand rounds is biggest presentation of the year. I was nervous and felt as if I read from my notes more than I should have due to this.
  • Teaching/assessment materials used: PowerPoint presentation, interactive questions
  • Methods for assessing learners understanding: Audience had the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation, interactive questions throughout presentation, audience filled out evaluation form at the end of the presentation
  • Teaching goal/s addressed: 2 and 3
  • Reflection of teaching experience: This was the longest presentation that I have given throughout pharmacy school and throughout my residency. I spent a good amount of time putting this presentation together, making the slides appealing, and adding interactive questions to incorporate the audience. However, I got nervous during the presentation and sped up towards the end due to reading the clock time wrong and finished early. In future presentations, I thought it would be better to use my phone as a timer instead of looking at the clock. I also could have practiced the presentation a few more times so I could have more eye contact with the audience. Overall, I think I appeared confident while giving this presentation which is what I was hoping to do.
  • Atypical Pneumonia Presentation

Journal Club - The Oral Steroids for Acute Cough (OSAC) Trial

  • Number of learners: ~30 learners
  • Experience of learners: Included P4 students, P1 and P2 CAVHS residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists
  • Date/setting/length: November 29 2017; Setting was in a large classroom at CAVHS and over VANTS; Length was ~12 minutes
  • Preparation time involved: ~3 days analyzing article and preparing presentation
  • Participants comfort level in leading the activity: As mentioned earlier, I have led journal clubs many times throughout pharmacy school and in August of my residency year, so I felt extremely comfortable with this activity. However, I felt a little rushed during my presentation due to presenting last out of 3 people.
  • Teaching/assessment materials used: Handout
  • Methods for assessing learners understanding: Audience had the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation, audience filled out evaluation form at the end of the presentation
  • Teaching goal/s addressed: 2 and 3
  • Reflection of teaching experience: I felt very prepared for this journal club and the topic was an interest of mine. As mentioned in previous reflections and from what I previously learned, I thought about multiple questions ahead of time that may have been asked and was prepared for those. My handout had a few spellings errors, which reminded me that I need to review all teaching materials more carefully.
  • OSAC Journal Club Handout

Journal Club - ADRENAL Trial

  • Number of learners: 20 learners
  • Experience of learners: Included P4 students, P1 and P2 CAVHS residents, and pharmacists
  • Date/setting/length: March 7, 2018; Setting was in a conference at CAVHS and over VANTS; Length was ~12 minutes
  • Preparation time involved: ~3 days analyzing article and preparing presentation
  • Participants comfort level in leading the activity: As this teaching activity was my third time presenting a journal article during my residency year, I was very comfortable with this activity. Due to having more experience in leading journal clubs, I was better able to anticipate audience questions.
  • Teaching/assessment materials used: Handout
  • Methods for assessing learners understanding: Audience had the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation, audience filled out evaluation form at the end of the presentation
  • Teaching goal/s addressed: 2 and 3
  • Reflection of teaching experience: I believe this was my strongest journal club of the residency year. This was a straightforward article that was easy for the audience to understand. I finished the presentation well ahead of time and looked over it multiple times before presenting, which allowed me to be more confident in presenting.
  • ADRENAL Journal Club Handout

Spring Grand Rounds - Cat Scratch Disease

  • Number of learners: 20-25 learners
  • Experience of learners: Included P4 students, P1 and P2 CAVHS residents, and pharmacists
  • Date/setting/length: April 18, 2018; In a large classroom at CAVHS and over VANTS; Length was ~20 minutes
  • Preparation time involved: ~3 weeks preparing presentation
  • Participants comfort level in leading the activity: This was my second grand rounds presentation of the residency year. It was a shorter presentation than the first grand rounds and I felt very well prepared, so I was comfortable in giving this presentation.
  • Teaching/assessment materials used: PowerPoint slides, interactive questions
  • Methods for assessing learners understanding: Audience had the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation, audience filled out evaluation form at the end of the presentation
  • Teaching goal/s addressed: 2 and 3
  • Reflection of teaching experience: I received positive feedback after giving this presentation regarding my presentation style, voice, and confidence. These are all aspects that I have been working to improve on during the residency year and I am glad that peers noticed that I have become more effective at giving presentations. Looking back however, I would have liked to spend more time on medication therapy versus diagnosis and would have liked to incorporate a few more interactive questions throughout the presentation instead of putting them all at the end to keep the audience more engaged.
  • Cat Scratch Disease Presentation