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| − | Geared towards residents, '''noon conference''' is a lunchtime conference that has three basic requirements: (1) unhealthy food, (2) a speaker | + | Geared towards residents, '''noon conference''' is a lunchtime conference that has three basic requirements: (1) unhealthy food, (2) a speaker who reads off of his or her [[PowerPoint]], and (3) residents who fall asleep.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/powerpoints/ Boring PowerPoints New Leading Cause of Death Among Health Care Practitioners]</ref> |
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| − | The hallmark of a good '''noon conference''' is unhealthy food | + | The hallmark of a good '''noon conference''' is unhealthy food or the presence of [http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/diabetic-complications/ cookies]. The presence of cardiologist as speaker almost often guarantees conference will feature pizza or something else that causes thrombosis of the coronary arteries. The presence of healthy food, like [[Word Salad|salad]] or fruits and vegetables, defeats the purpose of '''noon conference." |
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| − | The combination of coma-inducing food and a mundane speaker (if it isn't about worms) turns '''noon conference''' into what it is really meant to be for residents: a [[Bedtime Story|bedtime story]] or [[Naptime|naptime]]. According to the latest poll from the [[ACGME]], '''noon conference''' is synonymous with a 0% information retention rate but a 100% snoozefest. | + | The combination of coma-inducing food and a mundane speaker (if it isn't about worms) turns '''noon conference''' into what it is really meant to be for residents: a [[Bedtime Story|bedtime story]] or [[Naptime|naptime]]. This is on top of the well-known mandated nap set forth by the [[ACGME]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/06/naptime/ Naptime Now Required for Residents per GME Guidelines]</ref> According to the latest poll from the [[ACGME]], '''noon conference''' is synonymous with a 0% information retention rate but a 100% snoozefest. |
Revision as of 14:17, 2 March 2017
Geared towards residents, noon conference is a lunchtime conference that has three basic requirements: (1) unhealthy food, (2) a speaker who reads off of his or her PowerPoint, and (3) residents who fall asleep.[1]
The Food
The hallmark of a good noon conference is unhealthy food or the presence of cookies. The presence of cardiologist as speaker almost often guarantees conference will feature pizza or something else that causes thrombosis of the coronary arteries. The presence of healthy food, like salad or fruits and vegetables, defeats the purpose of noon conference."
The Speaker
A monotone speaker must be paired with the compensatory insulin spike that will occur with the aforementioned food. In the event that a speaker must choose a topic that doesn't induce sleep, it must induce vomit because what why wouldn't you want to learn about infected eyeballs, diabetic food ulcers, or intestinal worms while eating lunch?[2]
The Residents
The combination of coma-inducing food and a mundane speaker (if it isn't about worms) turns noon conference into what it is really meant to be for residents: a bedtime story or naptime. This is on top of the well-known mandated nap set forth by the ACGME.[3] According to the latest poll from the ACGME, noon conference is synonymous with a 0% information retention rate but a 100% snoozefest.
Related Reading
- Burnout
References
- ↑ Boring PowerPoints New Leading Cause of Death Among Health Care Practitioners
- ↑ Chief Resident Regrets Decision to Serve Noodles During Lunchtime PowerPoint on Roundworms
- ↑ Naptime Now Required for Residents per GME Guidelines
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