I administered the mobile phone voting system at the DAS Meeting 2013 at Ascot (http://www.das.uk.com) and I think all who attended agreed that this type of interactivity added a lot of flavour and stimulation to the discussion of the case presentations.
These are some samples of the results. This first one is from a comparison between the expert panel, comprised of 7 members, and the audience, 140 of whom responded.
Experts & The Audience
This was a case regarding a large wound haematoma secondary to C-spine surgery. The haematoma was anterior to the larynx causing severe narrowing of the airway with stridor. Unfortunately I don't have the CT image from the presentation.
Of the four options (and one "other") the expert panel was split between the two awake options on offer.
The audience, whilst largely agreeing with the experts, gave a wider range of choices with a significant number of people opting for IV induction.
Bear in mind - the audience did not know results of the expert vote prior to voting, all results were only shown after all votes had been cast.
How Lectures Can Change Opinion
An expert on obstetric anaesthesia gave a talk about approaches to GAs in obstetric anaesthesia and the necessity, or not, of RSIs.
Voting was prior to the lecture, with results below.
The same question was asked after the lecture with the following result.
A significant proportion of the audience who voted were swayed by the evidence and experiences presented during the lecture. I found this a particularly interesting utility of easy to use voting systems - gauging the effect of what we teach on the opinions of others.
This was an enjoyable and educational meeting and I must give thanks to Dr Jairaj Rangasami, Dr Mridula Rai, Professor Jaideep Pandit, Dr Subrahmanyan Radhakrishna and Dr Mansukh Popat for having me down for the meeting.
These are some samples of the results. This first one is from a comparison between the expert panel, comprised of 7 members, and the audience, 140 of whom responded.
Experts & The Audience
This was a case regarding a large wound haematoma secondary to C-spine surgery. The haematoma was anterior to the larynx causing severe narrowing of the airway with stridor. Unfortunately I don't have the CT image from the presentation.
Of the four options (and one "other") the expert panel was split between the two awake options on offer.
Bear in mind - the audience did not know results of the expert vote prior to voting, all results were only shown after all votes had been cast.
How Lectures Can Change Opinion
An expert on obstetric anaesthesia gave a talk about approaches to GAs in obstetric anaesthesia and the necessity, or not, of RSIs.
Voting was prior to the lecture, with results below.
The same question was asked after the lecture with the following result.
A significant proportion of the audience who voted were swayed by the evidence and experiences presented during the lecture. I found this a particularly interesting utility of easy to use voting systems - gauging the effect of what we teach on the opinions of others.
This was an enjoyable and educational meeting and I must give thanks to Dr Jairaj Rangasami, Dr Mridula Rai, Professor Jaideep Pandit, Dr Subrahmanyan Radhakrishna and Dr Mansukh Popat for having me down for the meeting.
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