Inherent to the teaching and practice of emergency medicine are specific challenges not found in other specialties - the unknowns of the emergency department, the need to identify life- and limb-threatening conditions, the pressure to solve problems and find solutions quickly, and the orchestration of clinical specialists and ancillary services. Because of these unique demands, books written by clinicians from other disciplines, that extrapolate their information from other specialties, arent always suitable references for teachers of emergency medicine. This book is different it shows how.

Adult learners in the emergency department / Ellen J. O'Connell, Kurt C. Kleinschmidt -- Obstacles to teaching in the emergency department / Esther K. Choo, Jeffrey A. Tabas -- Teaching and patient care in emergency medicine / Michael A. Bohrn, David A. Kramer -- Bedside teaching in the emergency department / Kevin G. Rodgers -- Teaching procedures : beyond "see one, do one, teach one" / Mercedes Torres, Siamak Moayedi -- Providing feedback in the emergency department / David A. Wald, Esther K. Choo -- The computer as a teaching tool / Joshua S. Broder -- Teaching the intangibles : professionalism and interpersonal skills/communication / David K. Zich, James G. Adams -- Teaching medical students / David E. Manthey -- Teaching trainees from other services in the emergency department / Michelle Lin -- The education of resident physicians in emergency medicine : a United States perspective / Stuart P. Swadron, William K. Mallon -- Teaching physicians in training how to teach / Carey D. Chisholm -- Characteristics of great teachers / Jennifer Avegno, Peter DeBlieux -- Effective presentation skills / Joseph R. Lex, Jr. -- Small group discussion skills / Matthew D. Diebel, Mary Jo Wagner -- Faculty development as a guide for becoming a better teacher / Gloria J. Kuhn -- Strategies for effective clinical emergency department teaching / Glen Bandiera, Shirley Lee -- Pearls and pitfalls in teaching : what works, what doesn't? / Brian Clyne, David G. Lindquist.