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Geared towards residents, '''noon conference''' is a lunchtime conference that has three basic requirements: (1) unhealthy food, (2) a speaker with 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>

The hallmark of a good '''noon conference''' is unhealthy food and/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."

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.