Social Media - Keeping Ahead of the Pack in Paramedicine

FOAMed stands for Free Open Access Medical Education. Gone are the days of conventional medical teachings in universities or colleges. Yes it begins there however there are so many new &
exciting ways to access the latest research & trends in pre– or out-of-hospital emergency care,
  community paramedicine, paramedic registration & a myriad of other subjects from your smartphone or wifi devices.

-  If you want to know how we practiced medicine 5 years ago, read a textbook.

-  If you want to know how we practiced medicine 2 years ago, read a journal.

-  If you want to know how we practice medicine now, go to a (good) conference.
-  If you want to know how we will practice medicine in the future, listen in the hallways & use
FOAM.

FOAM is independent of platform or media — it includes blogs, podcasts, tweets, Google hangouts, online videos, text documents, photographs, Facebook groups, and a whole lot more.

In his presentation Neil will explore & explain some of the social media platforms used for the more popular FOAMed presentations & show attendees how to access these from beginner level