Episode 2: Reviving the medical lecture: practical tips for delivering effective lectures

This month’s “RAPM Focus” looks at evidence-based practices to improve the creation and delivery of medical education lectures. Editor-in-Chief Brian Sites, MD, interviews Monica W. Harbell, MD, first author of the paper “Reviving the medical lecture: practical tips for delivering effective lectures,” published in the March 2022 issue of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (https://rapm.bmj.com/content/47/5/331). In the paper, Dr. Harbell and coauthor Dr. Patricia S. O’Sullivan outline nine specific tips for effective presentations including the importance of learning objectives, content organization, effective visuals, simple slide design, and others. They also provide tips to keep your audience interested and engaged, particularly in an increasingly virtual world. Dr. Harbell is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the associate program director for the Mayo Clinic Arizona Anesthesiology residency. She is the chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Patient Safety and Education and a member of the ASA committee on practice parameters. *The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice, and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care, or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others. @RAPM_Online